Treasures of Gichigami - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

icelogger · 08-19-2013, 01:26 PM

The past few days have been quite the fishing experience on Lake Superior. Before this past weekend, the only thing I knew about Lake Superior fishing is it's very hard to catch fish. Water Temps and trolling speeds must be precise to catch Salmon and Lake Trout. People who fish lake superior are in big expensive pb's with every kind of gigit and gadget, down rigger, planer boards, speed and temp gauges, etc on board.

I made it a goal to learn how to catch fish out of my kayak in Lake Superior. I found some very helpful bait shops and youtube videos with hints to steepen the learning curve.

I have also taken a hit with gear. One broken rod tip, and a lost breaking screw cap on my reel.

The Grand Views of Lake Superior Shoreline

Grand Marais, Minnesota Harbor

Coho Salmon

Fresh Salmon for dinner...little butter, garlic salt, lemon pepper, minced onions

A short vid from this day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yvRXqvPaRM

steveooo · 08-19-2013, 01:32 PM

Cool report. Those coho look tasty!

salty pirate · 08-19-2013, 02:36 PM

great now I'm hungry. nice pic's but couldn't watch the vid for some reason.

Aaron&Julie · 08-19-2013, 04:06 PM

Way to beat the odds in a kayak without the fancy electronics for an edge. Congrats, on your catch and the good eats

bigbarrels · 08-20-2013, 01:42 AM

Sweet! Way to get it figured out and done

icelogger · 08-22-2013, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salty pirate

great now I'm hungry. nice pic's but couldn't watch the vid for some reason.

Here's a link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9vlq3AuLgw

Cuyuna Kid · 08-22-2013, 07:41 PM

Nice icelogger! Making me miss beautiful Minnesota!
I was born and raised in a small town called Crosby, near Brained.......AWESOME fishing up north!

wade · 08-24-2013, 11:35 PM

Awesome report, thanks for sharing your Superior adventure!
Brings back some really great memories..

(I grew up on the Great Lakes of Canada. I still have the ol' family place..
Heres a shot on the lake when I turned 4 and graduated to my first walleye casting rod from an ice fishin pole..)

philr21 · 08-25-2013, 06:44 AM

That's very cool!

08-19-2013, 01:26 PM	#1
icelogger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: All over the country Posts: 109	Treasures of Gichigami The past few days have been quite the fishing experience on Lake Superior. Before this past weekend, the only thing I knew about Lake Superior fishing is it's very hard to catch fish. Water Temps and trolling speeds must be precise to catch Salmon and Lake Trout. People who fish lake superior are in big expensive pb's with every kind of gigit and gadget, down rigger, planer boards, speed and temp gauges, etc on board. I made it a goal to learn how to catch fish out of my kayak in Lake Superior. I found some very helpful bait shops and youtube videos with hints to steepen the learning curve. I have also taken a hit with gear. One broken rod tip, and a lost breaking screw cap on my reel. The Grand Views of Lake Superior Shoreline Grand Marais, Minnesota Harbor Coho Salmon Fresh Salmon for dinner...little butter, garlic salt, lemon pepper, minced onions A short vid from this day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yvRXqvPaRM Last edited by icelogger; 08-22-2013 at 02:01 PM.

08-19-2013, 04:06 PM	#4
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Way to beat the odds in a kayak without the fancy electronics for an edge. Congrats, on your catch and the good eats __________________ "Never say die"

08-20-2013, 01:42 AM	#5
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Sweet! Way to get it figured out and done __________________ The shorter you are, the bigger your fish appear

08-22-2013, 07:41 PM	#7
Cuyuna Kid >-+++(o> Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 21	Nice icelogger! Making me miss beautiful Minnesota! I was born and raised in a small town called Crosby, near Brained.......AWESOME fishing up north! __________________

08-24-2013, 11:35 PM	#8
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	Awesome report, thanks for sharing your Superior adventure! Brings back some really great memories.. (I grew up on the Great Lakes of Canada. I still have the ol' family place.. Heres a shot on the lake when I turned 4 and graduated to my first walleye casting rod from an ice fishin pole..) __________________

08-19-2013, 01:32 PM	#2
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,922	Cool report. Those coho look tasty!

08-19-2013, 02:36 PM	#3
salty pirate Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: where the hell is Temecula Posts: 268	great now I'm hungry. nice pic's but couldn't watch the vid for some reason.

08-25-2013, 06:44 AM	#9
philr21 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Yokosuka, Japan Posts: 228	That's very cool!