Gold was very effective for a very clear water at night. 60cm Barramundi and Bream Mr. Mitsutoshi sato Lucky Craft BeeFreeze

I rarely take someone to my fishing location.
He is 26years old now.
His name is Atsushi Sato.
I met him at 7:30pm at the car park in the East Point.
There was a bright moon, therefore, I took him to the urban creek to fish.
It was very difficult to catch a barramundi on lures on the shore under the condition like this.
The water was very clear.
The water current was very strong.
The water surface was flat because of the creek.

I lost my hard body lure first because a nice sized rockcod took it between rocks.
I changed the leader line.
Soon, I failed to catch a barramundi on a Squidgy Pro Mongrel.
Then I heard a big fish to leap and jump on the water.
Atsushi was hooking a very nice sized barramundi.
Unfortunately he failed to catch that fish because his drag setting was too tight.
He was using a very shiny gold minnow typed lure.
He retrieved his lure steadily and sometimes twitched.
Soon, he caught a 60cm nice dry-season saltwater barramundi.
It's his first barramundi.

June 30, 2015 60cm Barramundi
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

He caught a nice sized bream also.

Normally, it's very difficult to catch a bream on lure during the daytime around here.

His fishing gears were for beginners.  Good job!

He used a Lucky Craft Bee-Freeze.

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Kiss the Fish

Central Lake trophy 

My goal every time I debark on a guiding trip is 100 fish.  Now as a rule, which ever guest is lucky enough to boat the century mark gets to plant a big ole kiss on the fish with photo evidence for everyone to witness.  Well, this past week there were plenty of opportunities kiss the fish.  The walleye action just absolutely exploded on every lake.  The main contributing factor for the aggressive bite was weather stability.  Five straight days of  70-80 degree weather just sent the fish into a feeding frenzy.  Hopefully, the bite continues into our first ever Big Hook Canada Day Fishing Tourney at Central Lake.

Another Central Lake, West Portage trophy. 

Many of you are probably asking an important question....what about the mayflies?  Well, they are another contributing factor to the walleye activity.  The fish could be feeding on the larvae in the mud flats.  However, there haven't been any sightings of the winged creatures just yet.  Our water temperatures have surged past 70 degrees which is the magical number to stir the mayfly larvae.  I believe we will start seeing carcasses in the next day or two.

Now don't fret, walleye fishing doesn't completely just shut down when the mayfly take flight.  Fishermen just need to adjust their tactics slightly.  First of all, scale down on jig size, 1/4 oz heads and 2"-3" tails should be on the end of your line; not 1/2 oz heads or 4" tails.  Lots of fish are going to be full on mayflies but their predatory nature will still keep them feeding, just on smaller fare.  Second, the bite will be light so having the right line is key.  Full walleye will lazily strike lures and it is up to you to detect that teeny tiny tap on the line.  Braided line is better at sensing extremely light strikes.  Finally, I have found spinner rigs/worm harnesses encourage great bites during the momentary slow down. Fortunately for fisherman, the mayfly only lives for 24 hrs.

Delong Eels catch....walleye?

Burnt  

Some great perch opportunities exist here.  Finding the thick weeds are key for a great perch bite. Walleye are also moving on the edges of weeds and transitioning to rocky points.  Big boy bay and moose creek continue to produce trophy pike. 

Central 

The West rapids have been absolutely on fire for walleye.  Guests have sat for hours boating and releasing fish after fish.  The north narrows produced many big pike last week.  The west portage has one spot and one spot only for your next big pike.  Johnson silver minnows take the award for lure of the week.  Fish are beginning to smash top water lures. 

A terrific father/son trophy pic.  Congrats Alec on the 41" fish. 

Cocos

The See party had a blast searching out big northern.  Most were found in four feet of water basking in the warm shallow weeds. The rapids is still holding large amounts of walleye.  Current guests are tossing #7 Shad Raps into the flow with a slow retrieve for big walleye.  The water levels are slightly down, so shooting the rapids is a breeze. 

Lemonade/Favourable 

Guests last week focused on Lemonade Lake boating fish just about everywhere.  Fish weren't schooled up in huge numbers but were found every single spot.  Numerous sauger were boated in the deeper waters and perch were caught along the western shoreline within the reeds.

South

Trolling Hot N Tots were key for finding big walleye last week. Color wasn't much of an issue just finding the right windy mud flat to troll along.  The big pike have been elusive but that should change now that the weeds are growing strong and are almost at the surface.  

Southwest 

The guests last week tried to find lures that didn't produce a strike and were stumped.  The walleye were found just about every where.  According to the guests, the island just east of camp was far and away the most productive spot in the lake.  

West 

 The Steeves party raved about the fishing last week at West. They have been customers of ours since 1989 and claimed this year was the best fishing EVER.  Many big fish were found in the Horseshoe and in the SW corner of the Fish Bowl.

Most barramundi meat is easily eatable as sashimi.

I have been eating saltwater barramundi's sashimi for many years.
I have never once had a stomachache with that as a cause.
It is comparatively easy to keep the degree of freshness of saltwater barramundi.

Sashimi is eaten often with soy sauce mixed with wasabi (paste of green Japanese horseradish).
But I don't want you to eat saltwater barramundi's sashimi with soy sauce mixed with wasabi.
It's not quite delicious.

I caught a 61cm saltwater barramundi at East Point and filleted into six piece on Sunday.

I kept those fillets hygienically in the fridge overnight.
That would be more delicious.
I used a sanitary chopping board, made sashimi and ate it on Monday.

How to prepare saltwater barramundi: Sashimi, whatever I say sashimi is the tastiest on certain conditions.
I will surely use "PIETRO Original taste (Soy sauce) dressing" or "KEWPIE Roasted sesame dressing".
You shouldn't use other dressings at the current point in time please.
Again, don't use soy sauce mixed with wasabi for barramundi please.

Soaking polished sliced onion in water and then draining off water goes well saltwater barramundi's sashimi.

By the way, I love fish and chips of the saltwater barramundi very much also.

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61cm Barramundi #957 Rapala Flatrap East Point Incoming tide

Yesterday was tiring.
My fishing rods and reels were all covered with salt mud yesterday.
I gave those reels overhauls by myself this morning.
I was pressed for time because I had lots of things to do today.
So I didn't go to the Channel Island to fish.
As a result, I went fishing to the East Point by my old 50cc scooter this afternoon.

The tide was coming. 
02:53am - 1.44m
09:17am - 6.85m
15:19pm - 2.44m
20:51pm - 5.98m

I failed to catch a queenfish on Rapala Flatrap first.
I continued to cast a Rapala Flatrap.
Finally I caught a 61cm barramundi around 17:00pm there.

June 21, 2015 61cm Barramundi
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

I took this fish home for my sashimi dinner.

Rapala Flatrap

Colour: Chrome

Size: 100mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm -50cm

Water: Murky Incoming

Line: Fins 30LB Braid

Leader: JINKAI 40LB

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SCORPION 1500XT

Rod:Rod: ST. CROIX 6' MEDIUM POWER FAST ACTION
10-17LB 1/4-3/4oz USA

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Twitching

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69cm Barramundi #956 Sebile Swingtail Channel Island land based fishing

I bought a new 150cc SYM Symphony from the Scooter Shop.
It was remodeled for my land based fishing with guarantee safety by Mr. Callum Gumball.
Callum is always the best mechanic to me.

This trip was new to my new scooter.
I went fishing to the Channel Island.
It's very windy.
I waded through the shallow water to the small island there.
The mud was sometimes deep.

The tide was going out.
The water was murky.
I failed to catch two barramundi first.
One of them was a nice sized one.
This fish damaged the top line guide of my bait-cast fishing rod.
I had a spinning rod also.
Casting the Sebile Swingtail, I felt a small strike by fish.
I hooked a heavy fish and controlled the drag pressure against the drawing by the fish.
As a result, I caught a 69cm nice barramundi.

June 20, 2015 69cm Barramundi
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Nice stainless rod holders are welded on the both sides with the quality of being safe.

The knee deep mud made very difficult to draw my legs.
I tried to move forward at a crawl.
If it happened while the tide was coming in, I couldn't survive under the condition like this.

Picture taken by Mr. Andrew Humphris

 

Sebile Swingtail minnow


Colour: Cracked Firetiger

Size: 83mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm -50cm

Water: Murky Outgoing

Line: Fireline 14LB Crystal

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 30LB (Very nice for the shallows)

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO Sustain 2500FG

Rod: Rod: SHIMANO TCURVE FLIGHT 1-4kg/1-9g

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving

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Mid June Report

We are about a month into the 2015 fishing

Timber Wolf spotted at South Lake 

season and it has been great visiting with all the fishermen and women that have visited us thus far.  Some exciting fishing stories have already been exchanged ranging from giant northern smashing walleye at the boat to the BIG one that got away. "I swear that pike was 50+!" shouted one electrified fisherman.

However, out of all the big fish stories that have entertained me this season, it has been the little species that has truly surprised me.  2015 has been the season of the perch, thus far.  Southwest, West, Burnt, and Lemonade/Favourable Lakes have strung together some impressive perch totals.

Just this past Tuesday (June 16th), I flew to Favourable for a camp check and the guests were just raving about the fishing.

I commented "So you guys are catching some impressive walleye and pike?"

"Not at all, the PERCH are biting like crazy!" Replied the guest.

Perchin at Lemonade/Favourable Lake Outpost

After another camp check that day at SW Lake, I received a eerily similar report.  "What is making the perch so active this year?" I asked myself.  Truthfully, I don't have an answer. Perhaps several years ago a record hatch occurred throughout the area, or maybe the early ice out has something to do with it.  All I know is I am excited to see a healthy perch population exploding.  Various lures are enticing this species; from a simple hook and worm to 1/8" jigs with 2" tails to tiny silver rattle traps.  Just about all the perch have been boated in 4-6 foot muddy/weedy flats.  For those of you that are planning your trip for this summer, don't count out a couple perch baits for the ole tackle box.

Weather 

The past several days have been cooler that average.  Day time highs have crept to the mid 60's with nightly lows into the high 40's.  A massive low pressure spinning over Hudson Bay is the direct cause of the cooler weather.  Water temperatures have slipped to about 60 degrees on the surface.  The lake levels have come up a tad after receiving some decent rain showers last Saturday, Monday and Wednesday.  Weed growth has begun in the shallower bays, with some small amounts of cabbage being seen in the deeper beds.

Outposts 

Burnt 
Great numbers of perch were found in the far SW section of the lake along with walleye and pike.  Some larger pike have been boated on the beach of the north end.  Hotspot #5 should be a must when fishing this lake.

Central 
The south and west rapids have been the place for big walleye.  No Fish Bay, despite the name. has been another productive place for both walleye and pike. The West portage has been giving up numerous active trophy pike. 6-8 ft and mud should be a starting focus for anglers.

Cocos  

Dandy 27" South Lake Walleye

The rapids is active for walleye all year round and should be one of your first stops.  The creeks near Duckling Island will hold big pike for another week or so.  A dandy of a 37" northern was boated off the dock last week along with a 40" from the north rapids.

Lemonade/Favourable
Lemonade fishing reports are rather repetitive,  fish near the west side of the island and enjoy.  Plenty of other shorelines will produce walleye. The west shoreline has been the magic spot for perch.  Favourable's top pike spot has been Pike Alley.

South 
The guests yesterday showed me a pic of a dandy 28.5" walleye caught and released from a secret location.  I was told the north end of the lake was holding large schools of walleye.  The bigger fish seemed to have moved a tad deeper into 10-12' of water.  Trolling #5 Shad raps along mud flats were productive.

SW Lake perch dinner. 

SW
Perchin has been great just about 1/2 mile from the cabin on the north shore.  Shallow muddy/weedy flats are areas to focus on.  Walleye are hammering 1/4 oz jigs with 3" yellow tails.  Yellow has been the hot color.  A dandy 40" pike was boated in Hotspot #4.

West
The horseshoe has begun to turn on, bot pike and walleye are beginning to congregate where the deep cabbage grows.  The narrows towards the fish bowl has been holding several large northern.  Hotspot #6 is a go too area this time of year.

55cn Barramundi #955 Rapala flatrap Always waiting for this tide.

Yesterday's tides were ideal for my land based fishing.
Today's tides were still very good.

04:20am - 6.31m
10:17am - 2.94m
15:59pm - 6.01m
22:52pm - 1.31m

I went to Myilly point rocks to fish at 12: 10pm.
The water was murky.
The sea surface was slightly wavy.
I had a strong feeling that a barramundi would take my lure soon.
My expectation came true.
I caught a 55cm urban saltwater barramundi at 12:20pm.
Rapala Flatrap is a very effective lure for a very difficult shallow water.
The plastic bib was easy to detach before but it was likely improved with more glue.
Twitching it with furious movement was very effective under the condition like this.

55cm Barramundi
June 14, 2015
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Rapala Flatrap

Colour: Chrome

Size: 100mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm -50cm

Water: Murky Incoming

Line: Fins 30LB Braid

Leader: JINKAI 40LB

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SCORPION 1500XT

Rod: Rod: ST. CROIX Triumph TRC60MF 6'
MEDIUM POWER FAST ACTION 10-17LB 1/4-3/4oz.

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Twitching

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Barramundi #954 Yozuri-SS minnow Ideal tides for my land based fishing

Today's tides are ideal for my land based fishing.
That cannot be said sweepingly but a time range between 1:00pm and 16:00pm is not so good for my land based fishing in spite of the tide.
A very cold day is an exception.

03:09am - 5.88m
09:07am - 3.09m
15:00pm - 5.83m
21:59pm - 1.68m

I went to Myilly point rocks to fish this morning.
The sea surface was rippled.
The water was clear - murky.
The productive fishing window opened around 10:00am.
I caught a small barramundi on Yozuri-SSminnow.
It's a very effective lure for a very difficult shallow water.
I hooked a 30cm tarpon but couldn't land him.

June 13, 2015 Barramundi
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

I often saw these crabs on the beach recently.
It's good sign!

YO-ZURI SS-MINNOW (Super Shallow Diver)

Colour: Fire Tiger

Size: 70mm.

Where: Shallow water 30cm -50cm

Water: Clear-Murky Incoming

Line: Sufix 15LB braid

Leader line: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 30LB (Very nice for the shallows)

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: Shimano Stella 2500FE

Rod: SHIMANO TCURVE FLIGHT 1-4kg/1-9g

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving

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Technique for removing stuck travel rods Rockcod #327 Sebile Swingtail

Recent travel rods have a good performance and good reliability.
Nevertheless, you have ever had a travel rod stuck together, haven't you.

This faucet joint rod comprises the tip rod 1, a middle rod 2 and the butt rod 3.

Shimano Ian Miller Raider rods 6'6" 3pcs Raider Travel, Line weight 3-5kg, Lure weight 3-12g
The grip end was remodeled by Mr. Matt West who was the champion of Barra Classic 2010 so that it was appropriate for a particular use or purpose of my land based fishing.

These attached woods should be about the similar diameter to the joints of rods. 

Please use it at your own risk.

Shimano Sustain 1000FG and Shimano Raider Travel rod will be able to land an about 80cm sized fish.

However, it sometimes happens like as follows,

June 7, 2015 Rockcod
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Sebile Swingtail minnow


Colour: Cracked Firetiger

Size: 83mm

Where: Shallow water 50cm -70cm

Water: Murky Incoming

Line: Powerpro 10LB Braid

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 30LB (Very nice for the shallows)

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SUSTAIN 1000FG

Rod: Shimano Ian Miller Raider rods 6'6" 3pcs Raider Travel, Line weight 3-5kg, Lure weight 3-12g

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving

Shimano Sustain 1000FG has durability.
I recommend this small reel.

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