Vintage Lake Simcoe Fishing Pics, Please share your knowledge

[Troutslayor]

My great grandfather holding a 28 lb pike from cooks bay. All together my family has caught over 30 fish over 20 pounds, 5 over 25lbs. I am very proud..

[Troutslayor]

One of the last Pike I caught with my grandfather, before he passed. I know it is not a vintage but I still think this pic is special....

[racer222]

Its as vintage as it needs to be.

I love this thread of photos!!!

[ThorahGuy]

Thanks for adding those Troutslayor. Some very special memories for you I am sure.

[Troutslayor]

Another pike pic from cooks bay!..

[Troutslayor]

Yes very special, my grandfathers name is Roy Heaton and he would of got a kick seeing himself on a phone! I still use some of the old school methods he taught me to catch big pike!..TS

This post has been edited by Troutslayor on Feb 06, 2017 - 11:37 pm

[longfish]

It was 53 years ago when I was 14 that my Dad took me to a place south of Keswick that had small cabins.....it was called Windsor boats. He introduced me to an old codger he worked with......his name was Ernie and unfortunately I can't remember his last name. He showed us where to fish around the mouth of the Holland River.....man the pike were huge back then.....Ernie had fished Simcoe for years and would tell me all his old fish stories of huge Pike and Muskie......He was a fascinating old fella that really knew how to cuss....I only wish I had pics of those wonderful days in my life.

[Troutslayor]

Here's a pic of my dad and I with a 27lb pike taken on cooks bay through the ice in 5' of water. Thea pics I have posted shows the evolution of a pike fisherman and how family fishing secrets gets passed down from great grandfather to grandfather, grandfather to son to grandson! I still use the same techniques and tricks to big pike through the ice...TS

This post has been edited by Troutslayor on Feb 12, 2017 - 04:50 pm

[Troutslayor]

Good story longfish! You may not have pics but the memories are just as good!...TS

This post has been edited by Troutslayor on Feb 13, 2017 - 01:52 am

[Troutslayor]

Vintage pic 009.....see the extension on the end of the hut so the stove is out of the way! The cool thing is huts are built the same way now!..nice pic!

[longfish]

Thank you Trout Slayer....you are right those memories are warm and locked in my heart as a foundation to my now obsession to fish.....both my Dad and Ernie are gone now but the memories they created for me were nothing short of awesome. Also thank you for sharing that 27 lbs gator with you and your dad....I see you can really relate to my childhood.

[Troutslayor]

My grandfather Roy having a good day on cooks bay!

[Troutslayor]

A couple more from the bay!..

[longfish]

Very nice pics Troutslayer....thank you for posting.

[Troutslayor]

This pic could be a post card!..my grandfather Roy flyfishing at windamere