Tag Archives: Lake Trout

On the ice, in the dark

March 30, 2015

As dusk fell on Lake Simcoe’s icy expanse, the moon’s silvery glow began to take hold. The wind calmed and an absolute silence settled in its place only to be broken, yet again, by the roar of my Jiffy auger. The night was approaching and I was back, drilling another hole, in search of a fish that had captivated my late ice fishing endeavors. Read more

Algonquin Provincial Park Trip and some Ontario bass fishing

July 6, 2014

Last weekend, some friends and I portaged into one of Algonquin Provincial Park’s many back lakes. Trolling a crankbait to howling wolves, jumping lake trout, diving loons, and a rising sun. That was the highlight of my weekend and undoubtedly one of my favourite fishing experiences to date. Read more

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

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

Burbageddon

April 11, 2014

Last year, I experienced a Burbot disaster, this year I experienced the Burbageddon. Uncertain if last year’s burbot spawning ground would close to ice fishing forever, I was exceptionally fortunately to be able to spend three nights there in this 2014 ice season. Read more

Three days up north

March 20, 2014

It all began with the idea to add Round Whitefish to my fishing lifelist. What began with the unknown ended with the familiar. I quickly realized that I was quite alone in my hunt for a round whitefish through the ice. Read more

Soft-mouth syndrome

March 1, 2014

Today’s plan was to cover as much water as my arm-powered 8″ fin bor III would allow me to. I launched from Jackson’s point, drilled up to the north end of Georgina Island, and then drilled my way back home. 16 holes in total. Read more

Jumbo laker chasing jumbo perch

February 24, 2014

Willow beach is the nearest Lake Simcoe access point near my place, so I figured I’d give it a quick shot before work started at 3pm. I’ve been there three times before. The first time, hiked 6+ km and marked only 2 fish. Read more

Wendy took me back!

February 16, 2014

Even though Wendy had caught me cheating with Luna and Layla yesterday, she took me back! She even brought one of her friends along to meet me. Some say if you can win her friends over, you’ve won her over. Anyhow, who’s looking for brains when she’s rocking ten thousand golden scales. Read more

Don’t cheat on a whitefish

February 15, 2014

Thanks to a lift on a friend’s ATV, I was able to start fishing nice and early as the sun was coming up. This was critical because I didn’t want to be late for my Valentine’s date with Wendy Whitefish. Even though I was hellbent on Wendy, I just couldn’t resist the temptation to suspend something for Luna Lake Trout. Read more

Catching Them All

Michael Verdirame's journey of fishing.