Haynes Lake Report - Sunday May 13th

[Snypa]

Was a nice day, orignally I was going to Lake St.George beside Lake Wilcox, but the gate was closed & there was new sign saying "Not Open To Public", so my buddy & I instead decided to check out Haynes Lake up on Leslie, just above Bethesda rd. in Oak Ridges (its a small pike/bass/panfish lake). Checked it out once before but I didn't have time to fish it, so since it was a nice day & all, we decided to try it out.

Right when we arrived there I already saw 1 descent LM that came cruising in to check us out and about 5-10 minutes later I noticed a good amount of panfish (sunfish/rockbass/bluegill) that were in the shallows right in front of us, which seemed to be active. We decided to go Ultra-Light !! It was a perfect oppurtunity to test my new UL (ultra-light) rod, and also try out one of my new baits (Steel Jigs) which were meant for steelhead, but for some odd reason I had a feeling they would do the trick, and they sure did !! Here's the results & a few pics of my new UL rig.

 

[MikeyMikey]

Nice report...

So where are the pictures of those out of season Bass? Huh? Just kidding!

...
Hey, why did you give that rock bass a red eye?

 

[Snypa]

lol, the funny part is, he actually felt like real descent sized bass on the UL gear !! gave a nice fight. I have a new appreaciation for panfish

His Red Eye ? He almost came from behind, so I quickly turned-around & socked him in the eye, thats REAL story of how I caught him, lmao, nevermind the report.

 

[frozenfire]

awesome! on my ultralight setup, I have the shimano sedona on a shimano clarus. very similar to yours... i've landed tons of crappies on that setup...and very pleased with it.

 

[Pigurd]

i caught a pike here once with a red dollarama inline spinner... ive been back a few times to try to get a picture of one, but couldnt catch anything. its kinda uncomfortable fishing there though, you have all these cars driving by.

 

[MikeyMikey]

Oh yeah...

My Ultra Light 5'6" + Bluegill = Fight on!
Oh, i use a 4lb mono.


Also,,,

YOU MUST buy Rapala 1.5 or 2" Floating minnow.

Freaking awesome TOP WATER action! (especially at peak feeding hours).

 

[openfire]

When you say "one of your new baits", you mean one that you made? If so, congrats on your first official report with a homemade lure!

I definitely like the ultra-light setup... Imagine what a nice bass would feel like on that setup. I think I might splurge a little $ this summer...

BTW, I stopped by here last summer and talked to a man who told me that there's lot's of pike in this lake... but not very accessible from that particular spot. A tube/canoe/boat/inflatable would do well in this lake.