Tag Archives: Kayak Fishing

Maybe I should start bringing a bird call

June 7, 2014

Went back out this weekend for another Simcoe Saturday. Bright and early I found myself peddling to my spot in near-perfect conditions. I made a quick pass around the area, in search of last Saturday’s fish. To my dismay, my screen was quite blank. Read more

End of May bird presents

June 2, 2014

Nearly 6 hours into my fish on Simcoe, searching for fish that were no longer around, I spotted a bunch of birds off in the distance. I decided to join them since it would more exciting than my current activities of skunkage. Read more

Local lake hammer handles

June 2, 2014

Spent yesterday morning and this afternoon fishing pike with a kayak buddy or two. Nothing crazy, just some fun little rockets. My friend has got some kind of a knack for these things. All on the same lures too. Even after I tried a whole bunch of different things he managed to out-fish me each time. Read more

Wendy and friends

May 29, 2014

I had a chance to take the newly acquired Hobie Outback for a peddle on Lake Simcoe after work today. Despite some reports of the whitefish changing locations in the warming weather, I still found them in the same area. It wasn’t gangbusters, but it was a slow stream of interested fish bringing me to 3 for 4 in about 2 hours of fishing time before sunset. Read more

Fatty drum at the outflow

May 21, 2014

I had the chance to take the Tarpon out after work to the outflow. What I immediately noticed was that the water was covered in dead flies. There were no flies buzzing around, but the entire surface of the water was covered! Read more

More surprise whitefish

May 18, 2014

A slow start to the day with three fish in four hours had me just about to write the day off and call it quits. However, the calm conditions were just too inviting for me to do that. I decided to pick up the anchor and try some different depths. Read more

Spring kayak fishing on Lake Ontario

May 17, 2014

It’s been a different kind of April. Last year I spent the spring looking for steelhead, suckers, and carp in Lake O’s tiny tributaries. This year I spent quite a bit of time zipping up the dry suit and paddling along Lake Ontario’s bland shoreline. Read more

Slow morning on Simcoe

May 16, 2014

I wanted to get a nice and early start today before the usual midday wind picked up. Unfortunately, the fish and I weren’t on the same page. From 5:30 am all the way to 9 am all I managed to accomplish was losing one whitefish under the yak and landing one 26″ laker. Read more

Bury my yak in whitefish

May 12, 2014

It’s a rare day when the collection of variables that influence a day’s fishing just seem to mesh perfectly. Today was one of those days. I began fruitlessly trolling out from Simcoe’s shoreline at 5:30am on glass-calm water. When I got to where I wanted to be, I dropped anchor and got ready for some jigging. Read more

No ice this time!

May 11, 2014

Out the door at 3am and the anchor was down at 6am. I fished the same place with the same rod, same lures, and with the same technique as I employed through the ice. The result was the same coveted Lake Whitefish! Read more

Back in the yak

December 4, 2013

I haven’t fished in ages. I’ve been pouring all of my time into preparing for my upcoming fishing vacation in Florida with Ken. But, I finally got what I was wishing for, a calm day! This would be my first venture to the outflow under cold water conditions. Read more

More mid-day kayak Chinooks

August 24, 2013

Trolling… paddling a long way but not ending up anywhere. =) Below are two more attempts to catch staging Chinook salmon from my kayak out on Lake Ontario. Thursday: I didn’t have too long this morning, since the wind was beginning to pick up. Read more

Catching Them All

Michael Verdirame's journey of fishing.