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Old 08-24-2016, 01:53 PM
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Default Rainy Lake, Gussi Lake and Esox lake, Ontario

made my annual trip to Canada. By my lonesome.

I caught more of these than you can imagine.


Saw 4 of these


On Rainy you catch these til you actually get bored and wish they would quit hitting. I had one that measured 32" and few 30's. On Rainy you can only keep one per day if you are a nonresident.


This a memorial to a young girl that drowned on Rainy years ago.
Pretty cool.



Spent just over 4 days on Rainy. Smallmouth averaged 3-1/2 lbs each and largest overall was 4-1/2. Found couple schools that I lost count of how many I caught, but they were from just under 4 lbs to just over 4 lbs. Many on a tiny torpedo and a dt-4 and 6 Rapala, olive green crawfish and a 3/8oz double colorado spinnerbait are for sure smallie catchers on Rainy. Just from catching fish, 4 spinnerbaits broke in half.

Went to a place I haven't been in about 25 years, Gussi Lake which is connected to Esox. Average smallie there is about 1-1/2 lbs but I caught couple over 4. My dad many years ago caught the biggest smallmouth bass I have ever personally seen caught. It was just over 6 lbs. Place is absolutely loaded with smallmouth, it would not be difficult to catch 150-200 fish in a day. I caught almost everything there on topwater baits. I did not see one person at Gussi and Esox, it is in the middle of nowhere for sure.

Nothing like Canada.
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