2016 Season Recap

Well, it's that time of year! With this cold snap, I put the boat into hibernation yesterday... had a couple drinks... shed a couple tears... then jumped on the computer to sift through the GoPro footage I have accumulated over the season. Plenty to go through, but I put together a highlight reel of some of my favourite moments of the season to accompany the report. I hope you enjoy.


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Ice season started a little late, but better late than never. The main lake never froze enough to venture out, so we were contained to Kempenfelt and a few small zones in the north end of the lake. Though I really wish we could have explored more, these spots still kept us busy and entertained throughout the season. We fished various depth ranges from 22 - 122 feet to put a good number of solid lake trout on the ice. Typical baits such as swimbaits, spoons and tubes did most of the damage with the occasional crankbait fish showing up.


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Once the ice season passed us by, I didnt get out for perch or steelhead like I normally would. My wife and I bought a new house and that kept me busy until mid May when other seasons started to open up. I did a lot of multispecies trips throughout May and June targeting lake trout, pike and salmon on a number of lakes. Caught some really good fish and would rank it as one of my best springs in a while.


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Once bass season opened up, I shifted my focus there and with the exception of the occasional musky outing, I never really switched gears for the rest of the season. I fished a lot of different lakes, but obviously, Simcoe still has my heart!


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great pics for a great season!!! congrats!

I was just watching your video of that first picture and then I come on here and see this, what a great season that must've been, thanks for sharing!

Great video. You had a stellar year in 2016.