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Todays ICE FISHING Report!!!
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:00 pm
by Slayingm
I took advantage of the beautiful cold day we had and went up to the Haliburton's to check the ice conditions on a couple of smaller lakes I frequent. With my floater suit buckled up tight I was pleased to see a good 3" of solid ice as I slowly made my way out. Fishing the 1st lake for 1.5hrs and iced 2 nice eating sized lakers. One taken on a Blue fox jigging spoon and the other on a small minnow. Both fish were caught in 35' of water.
Packed up and headed further north to a little Rainbow lake. I setup in 16' of water with the minnow rig and jigged a few feet away in 22'. Got a briliant coloured male Rainbow on the minnow and had a real big one break off (to much pressure on the 4lb line....ouch!) on the jigging spoon. Missed 1 other fish on the minnows and called it a day.
What a amazing day to be out and enjoy the great outdoors.... no tracks (other then deer) and extremely peaceful.
Heres hoping the rest of the bigger lakes firm up fast!
Take care and be safe out there!
Good Fish'n.... Greg.
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:08 pm
by jazman
awesome report....
great pics and you are right... the serenity is the message....
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:21 pm
by jammer
What the **$$?? You don't play nice...
Sweet report man!!! nice pics...
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:26 pm
by crash
That sure is a preety bow, great colours.
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:29 pm
by skooter
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:33 pm
by slop
Did you guys say something cause i don't see anything!
Nice fish Greg
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:41 pm
by trapperdirk
ROTFLMAO . OH my what a big avatar you have Greg . Trust me you lads who posted I will get across this page eventually to actually read them but this ocean Im trying to cross is wide ,wide wide .
Yell if I get close to the end of the scroll . LOL
TD
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:14 pm
by Slayingm
Sorry about the size of the Avatar gents....not sure what happened there but I blasted it away
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:48 pm
by trapperdirk
Thats alright Greg .It was kind of funny and its happened to me too . ROTFLMAO .
Dang that was a scroll and a half though and I think I was into the maritimes somewhere . LOL
Nice catch and congrats on your day .
TD
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:53 pm
by sportfish_dom
Great post Slayingm...looks like some great eatin'
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:26 am
by Iceman
Sweet I mean tasty looking fish, gotta love that tip down.
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:19 am
by Carl
Great day on the ice for sure.
hell I'd drive from Ottawa for a chance at those
Carlco
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:59 am
by Sherriff
Good job and great looking fish..
Fishface
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:04 am
by JFish
Hey guys, although I have never caught a brown before does that bow not have spots much like a brown? I have never caught a bow with spots on it like that, especially covering most of it's side. Is that a common thing? Just curious.
JFish
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:09 am
by Slayingm
JFish wrote:Hey guys, although I have never caught a brown before does that bow not have spots much like a brown? I have never caught a bow with spots on it like that, especially covering most of it's side. Is that a common thing? Just curious.
JFish
Hi JFish, The ' bow' was a male and slightly darker and more colourful then what I normally see.... spots are normal and depending on factors (ie: Stocked vs natural, forage, different lakes) the details will vary. This one really does not look like any brown I have ever caught. Check out this link... it has some great pics of browns...
http://www.troutnut.com/otherpics/fish.php
Take care and Good Fish'n . ... Greg.
