Lower River Fishing Report December 12, 2013

[Dave Martin]

It was a real face bitter out there today with the +12degF starting temp and another day of hard mostly westerly winds courtesy of our friends in Ontario haha.

Water Temp on sonar ~35.4 degF, water clarity is just plain bad, brown... less than 1 inch on the ontario side and maybe 3" Grey/White with a touch of brown thrown in on the american side, more brown than yesterday so it's about ready to be mud on both sides.

Sucked it up and trolled the usual big fish lairs, peggies, smugglers, pipeline etc.

Nothing, even the USCG took the day off, knew that was a bad omen.

-Dave

[Capt. Larry D. Jones]

Dave, Your hardcore! But the oldtimer , his car, boat & trailer, I pulled up the SBH Launch with my truck in 4-wheel low in 6" of snow, in a blizzard at 5:15 pm is right there with you.Perch fishing in a snow blizzard with 35 mph SW winds! He tried to give me 5 perch for the tow!
Took me an hour to get home in that white out!

[Jay Nannen]

Dave you are one hardcore, tough fisherman.  Good for you for giving it a shot today.  

[John Pensyl]

Finish strong Dave, if anybody out there deserves a true giant it is you. Pulling those battleships around in the harshest of conditions has to be discouraging but when a giant crosses your path and latches on again it will all be worth it. Looks like my last day musky fishing was the day Cullen and I caught the 41 in peggys, its been trib steelhead since and the musky gear is all packed away for the season. Off to Tx and lake Amistad in the morning to play with stripers and hopefully a few giant largemouths. It's no musky trip but hopefully it'll help ease my post season depression. Good luck the next few days, I hope u get her.

[Dave Martin]

You sure get to do a lot of fishing John, the darling wife must have one heck of a job hahaha.

Dragging the big Brett Baits, Frankie Baits, Toothies & Hosers around never gets discouraging, a labor of love I guess, gook luck in TX and post some pic's, thanks for the well wishes.

Thanks Jay.... Ain't a hunter/fisherman out there tougher than you. Real compliment coming from you.

Capt Larry... I think I've met that guy, anchors in front of Freezer Queen alot .

[Scott McKee]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Dave, you are the hardest of the hardcore. Click here and go to page 8 to read more about Dave end-of-season m...

Do yourself a favor and ask Santa for a full windshield and a few hundred hand warmers!  Way to finish strong, and know your hard work will pay off.  The musky gods don't always pay their tabs on time, but sooner or later they clear their accounts payable.

Have you ever thought of retiring to Georgian Bay?  You could really beat the hell out yourself up there.

[Dave Martin]

Must be in the mohawk genes iggy but I can deal with the cold weather, snow&wind, it's that +36degF cold rain that I despise. Like the old saying, "more hrs in the musky god bank", hoping to make a withdrawal at some point. Hardcore gets thrown around alot these days, I only fish with a few guys, Josh Ketry, John Miller, Jim Reynolds, Jay Nannen, all as hardcore as you can get, Josh Kane who I've been fishing with recently is also a chip off the old block in that respect. Plan to give Georgian Bay a shot soon, been trying to get together with friend Johnny Dadson for a couple years now but something always gets in the way.

Couple days left everyone, get out there and catch a lifetime memory.