JIGGIN WITH A VIEW

It possibly does not get any better than this, jiggin with a view.

Mount Mansfield

A beautiful view and little supper.

Thanks for stopping by.

Captain Pete

A GREAT DAY OF ICE FISHING

What a fantastic day of ice fishing.

Our day started on the shores of Missisquoi Bay in Alburgh Springs Vermont.

Here are some of our tip-ups all ready to go.

My friend Bill.

This Northern Pike weighed in about 8 lbs.

It was a beautiful day indeed with the temperature about 45 degrees with no wind.

A few small ones.

Total for the day was 3-8 lb pike, 1-10 lb pike, a bunch of 3 lb pike and a bunch of perch.

Look at this beauty, this Northern Pike weighed approx. 10 lb.

A great day of fishing with Bill and my fishing partner Roger.

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Captain Pete

FALL SPAWNING SALMON FISHING

While Captain Pete is waiting for open water (won't be long now) he wanted to share with you some Salmon fishing last November.  In the video below, Captain Pete is fishing Lake Champlain/Gordon Landing at Hatchery Brook.

The video shows Captain Pete fishing in his Mirror Craft, 14 ft., boat  "The Swash Bucket".

The boat has two manual Big John Down riggers and four rod holders for in line planner boards and lead core.  Captain uses the Swash Bucket to get into fishing spots early spring and late fall, places where the Missy Jean won't go.

All geared up and ready to go.

Some eye candy!!

A couple of salmon were caught this day.

Here is the video.

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Captain Pete

LAKE CHAMPLAIN TROUT SCOUT IS IN MISSISQUOI BAY

Captain Pete is fishing again.

This weekend he is on the hunt for Northern Pike in the Missisquoi Bay in Alburgh Springs Vermont.

The temperatures were approx 32 degrees and the winds were south-south east approx 15 mph in the morning with calming down in the afternoon.

 Pete and Roger are all packed up and ready to go.

With tip-ups set up it was a very successful day of fishing.  Pictures of other Pike did not come out so are not worth posting.  This is a 7 1/2 lb Northern Pike.

The haul for the day was;  two 5 lb, one 7 1/2 lb, one 9 lb, and multiple 3 lbs.

In the picture is one 5 lb, the 7 lb and the 9 lb.

With such a great day of fishing it was hard to pack up when the sun went down.  Here are the tip-ups in the lights of the four-wheelers.  It paid off......

This pike weighs approx. 9 1/2 lbs, awesome fish.  This pike hit the tip-up in the dark.

The fish is all packaged and resting in the freezer.

Here is Captain Pete taking a rest on Sunday.  A successful day of ice fishing is kinda tiring to say the least.

Do you do any ice fishing, if so where do you fish?

Thanks for stopping by.

Captain Pete

LOWRANCE HDS

This is the type of screen that is on my boat.  

Lowrance has an awesome product.

In viewing this screen, what do you see??

Source

Got to love a great product...

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Captain Pete

PIKE FISHING THROUGH THE ICE

The pike fishing is heating up!!!

Here are some beautiful Lake Champlain northern pike.

These creatures tip the scales at 7, 8, 9 and 10 pounds.

Thanks to my buddy Roger for sharing his fishing experience with me so I can share it with all of you.

The perch fishing stays pretty steady.  A catch for the day

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Captain Pete

FISHING DERBY WINNINGS

A trip down memory lane for a minute.

Back in 2006 I won the Plattsburgh Rotary International Fishing Classic.

On a very rainy Sunday we pulled into the weigh in station with only a few minutes to spare to get the fish weighed in and entered.

The Rotary starts at 12:01 am on Friday and ends at noon on Sunday, usually the first weekend in June.  That weekend we caught so many lakers we lost count, all were put back of course just waiting for the big one.

We had a release with the rod tip touching the water, FISH ON!!!

The boat was stopped immediately and all gear was pulled in, I knew this was a big fish.

When all gear was pulled in I asked, what time is it?

Fortunately we had only a five minute boat ride to the weigh in station, but some time needed to be spent pulling this fish in on light weight test; 10 lb main line with 8 lb leader line.  After a good twenty minute battle the fish was in the net and the boat was in gear, we were headed!

With only a few minutes to spare, we placed first, can you tell?

The fish weighed 11 lbs 14 1/2 oz  and was 34 inches long.

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Captain Pete