Catch The Fish of a Lifetime at QCL!

Several guests at Queen Charlotte Lodge have been catching chinook over 40 pounds last week! The question is, when will you be hooking into YOUR monster chinook or coho? Better yet, between the fish battles on QCL’s guided boats, you could get a chance to snap some photos of the other behemoths of sea, Humpback whales.

The great folks at at QCL like to keep me updated as to what their guests are experiencing at their Lodge. Here are some of the highlights from The Kingfisher Report at Queen Charlotte Lodge:

August 14
Greg McCoach boated a nice 44 pounder Friday but it wasn t quite enough to beat Joe Phillip’s 46 pounder.  Paul Reid released a beauty that taped out to 37 pounds – great job Paul!  Ross Wilmots 45 was the big fish on Saturday. Nice flat water on Sunday should see lots of boats offshore after Halibut and schooling Coho…

August 18
With sunrise coming a little later these days there is a certain urgency in the dining room at breakfast.  The staff is hustling just to keep eggs in the pan! Everyone wants to be on the water as soon as possible to capitalize on an awesome morning bite.  We are getting Chinooks just a little farther from shore this week, usually down about 40 feet in 140 feet of water…  First timer Andrea Dietel and her husband Chris, fishing with guide Mike Borelli have had a great time catching Tyees – a 35 & 37 on Monday, 32 & 48 on Wednesday.  Jeff Lund boated a beauty 40 pounder early in the week while Jessica Eussen, fishing with her dad Remy and guide Mike McLennan, landed and released an awesome 43 pounder off Parker Point.  Well done Jessica!  Burmah Martin has 3 big Tyees so far in her trip with 39, 40 and a 33 pounder which she chose to release.  Lots of fish in the mid 30s are keeping the Tyee bell ringing every evening…

August 21
The flat water and blue sky combination provided one of those dream days to be out on the grounds.  Some anglers took advantage and ventured offshore to watch the Humpbacks feeding steadily on needlefish and krill, a totally awesome experience that really should not be missed…Gonzalo De Braganza took the lead early on Friday, choosing to release the biggest salmon of the weekend, a chrome bright 45 pounder at Parker Point.  Great job!  Tony Vigini boated a nice 38 while Preston Kelts managed a 33 and a 38 pounder on his first day.  Tia Walsh celebrated a beautiful 37 lb Chinook on Saturday and Brent Lobson came to the scale with a fat 40 pounder.  The perfect water conditions had everyone fishing Halibut and Tom Levesque found a 69 pound reward Saturday with guide Derek Poitras out off of Eagle Rock…

Now, I trust you understand why QCL is at the top of my ‘Bucket List’. Contact the Lodge and book your next trip. Please tell them Muskoka Outdoors sent you…

*photos and report content used with permission from the QCL Blog

It is easy to spot a rookie, and sometimes the saying, “If you want to be – ACT as if…” can speak volumes.  Fly fishing Author, George Douglas, announced the release of his new fly fishing book, Fish Like a Guide.

According to Douglas this book is,

“The first of a series that teaches anglers how to think, plan and adjust at the level of a professional fishing guide. The introduction of the book states that you can spot a professional fisherman a mile away. You can tell by the way they move, the decisions they make, their preparation and strategy–and it is all geared for one thing, catching fish consistently… if you do things in a certain way on and off the river, you will become a better angler.”

In addition to the book launching, Kype magazine (Douglas is a publisher) has announced a drawing scheduled to take place on September 1, 2010 for members of the social community at www.SteelheadSalmonTroutFishing.com. Membership is free for anyone to join. The Grand Prize is a guided trip with George Douglas in Steelhead Alley, Ohio, including two complimentary nights at The Lodge at Geneva on the Lake.

For more information on pre-orders of his new book, the drawing, guide service, and to join the Kype Nation Social Community, visit www.SteelheadSalmonTroutFishing.com

Douglas’ Blog: http://steelheadsalmontroutfishing.blogspot.com/

In past communication with Evan (from Fetha Styx), I could tell right away he is proud of his product. What also stands out to me about Fetha Styx is the company’s commitment to helping American waterways and law enforcement personnel through rod sales.

Check them out with an interview from WFN:

Nice work Fetha Styx!

July 18 – August 29, 2009

Entry fee $100 single, $200 family (2 adults & 2 children under 16) (includes GST). Tickets on sale at participating Canadian Tire Stores, fishing tackle stores and official weigh stations.

Family tickets must be purchased from Head Office. Contest rules are available at weigh stations. Participants must purchase their entry tickets no later than the day before the day fishing begins. Your Salmon Derby one-day ticket is included when you fish with a charter boat registered with the Toronto Sun/Toronto Sportsmen’s Show, Great Ontario Salmon Derby.

For more information:
Call (905) 361-2677 or visit www.sportshows.ca.

Click on the banner below to visit the event host’s website (Sydenham Sportsmen’s Association):

Coldwater Creek

I am heading south tonight to salmon fish in Coldwater Creek tonight. I have never been fishing in this stretch of river for salmon before. I will post any “live” photos via iPhone tonight as Gary and I wet some lines. The section of the creek we are fishing is very close to Orillia, Ontario.

If don’t see any fish pictures posted anytime after 7pm – you can assume things are not going very well. : )

Well, there were some chinook there – they just would not bite our roe, orange rapalas and panther martin spinners.

We set-up ‘conveniently’ behind the donut shop in Coldwater. There was a nice riffle and deeper pools upstream and downstream from the ripple. It looked like a promising spot. Next time!