Manitoulin Speckled Trout

I rented a cottage with my wife and daughter for the week (last week) on Manitoulin Island, and was able to sneak away with a buddy, to my favorite speckled trout hole in the world and it produced just as it has in the past. Check out the size of this one!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psninl2rzo.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...pstn1c7eke.jpg

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I think it warrants investing in an advanced taxidermy replica. Do any of you have any idea what something like that would cost?

The Crayfish were HUGE! I told my daughter that, if she caught 50, I would cook them for super.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ps2izheltc.jpg

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They tasted awesome with garlic butter!

MC

Wow!!! I used to rent a cottage on Kagawong. Nothing like that in that lake. Just how big is that hawg???

Heck i would taxidermy the spec and the crawdad. Next time youre fixin to make some of that up you call me. Really nice.

The trout was 21.5" and I guessed it to be 6 Lb.

MC

That is one heck of a fish! Well done!

Beauty of a fish... and a hell of a day buy the looks of it.

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Originally Posted by mastercaster

I rented a cottage with my wife and daughter for the week (last week) on Manitoulin Island, and was able to sneak away with a buddy, to my favorite speckled trout hole in the world and it produced just as it has in the past. Check out the size of this one!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psninl2rzo.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...pstn1c7eke.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psqnhbu8kt.jpg

I think it warrants investing in an advanced taxidermy replica. Do any of you have any idea what something like that would cost?

The Crayfish were HUGE! I told my daughter that, if she caught 50, I would cook them for super.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ps2izheltc.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psk28ygpwx.jpg

They tasted awesome with garlic butter!

MC

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I grew up in the island but never saw them that big. I hear Manitou may be producing in the near future. My problem is the lake is so big there's a million places for them to hide! Nice fish!

That man is one quality speck! Great fish.

Looks like a Nipigon/Superior strain fish and of 300 fish sampled, measured for length, girth and weighed, 22 inch fish are anywhere between 3.6 to 5.1 pounds.

That's some fish. I'd have though you'd have to go to Quebec to catch one like that. Congrats!!!

It's been my experience that lake run specs are a tad heavier than stream or river run fish. The lakes that I have fished here in Ontario normally a 19" fish weighs in at 4 lbs. Again just my experience.

Awesome Brookie what did you catch it on ???

Great speck !

What GREAT post!!

Thanks man!!

Very nice, not one you'll soon forget.

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Originally Posted by sparky30250

Awesome Brookie what did you catch it on ???

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Just a small hook and a little piece of worm. Since the shad flies were in full hatch mode the bite was slow. until I down sized and dragged it across the surface.

MC

Probably looking at around $500 for a replica of that fish (don't quote me on that though). What a beauty!

Dont get much better than that and for sure worthy of a replica mount.

You gotta mount that one. Cheers.

Yes. By all means mount that fish.

Nice Post! Good job on the Crawdads. Ive always wanted to cook a few up.

Sweet Jesus that's one beautiful slab of speckle! Nicely done MC!!

I had a feed of Crayfish years ago and always intended to do it again, those look right tasty.

nice fish i guess the name of the lake is not something you want to share

Well if you look at the fishing maps for the Island there is only 1 lake that holds Brookies unless you travel North of Webbwood.