2008 Bay of Quinte Adventure
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:56 am
Just want to thank Mike for organizing another great Bay of Quinte Weekend. I haven't posted any reports lately and I hope I can still remmember how to post some pictures that I would like to share of our trip to the Bay of Quinte last weekend.
Unfortunately the weather was absolutely terrible and the rain was relentless and the wind nasty but to get out and share a few laughs and to have a couple of the guys catch some nice walleye was the icing on the cake. This is the third year that our group got together at Merland's to share another great weekend and although Mike and I didn't land any walleye we had a great time just the same.
We arrived at the B of Q on Friday morning, the sun was shinning but the wind had picked up and it was quite the job keeping the boat going straight but we fished for 5 to 6 hours with no sucsses so we headed to Merland's to check in and Randy and John were there already and John had landed this almost 12 lb walleye.
Nice fish! So we unloaded our gear shot the breeze, had a few pops and waited for Rob and Frank to come in from their day on the Bay. It was getting late but just before dark they arrive and Frank has caught a beaut of a walleye but just under the weight of John's fish but a nice fish just the same.
So some final measurements and it is determined to be just short in weight of John's fish but what two great looking fish. So we finish the day cleaning the fish and talking to BadgerShark, great seein you again Badger! We head into the cabin for a nice BBQ and play a little cards and talk about our day on the water for the next day.
Saturday we wake up to pouring rain and the wind has picked up once again but we decide it probably is going to be like this the whole day so we set out for a few hours and with no bites and being soaking wet head back to shore and call it a day. Randy and John fish for a few more hours and call it a day and an our or more later Steve, Rob and Frank head in soaking wet but had some luck with a small walleye and one of those sheephead. Such was the day.
We decide to try again just before sunset and it actually stopped raining for an hour or so but just as we were getting off the water the rain gods christened us again. I don't think my boat will dry out before Christmas. Another great BBQ for supper and we share a few more laughs and call it another day.
Sunday, Rob, Frank and Steve decide to give it another shot and although it isn't raining the wind seems to be quite strong so Mike and I and Randy and John pack up and call it a weekend. Hopefully Rob, Frank and Steve caught a few more before heading home.
Thanks again everyone for another great weekend!
Unfortunately the weather was absolutely terrible and the rain was relentless and the wind nasty but to get out and share a few laughs and to have a couple of the guys catch some nice walleye was the icing on the cake. This is the third year that our group got together at Merland's to share another great weekend and although Mike and I didn't land any walleye we had a great time just the same.
We arrived at the B of Q on Friday morning, the sun was shinning but the wind had picked up and it was quite the job keeping the boat going straight but we fished for 5 to 6 hours with no sucsses so we headed to Merland's to check in and Randy and John were there already and John had landed this almost 12 lb walleye.
Nice fish! So we unloaded our gear shot the breeze, had a few pops and waited for Rob and Frank to come in from their day on the Bay. It was getting late but just before dark they arrive and Frank has caught a beaut of a walleye but just under the weight of John's fish but a nice fish just the same.
So some final measurements and it is determined to be just short in weight of John's fish but what two great looking fish. So we finish the day cleaning the fish and talking to BadgerShark, great seein you again Badger! We head into the cabin for a nice BBQ and play a little cards and talk about our day on the water for the next day.
Saturday we wake up to pouring rain and the wind has picked up once again but we decide it probably is going to be like this the whole day so we set out for a few hours and with no bites and being soaking wet head back to shore and call it a day. Randy and John fish for a few more hours and call it a day and an our or more later Steve, Rob and Frank head in soaking wet but had some luck with a small walleye and one of those sheephead. Such was the day.
We decide to try again just before sunset and it actually stopped raining for an hour or so but just as we were getting off the water the rain gods christened us again. I don't think my boat will dry out before Christmas. Another great BBQ for supper and we share a few more laughs and call it another day.
Sunday, Rob, Frank and Steve decide to give it another shot and although it isn't raining the wind seems to be quite strong so Mike and I and Randy and John pack up and call it a weekend. Hopefully Rob, Frank and Steve caught a few more before heading home.
Thanks again everyone for another great weekend!
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another one of those senior moments. It was great talking to you though.