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Family trip
Got the Triton all hooked up to the Oleary Buick GMC Sierra and headed for the water with one of my all-time favourite anglers, my grandson Richard.
Today we are fishing up near Woodstock on a body of water that is primarily Smallmouth Bass and Eastern Chain Pickerel as well as an abundance of forage fish like Yellow Perch and Chub. We actually commented during the day that the forage base seems extremely strong but the Pickerel don’t seem to attain any size. They were mostly the “ hammer handle “ size with the odd one being just a bit bigger.
We were only fishing about two minutes when Richard set the hook into a nice 3 lb Smallmouth. He got it on an unweighted BPS Sticko on a 4/0 Gamakatsu EWG worm hook which was Texas rigged...

My buddy Herman and I hit the water to try and get him into some Smallmouth. Herman is an avid outdoorsman and loves to fish and hunt and to just plain enjoy the outdoor activities that New Brunswick has to offer. Most of his fishing is with a fly rod for Trout and Salmon but he is not a stranger to a spinning reel either. I fixed him up with a Shimano CI4 on a 7 foot Zodias fishing rod which he immediately fell in love with.
We started of with a surface frog and a BPS Sticko. The wind was blowing pretty good shortly after we started and soon picked up to the 30 k range which pretty much killed the surface bite. Herman’s first Smallmouth of the day hit the scales at 3.9 lbs and his first question was did Mike {Eagles} catch one this big when we were out...

The annual Kids Tournament out of Oromocto was a great success. This year we had a new record number of kids at 73 along with their families. The weather cooperates this time around and we had a beautiful sunny day and lots of fish coming in to be checked by NBSFA Tour Director, Jim Munn. The kids get to learn about the different types of fish while they angle for the biggest Perch, Smallmouth and Pickerel. All of the fish are returned alive to the river to fight again.
This is a fun day of fishing with a very mild competitive format and my experience tells me the kids want those top trophies as much as they want the prizes. This is pretty much a family day and hopefully leads to more family fishing days over the summer.
In addition to the Kids event our members also do some fund raising o...

When it gets hot it seems to happen all at once. The order of business today was lots of water and a generous helping of sunscreen The temps hit 31 by the time we got off the water.
I am fishing with my buddy Mike Eagles and his brother in law Mark Hegarty on the upper end of Spednic Lake and we are on the hunt for Smallmouth in this rock infested body of water. I don’t have a lot of familiarity with the lake so we are moving around quite a bit to hit likely looking spots. A couple of creek inlets provided several nice fish first thing in the morning but the bite got a bit tougher as the sun climbed and water temps were pushing 22 degrees at the surface.
We picked up fish on a Silver Blue Fox, Jackall Super Eruption Spinnerbait, Melon Orange Tube and Green Pumpkin Bass Pro Sticko’s...

Striped Bass fishing in the Miramichi almost came to an end in the late 90′s due to overfishing until the Department of Fisheries and Oceans stepped in and closed the fishery down. Jump forward to a couple of years ago when a trial season was opened and you have an unparalled fisheries success story with hundreds of thousands of Stripers moving into the river to spawn.
Two years ago I was asked by a friend to take the crew from Canada in the Rough up to the Miramichi for some Striped Bass fishing. I have caught Stripers before but only incidently and had never targeted them. A couple of phone calls later, Owen Newcomb from ON Sports agreed to take me up and show me around. I also took the opportunity to call our show producer, Shawn, and we took the camera gear with us...

Miramichi Striped Bass

We loaded up the Triton and headed for the Miramichi River for some Striped Bass fishing. This is something I have only done about four times but I am rapidly getting addicted to it. The Miramichi has long be famous for it’s Atlantic Salmon fishery but there has been a major resurgence in the Striped Bass population due to a successful intervention from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The Stripers had been seriously threatened in the river and DFO shut the fishery down in the late 90’s when it was estimated that there were barely enough fish left to provide a breeding population. Now there are several hundred thousand Stripers using the river to spawn.
I met my guest, Mercury Regional Business Manager Blair Gallant, at the ramp in Miramichi city and...

The link is to a short video of our last salt water trip in Florida this winter. David hooks a beautiful Amberjack in 170 feet of water. We caught several Mahi Mahi, a small Tuna, a smaller Amberjack and a large Red Snapper. We had a great day out with Daymaker Charters out of Stuart. We will definetly make an effort to get our with him again next year.
This trip was the first time I ever hooked a fish I couldn’t budge and the hook finally pulled free. Very different experience from fresh water fishing for sure.

Judy and I got out for a half day on Stick Marsh and put about twenty or so fish in the boat. The bigger fish were hanging around on very specific spots on the outside weed line. The best one is where my buddy John nailed a 10.48 lb monster when we were out on Thursday. The three biggest fish today all came within 25 feet of where the big girl came from. It is becoming my favourite waypoint on the Lowrance Touch. We were fishing a senko style bait on a 4/0 Gamakatsu hook with no weight. I was using a 6’6″ Crucial rod, a 2500 Stradic reel and 15 lb Power Pro with a 12 lb fluorocarbon leader. The fish were looking for a slow presentation which was a bit of a challenge in 15 MPH winds but we got it done. The Power Pro is a huge help in getting these fish out of the grass if they bury up...

Hit the water with friends Mark and Jed from Maine today. We took a trip into Keenansville for a change of scene. We put a bunch of fish in the boat with most in the two pound range but as you can see from the pics there were a few big fish in the mix. Shimano 6’6″ MH rods, 2500 Stradics and 15lb Power Pro for me. My big fish was a nice 7.8lb . I hate to stop but tomorrow is boat and trailer maintenance day.

Here is a video link to you tube for a quick look at the Stick Marsh / Farm 13 impoundment in Florida.

What a beautiful day to be on the water. There were no big fish today with the biggest topping out at 4 lbs but with around fifty fish to the boat it was a fun day on the water. As you can see you don’t need any heavy duty gear to fish here and I am using almost the same setup I would use at home for Smallmouth. Today I am fishing with a Shimano Compre Spinning rod 6’6″ MH, 2500 Stradic and 15 lb Power Pro with a fluorocarbon leader.
Great fun