I've posted this on another forum as well but thought some here might enjoy it.
As the title says, I and 4 other friends made the 12 hour drive east to try our luck during a late spring.
First day we hit Patterson Lake and did really well.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zex0f59e8nfeay2/P5160350.JPG
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dlwm13fs99wmno6/P5160359.JPG
Second day hit Tokaryk and our boat caught a lot of browns while the two other guys with us really struggled... go figure. Couldn't find the bows there but we weren't complaining.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ud6tu7z0gt5ya8/P5170379.JPG
That night a system rolled in and we hit another lake nearby that we had good success last year in similar conditions: windy, rainy, nasty = good fishing. However, 5 of us only moved 3 fish in one little bay the entire day.
Our last full day we went to Persse and although we got out of the wind, that was about all we did. Fishing was tough and we caught a few fish but that was it. The next morning we hit it again and I got into a few with one monster that I fought for quite some time before it wrapped around my anchor rope and reeds and snapped me off.
With the late, late spring I think we timed it a little off and turnover looked to be an issue at a couple of lakes but we did get into some fish, and some nice ones.
And again, it becomes evident very quickly how well that fishery is run and how much we could learn from it if we were willing.
Cheers.
Manitoba May Long
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