Dog Lake

Post by **Red Feathers** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:29 pm

Went out to Dog lake to check ice conditions today ,was the middle of the day but took some gear with me anyway, was 6 or 7 inch's in the shallow end of the lake , so started to wet a line , in about hour and a half 1- 3.5 lb pike 1- 2 lb bass a couple crappie and a blue gill quite few bites but the minnows i had were a little big , i had to pick my Son up from school so i had to leave early, i will now try a night fish . Red

Post by **1lastcast** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:36 pm

Thanks for the info Red.

Im thinking about getting my 2.5yr old daughter out on Dog lake this weekend for some fishing.

It will be her first time fishing. so I dont expect much. Just safe ice.

where did you walk out from? boat ramp? or cottage?

Post by **Tip-up** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:42 pm

Thanks for the report. Il be venturing out there for some splake soon.

Post by **beeman** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:37 pm

There are some huts in the small bays today, but I would not try the Splake areas yet. I checked at the end of last week and the ice was way too thin for me and on my way past the access for that area today, it doesn't look like anyone has been out there yet.

Post by **Jimmay** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:08 pm

Try Upper Rock Lake for some splake. We saw 7" to 8" of ice and caught three 12" to 14" splake last saturday. The lake it not known for large splake, but is known for good numbers and a better tasting fish than what Dog can give you.

Tip-up, drop me a message if you want to head out this weekend.

Post by **slop** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:27 pm

Good info but all the lurkers on the www won't be adding their comments about which Splake taste better....Dog, or Upper Rock.

Post by **beeman** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:00 am

slop wrote:Good info but all the lurkers on the www won't be adding their comments about which Splake taste better....Dog, or Upper Rock.

Maybe we could use it as a code then? Tasty fish = a really good day, parasite infested fish that was cooked badly = got skunked.

But Jimmay is right the fish are better tasting in Upper Rock but not typically as big - so tasty but just slightly overcooked

Post by **Doug** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:55 am

Last time I fished Upper Rock I was throwing back the splake I caught, and some lad asked me what the heck I was doing. I told him I was "throwing back the small ones" and he explained that those were KEEPERS for that lake!

I suppose I might keep brook trout that small if I was stream fishing, but I didn't think it was worth my time to fish for ten inch splake..........

And yes, Dog Lake splake are not the most flavourful fish I ever ate, but they are very good smoked.

And I have also found that the ice takes its own sweet time to get thick enough out over the splake water, although it should be OK now just out from Hogan's along the east side of that island or peninsula. I have taken some nice splake there in about twenty feet of water early season other years.

We are going to hit Davies Hole this afternoon, first time for the year. It "should" have decent ice. I hope!!!!!

Doug

Post by **Wader75** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:26 pm

I'm guessing the difference in taste has to do with the differing forage types in the two lakes. Perhaps some "research", followed by a taste test is in order...

Post by **Red Feathers** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:51 pm

I went out from a Cottage , Red

Post by **Tip-up** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:15 pm

Well, I know parts of Dog are iced up and there are splake being caught. Il wait a little while and make it a day with lakers too.

Thanks

Post by **Jimmay** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:39 pm

Loughborough had over 4" on the west end last Sunday. It can be a good spot for lakers at first ice.

Post by **Tip-up** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 7:41 am

Thanks Jimmay

Post by **Doug** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:37 pm

any update on Dog Lake (splake grounds) as of today? We had minus 29 this morning out on the north shore road at Loughborough, so I reckon that made a BIT of ice around here............

Doug

Post by **Out4trout** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:42 pm

Doug - yeah that was some friggin cold!!

Saw you had posted - was hoping you went to Dog today and were going to show off some splake!!

I wonder though, with the snow, how much ice it really made?