Though we worked on Labor Day... we were well rewarded! Three boats hit the river on the7th to help PNB in its home stretch of less than 10 fish needed to complete its goal of 30. Ed Lalonde and Chris "Pepe" Purdy (both of the Ottawa MCI chapter) piloted one boat; Kert Lavigne (Upper Valleye MCI) and Matt Clay (Ottawa MCI) another; and myself, Brian Peach and Hedrik Wachelka (both Ottawa MCI) captained the final boat. It was a day of tag-teaming in hopes of getting at least one fish...
Our boat began the morning with hardly any action, as was true for the other two boats. Later in the morning Hedrik had a nice low-40 inch class fish hammer his Bulldawg at the boat, clear the water with a nice jump, give Brian his daily shower, and finish with a wave of its fin [it got off]...
As noon approached, Kert connected with a nice, chunky 43" that was caught within eyesight of our boat. We blasted over, processed the fish, and commenced tracking. No sooner did we start when I look over and now Matt is battling a fish. We again come screaming in to find a mini-muskie sitting in the net. At just under 32" it is the smallest fish so far, but over 30" and thus OK to be sampled!
Apparently the lucky horseshoe was with Matt and Kert because neither our boat nor Chris and Ed could shake anything loose. Nevertheless, it was one of the best days on the water I've had in a while and a reminder that simply fishing with friends is just as much fun as catching the fish we pursue!
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