Victoria Day Weekend Fishing (and a giant carp!)

Went up to Mississippi Lake for the May 2-4 long weekend and got a bit of fishing done after putting in dad's dock and boat lift.

Nice sized pike (esox lucius). Caught him at the end of a small creek. 

Steve's pike pike (esox lucius)

A nice smallmouth bass (micropterus dolomieu) caught in a bay usually filled with largemouth bass. 

Dolly accompanied us fishing. 

A nice Mississippi Lake largemouth bass (micropterus salmoides)

Largemouth Bass (micropterus salmoides), poor little guy looked beat up. 

Nice little LMB (micropterus salmoides)

Another nice LMB (micropterus salmoides) from Mississippi Lake

Meanwhile, back in Montreal, Ryan caught a massive carp! Way to go Ryan!

Damn! Check out this huge carp (cyprinus carpio)!
The Common Carp is a non-native, invasive species in the St. Lawrence. 

Ryan measured it at 33 inches!

Caught it on a simple hook and sinker with a worm as bait. 

This small hagfish (myxine glutinosa) was attached to the body of the carp. 

The nightmarish mouth of the Atlantic Hagfish hagfish (myxine glutinosa).