Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2010 11:17:55 GMT -5
Well, we are back... While the fishing wasn't the greatest... (like most cold water lakes this time of year) Theresa and I had a great time visiting our friends Gordon and Val in Haliburton, Ontarion on Drag Lake this past weekend... The lake does hold
some huge lakers, as the 38lb specimens I heard about, made evident. (amazing how big they can get when there are no lamprey's sucking life outta them) The strain of Lakers they have in this lake are called "Haliburton Gold" and are known for getting very large.
Long story short, all I could muster while trolling was a much shorter and smaller version, probably under 2lbs... The lake was deep, up to 170ft in some places, and didn't have as diverse a populatuion of fish as expected... Sounds like Bass and Lake Trout are Drag Lake's most popular game fish. We tried both, and had NO luck on bass from Gordon's dock and a few other spots we tried. But had some luck with Lakers supended over 100+ ft of water... There was no bait that I saw on the graph and the lakers appeared to be suspended around 35-60ft, not on the bottom....?
Haliburton village from Senic Overlook:
View from the dock of shore:
Matt and Gordy headed out to try our luck:
Saw lots of deer while out there, some even in people's camp lawns on the lake.. (took this from a boat)
Theresa trying her luck with early morning bass:
For Spazzoboxer's benefit, here is a couple of pictures of the point that he grand father used to own and he visited many years ago.. I saw no log and stone cottage on the point, but you will be happy to hear it has been preserved pretty well and didn't look heavily used as all as we passed by.. The 2st pic is looking South and the 2nd pic is looking North...
Thanks for the great stories of the lake.. Gordon loved the history and especially the one with the lost horses and men thru the ice in winter... Gordon said the 'ol man on the point died a few years back, but he did recall him from years ago.
All in all, we had a good trip. The time away was precious, and the area is truly beautifull, and will require another visit some day. Maybe when the lakers are more active...
some huge lakers, as the 38lb specimens I heard about, made evident. (amazing how big they can get when there are no lamprey's sucking life outta them) The strain of Lakers they have in this lake are called "Haliburton Gold" and are known for getting very large.
Long story short, all I could muster while trolling was a much shorter and smaller version, probably under 2lbs... The lake was deep, up to 170ft in some places, and didn't have as diverse a populatuion of fish as expected... Sounds like Bass and Lake Trout are Drag Lake's most popular game fish. We tried both, and had NO luck on bass from Gordon's dock and a few other spots we tried. But had some luck with Lakers supended over 100+ ft of water... There was no bait that I saw on the graph and the lakers appeared to be suspended around 35-60ft, not on the bottom....?
Haliburton village from Senic Overlook:
View from the dock of shore:
Matt and Gordy headed out to try our luck:
Saw lots of deer while out there, some even in people's camp lawns on the lake.. (took this from a boat)
Theresa trying her luck with early morning bass:
For Spazzoboxer's benefit, here is a couple of pictures of the point that he grand father used to own and he visited many years ago.. I saw no log and stone cottage on the point, but you will be happy to hear it has been preserved pretty well and didn't look heavily used as all as we passed by.. The 2st pic is looking South and the 2nd pic is looking North...
Thanks for the great stories of the lake.. Gordon loved the history and especially the one with the lost horses and men thru the ice in winter... Gordon said the 'ol man on the point died a few years back, but he did recall him from years ago.
All in all, we had a good trip. The time away was precious, and the area is truly beautifull, and will require another visit some day. Maybe when the lakers are more active...
