First trip to Walton Lake

Yesterday evening I tried a couple things I've never done before, that is go fishing specifically for smallmouth bass, and visit Walton Lake over on the Kingston Peninsula.    As much as I have been fishing in New Brunswick the past year, it's typcically been for strurgeon, stripers, pickerel and other species other than smallies, so I have a lot to learn in that area!

The launch point in Walton Lake is ideal for a kayak.   It is a sandy embankment, a little steep, directly on the road in a sheltered part of the lake.    

Walton Lake is located about 10 or 15 min from the Kingston Ferry, which makes it about a 20 min drive from my house.   So the location is great for a place for me to practice smallmouth fishing.   They say it's full of smallmouth, but because of pressures on the lake, it's difficult to get any great trophies.

On the evening I did manage to land 2 smalmouth bass, both on a dark red Zoom fluke with a pink tail within a few casts of each other.   The only other hits I got were from some perch earlier in the evening when I tried throwing out a nightcrawler.   The biggest of the two smallies was just 12.5 inches, but still it proves there are fish in the pond and it's a great place for me to practice and develop my skills.   

I'll be back to Walton, perhaps as soon as Friday to try my luck once again!

I did manage to take a nice little blooper video.    As I have no pride, I have no problem sharing it so that you get a little chuckle.

Canada Day Striper!

What a great way to start Canada Day; on the water at 5:30 AM striper fishing above Reversing Falls with my friend John.    I've tried fishing this location about a dozen times, only once getting a hit, and that on my first night out right at midnight.   I wasn't ready for a striper then, but today I've got a fair bit more experience both with bigger fish, and with how to handle them in a kayak.

Almost immeadiately I got a hit, but it was basically next to the kayak just as I was about to take the lure from the water.   It surprised me, and the fish didn't get hooked but it was a great indication that there were fish out there to catch!    Check out the spash from the striper!

It took a while but eventually I did manage to hook into one,... after the GoPro battery died.    So unfortunately I didn't capture the catch on video but there is a clip of me holding it on the video.

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Here's a little clip.   I'll be out fishing for these guys a lot more often now over the next few weeks as the weather and tides allow!