With a new baby in the family, my parents couldn’t wait to come from Nova Scotia to meet her. One nice thing about a grandmother meeting her grandchild for the first time is that she will never want to put him/her down or give him/her back to the parents. This gave me and my Dad time to sneak out to Georgian Bay for the day. We have made this trip before and it’s a bit more about reconnecting and catching up than fishing. My father brought me fishing for the first time when I was 2.5 years old. (I promptly walked directly into the stream and it ended the day). Thankfully he didn’t give up then; his commitment to teaching me his skills has made me into the fisherman & person I am today.
We decided to hit some back bays that have produced some nice largemouth in the past. Unfortunately, a huge cold front and rain storm rolled in the day before which made for a tough day fishing. My father had brought a few baits with him on this trip and stuck to those good ol’ standbys. One of these is a 5” Black/Red Senko and it produced the largest fish of the trip, a 4lb 13 oz smallmouth
The rest of the day was spent sorting through smaller fish and trying to find some larger largemouth. We caught a few but didn’t find the true “buckets” we were hunting for.
The hot baits today were Senko’s, 3.5” swimbaits and a black and blue jig paired with a Strike King Rage Tail Lobster.
Regardless of the fishing it was a great day spent with my dad; the person that helped me fall in love with this great sport.
If you’re ever in Nova Scotia and want to head out on the water for the day please email Carroll at dacara@eastlink.ca or visit www.dacarafishin.ca to meet up with Carroll himself.
- Randaller
