Lake Simcoe: Several Saturdays...
No fish landed. Seriously. I went to Lake Simcoe, more precisely, Cook's Bay, on 3 separate occassions with Spam, and all we got was 1 pike on that got off before we could even see it up close. In our defense, there was no weed growth yet, so we were fishing relatively open water, and in a very unfamiliar setting. I must admit that it could simply be that I do not know how to fish early season yet. But I will...
Lake Belwood: May long weekend...
Musky Hunter and I escaped to Lake Belwood for the Victoria Day Long Weekend, and well, if I had to describe the weekend in 1 word, it would be, "COLD". We spent 3 nights at the Highland Pines campground. It was nice, with flat sites equipped with running water and electricity. The weekend called for rain on the first night, which it did. It brought the temperatures down and set the tone for the rest of the weekend. At night, we could see our breaths while inside of the tent. I was encased in my sleeping bag entirely while wearing 2 hoodies and jogging pants. I never wear that much clothes. It was cold.
We managed to get out onto the water on Saturday, and despite the cold, I was able to land my first pike of the year on the trusty perch pattern x-rap.
Small guy, but a pike none the less. A couple of casts later, I hooked into a small smallmouth bass, which came off at the boat. So, despite the poor weather, we managed to get 1, nearly 2. The next day was super windy, with white caps all over the main lake. We caught nothing in a couple of hours before deciding to head in. We did not try our luck on the Monday, and instead headed home.
Next, onto Rice Lake...
