New Smokercraft 14' Aluminum + final trout of the season....

Sam got me a new boat! Sam and I went up to Perth to pick up a Smokercraft 14' Aluminum boat on Tuesday. We took the day off, grabbed the trailer and spent the day on the road to retrieve it. By the time we got to the boat launch it was 7pm, and getting really dark. The thunder was rolling in while I 'sped' to my dock.



We spent Wednesday on the water testing the boat out. Quite a low profile. It is just as maneuverable as my 11 ft leaky aluminum boat and seems a bit faster. What 50 years of refinement can do to aluminum hull design.... Sam and I could stand in it without any fear of tipping.

We fished from dawn till 4pm. The thermocline is deteriorating, and the fishing was very slow:

Water Temp: 18 degrees
Weather: Mixed in the morning and clearing up in the afternoon.

I caught 2, and Sam caught 1 (I'm holding it - it's the last pic). The first pic is a fish that was abnormally 'fat'. It is likely getting ready to spawn and is a female....





On the weekend Sandra and I went up. I was skunked all of Saturday. They were on the sonar but wouldn't bite a thing. They are probably gearing up for spawning.

I caught one on Sunday morning... The last trout of the season. (Trout season closes Sept 30th).



The water temp is still high enough for lunker smallmouth.. Stay tuned.