Sylvan - Open Water Report

Zip-in-Z · #1 05-16-2020, 09:15 PM

Went out with Scott, BTY warm day, 24C with light wind, we launched at Half Moon, fished the point, Sunbreaker, Palm Bay & RR23 South, we both limited out on Whites and we finally got to keep a Walleye. Fish were most active in 12-14 fow, Pre-spawn Males were milking, we lost count on the number of Walleye, didn't catch any females today. Lots of boat out not everyone was doing that well. No snow in the forecast this weekend, hope everyone has a fun & save May long!

A few pic's from opening day.

Cheers

D.

A few White's didn't Totally Spawn out Last Fall before First Ice.

The Last Time I Filleted a Walleye was back in MB in 2004, took the Cheeks & Hocks

bwackwabbit · #2 05-16-2020, 09:35 PM

What a BEAUTIFUL day!!!

Great company as always.

Was fun taking a gamble on some new spots that paid off.

Cheers,

Scott.

Zip-in-Z · #3 05-16-2020, 09:40 PM

Nice Boat pic's ....

Nice bunch a fish, too!

D.

barbless · #4 05-16-2020, 10:56 PM

You Dogs you guys. Nice pics gentlemen. Walleyes caught on the lip. Wish I had the chance to participate. Nice whites also. Seems like Syl has some good size whites. Just after ice??? Still shallow?? Fish feast for sure

Poppa · #5 05-16-2020, 10:57 PM

Congrats on a great day fellas. We went to Burnstick for our opener today, but likely heading to Sunbreaker to launch out tomorrow. Looking forward to another beautiful day!

barbless · #6 05-16-2020, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Zip-in-Z

Nice Boat pic's ....

Nice bunch a fish, too!

D.

Looks like an awesome ride and you know what? Just from the pic's of fish, your boat catches more than mine....sometimes

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barbless · #7 05-16-2020, 11:05 PM

Just curious, what electronics are running on that rig? Also what front motor you got? Foot or hand remote?

SNAPFisher · #8 05-17-2020, 09:28 AM

Nice boat, nice day and nice fish! Good to see some wallies with whites on the table. Congrats!

bwackwabbit · #9 05-17-2020, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by barbless

Just curious, what electronics are running on that rig? Also what front motor you got? Foot or hand remote?

Humminbird Helix 5 DI up front connected to the Minn Kota Terrova. Humminbird 959 CI HD at the console I-pilot linked to the Terrova. The Terrova has both foot pedal (which I don't use) and I-pilot remotes with spot lock, cruise and auto chart support.

Cheers,

Scott.

Squidlips · #10 05-24-2020, 01:21 PM

Water was too choppy for the boat Saturday morning, so hit the marina for a bit. Second time at sylvan this exact scenario played out lol

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Zip-in-Z · #11 05-24-2020, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Squidlips

Water was too choppy for the boat Saturday morning, so hit the marina for a bit. Second time at sylvan this exact scenario played out lol

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Tks for sharing, nice pic & Bty Pike .... congrats.

D.

Zip-in-Z · #12 05-24-2020, 08:47 PM

Both Scott & I couldn't get out today, other priorities, drove down Lakeshore there was lots of boats/guys out fishing.

I felt a bit like the kid that got left behind on the dock today .... how did anyone here do ?

D.

Squidlips · #13 05-30-2020, 10:50 AM

What is everyone’s experience boating in high winds? How fast of a wind prevents you from hitting the water? I know it depends largely on what kind of boat you have. I see the weather is calling for gusts upwards of 45km.

DiabeticKripple · #14 05-30-2020, 06:46 PM

was out at the main pier today. WHAT. A. GONG. SHOW.

It was shoulder to shoulder-ish fishing. Basically 6ft between everybody.

Lots of VERY annoying people out too. Not understanding social distancing at all. Basically all day I had people within 2-3ft behind me talking. I would give them a dirty look and they would just continue yaking away.

The main pier and beach was packed with people, im going to guess mostly from Calgary. Zero distancing happening there as well, especially with the teenagers. Multiple groups of friends hanging out and sun tanning.

There was 2 peace officers patrolling all day, but they werent enforcing any social distancing laws, just looking for liquor really. One did make a comment "it sure doesnt seem like theres a global pandemic going on."

Not sure how the town can continue to let this happen. I can see something coming in the future.

As for fishing, I didnt catch any. I was using a slip bobber with Zip's little jig under it with a piece of minnow. A few fish were caught on p-rigs by other people, all walleye.

Iceman80 · #15 05-30-2020, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Squidlips

What is everyone’s experience boating in high winds? How fast of a wind prevents you from hitting the water? I know it depends largely on what kind of boat you have. I see the weather is calling for gusts upwards of 45km.

When you own a boat you quickly do realize how windy it is in these parts and how suddenly storms can roll in on ya. I've been caught in an 80KM wind on gull before, not pleasant to say the least. You quickly learn to respect the conditions and plan accordingly. I always check the forecast and radar, if there's any white-caps on the lake that's the tipping point for me. I've got a 18.5' bayliner so not small but I've seen to many gong shows when everyone's trying to get off the lake all at once because of storms and or winds picking up. If they forecast a 20-40 wind gusts, I don't bother. That's just me, safe boating!

Squidlips · #16 05-30-2020, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Iceman80

When you own a boat you quickly do realize how windy it is in these parts and how suddenly storms can roll in on ya. I've been caught in an 80KM wind on gull before, not pleasant to say the least. You quickly learn to respect the conditions and plan accordingly. I always check the forecast and radar, if there's any white-caps on the lake that's the tipping point for me. I've got a 18.5' bayliner so not small but I've seen to many gong shows when everyone's trying to get off the lake all at once because of storms and or winds picking up. If they forecast a 20-40 wind gusts, I don't bother. That's just me, safe boating!

I agree! I felt I was being a bit too cautious, but better safe than sorry. I thought about how crazy it could be with everyone trying to get off the water at the same time.. yikes! Thanks for your input.

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Zip-in-Z · #17 05-31-2020, 09:51 PM

We had a major storm go through Sylvan late this afternoon the wind was close to 80 Km/h and approx. 1 3/4" or 40 mm rain, anyone out on the lake in these conditions would be in trouble, hope everyone made it off safe & sound.

D.

DiabeticKripple · #18 06-21-2020, 11:57 AM

Went out yesterday for about 4 hours. Tried the NW bay by sunbreaker.

Jigged for a bit but only caught one 9” walleye. Started trolling around and managed to catch about 10 17”-19” walleye and for some reason a white! I have no idea what a white was doing trying to eat a crankbait, but we got one!

Kept 4 walleyes and the white. It’s been years since I had walleye so it was a nice treat last night. White is currently in a wet brine for smoking later tonight. Never had it before.