Tuesday, June 17, 2008

More 30+ inch Walleyes!!!!



They're back everybody!! Gullrock Lake is once again producing its trophy sized fish. As some of you may know, opening week was something to be seen. Several 30+ inchers, numerous 29's, and an unbelievable amount of 26- 28". Following the two opening weeks the large trophy fish became harder to come by with 28's and 29's taking the board for the largest fish of the week. But once again the big jumbies have returned. We have seen 2 walleyes over 30 inches, one being 30 1/2 the other a 31. One of our new guests this year had the honour of catching a fish of a lifetime.
today I had the opportunity to take a couple of our guest out fishing, and seeing is believing. We managed to bring is countless amounts of 22" s and 26 "s. our over fish outnumbered our keepers.
For you're northern fisherman out there -the dead bait season is coming to a close. many of the typical dead bait spots are slowing up and cranks are slowly becoming the favourite bait for those big mud sharks. Last week our board fish was 44 inches, and so far this week we have yet to crack the 40 inch mark. with the biggest being caught while fishing for walleyes. I'll see if I can crack that 40 inch mark. But the big cabbage is on its way, and I'm sure the big ones will be hitting the plugs soon enough.
Have a good One
Christopher
Wrights Camp Dock Hand/ Guide

Saturday, June 14, 2008

If all else fails, give minnows a try

Firstly, our apologies for not updating this blog any sooner. It's been on my 'to do' list for about three weeks now, but with a very busy start to the year, we've been busy making sure everyone has been comfortable and accomodated.
Today I thought it was important to talk about bait and fishing sucess.
We have many guests who bring crawlers, and leaches, and some who use purely artificial bait. Some of those people can do really well with them, while others not so much.
My point in writing this blog is to explain that while these kinds of bait may have worked really well this same time last year, but not so well this year, -it may not be because the fishing is slower, but that the walleyes prefer minnows over leaches, or crawlers.
We still encourage you to try them, especially since they can be more economical over minnows. But instead of being discouraged because you're not catching many fish, give minnows a try. We feel that you will have more success on Gullrock Lake with minnows over any other bait.