Well, Newfoundland was definitely an experience. I was there for a week, but I only got to fish on my last night there. I managed to convince the group that I was with to go out on a charter boat. The boat was a sightseeing/fishing boat.
Here's a pic of our charter boat:
We got to see lots of humpback whales:
The "money shot" of a humpback showing it's "tail":
After seeing dolphins and whales, we proceeded to fish for some Cod. They don't use rods/reels on these boats. Instead, they use a nylon rope with 3 big jigging flys spaced about 18" apart, with a huge lead weight at the bottom of the rig.
They simply drop the rope down and wait until it hits bottom. They then take the rope and "jig it" up and down until a cod hits. Very simple fishing.
The fish were plentiful, and we limited out (15 cod per boat) within 20 minutes. Many of the cod were caught 2 at a time on the same "rope":
A picture of the catch as another cod gets added:
Once we hit our 15 cod limit, one of the charter boat guys started gutting and cleaning the fish:
A pic of what the cod were feeding on... "caplin" (small sardine-like baitfish found in the stomaches of the cod)
As the charter guys started throwing fish guts overboard, seagulls started following the boat. (smart birds)
A nice shot from the boat:
I recognized many lakes from the air on our flight back to Toronto.
Balsam Lake from the airplane at dusk:
Here's a pic of our charter boat:
We got to see lots of humpback whales:
The "money shot" of a humpback showing it's "tail":
After seeing dolphins and whales, we proceeded to fish for some Cod. They don't use rods/reels on these boats. Instead, they use a nylon rope with 3 big jigging flys spaced about 18" apart, with a huge lead weight at the bottom of the rig.
They simply drop the rope down and wait until it hits bottom. They then take the rope and "jig it" up and down until a cod hits. Very simple fishing.
The fish were plentiful, and we limited out (15 cod per boat) within 20 minutes. Many of the cod were caught 2 at a time on the same "rope":
A picture of the catch as another cod gets added:
Once we hit our 15 cod limit, one of the charter boat guys started gutting and cleaning the fish:
A pic of what the cod were feeding on... "caplin" (small sardine-like baitfish found in the stomaches of the cod)
As the charter guys started throwing fish guts overboard, seagulls started following the boat. (smart birds)
A nice shot from the boat:
I recognized many lakes from the air on our flight back to Toronto.
Balsam Lake from the airplane at dusk:
