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Ben joined me this morning for a half day of fishing, with a couple of his friends. Although the bite was tough at first, we did manage a bunch of fish. Most were clones so very few pics were taken! With water temps climbing, it will only get better!

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Gilles and his father Auguste, joined me today for a great pike outing! Although they had only booked the morning, we were able to get into some high numbers in the short time were out. Auguste was visiting from France and couldn’t believe how good the fishing was! For me it was a little below average due to the cold-water temps of 56 degrees. They said they caught more fish in one day than they would have been able to, in several years back home! I guess we’re spoiled here in Canada eh!

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A last minute cancellation saw me heading out for a few hours with Christiane. We took our time getting on the water and fished for walleye at the start. A couple of hours later I decided to switch up to smallies and left the area with several good fish in the livewell.

With limited time remaining in the day we made the best of it by targeting only the areas that held big fish. Right on cue, they cooperated and Christiane did battle with several fall footballs. Too bad the biggest ones came off before the net!

This may have been the last day of the open water season with the crappy weather arriving by the weekend. I will hold out a bit longer hoping for a change, but might be storing the boat at any time. It’s this time of year that I wish I had a garage to be able to pick & choose the nice days when they arrive!

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Scott, Chris & Ian had another great day of smallmouth fishing today. Plenty of fish and some really big ones were landed by all. Both Scott & Chris managed to beat their personal best by a big margin. We were also quite fortunate to have the weather we did as the forecast had called for big winds and rain. Neither really happened making for a very comfortable outing. The temps are ridiculous for November too! I’m hoping it continues right through the month! Great fishing once again!

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Rich & Enzo had a picture perfect day of fishing with Mother Nature surprisingly nice, for this time of the year. We hit the water around 8:30 for a slightly shorter day as 3:00 was going to be our quitting time. I would need to get it done in fewer hours than usua,l but wasn’t worried!

Both of them were throwing the same baits and it didn’t take long before Enzo was hooked up. In fact, it may have even been his first cast! Within minutes he was on the board with a quality bass and I knew there were going to be plenty more. He soon followed with several others while Rich struggled to get bit. Seeing as there weren’t as many fish in this spot as I hoped for, I soon opted for another area further away.

Right on cue, Enzo continued to hook up on yet another decent bass while Rich just wanted to get bit. It finally happened soon after and it was game on! From that point on, both of them held their own with many other fish coming aboard. Enzo finally contacted a real quality fish in the mix of good ones that had me taking the first pic of the day. It was a beast!

After having worked the last area thoroughly, I decided to relocate once again and more big fish were caught. Enzo wasn’t letting up but Rich was about to have the final word! While on the phone, he was bit and Enzo saw it jump behind the boat. It was a true giant! Once Rich was finally off the phone he concentrated on landing what was going to be his personal best smallie, ever. When I finally netted the smallie I realized just how big it actually was and weighed it for them. He had surpassed his previous best in spades!

We fished all over different areas throughout the day and although they didn’t catch a ton of fish, I kept them on quality. At one point Enzo pulled out the fly rod to try for a PB on the fly and accomplished that quickly. It was just one of those days where all the stars aligned and the fishing was great. Neither one of them had ever imagined a day like this where so many big fish were caught. I think it even took a while for Rich to realize the actual size of the fish he had landed. It finally sank in I guess!

We may have had a shorter day than usual but it didn’t seem to make a difference in the results. Big, bigger & biggest were the words of the day. Congrats to both of them for an amazing day of fishing. Days like these few & far between and will be remembered for a long time. I can’t wait to get back out and do it again!