Fishmaster

Washer and Dryer before fishing shame on you ..lol

Hope ya can make it Smokey ..what about you nuatyfish you coming out for a day of fun ice fishing ..

 

Thanks for the pics Steve along with the report. Thats a great eater size fish. Good Luck and i'll be watching for the update later.

 

Mike

As for eating i release 99% of my walleye from the grand for others to catch ..

A few shots from the Grand River..ice is still a good 4"to 5" and a few good reports of limits of walleye today ..can't wait to get down river today ..hopefully i will have some better pictures tonight ..

I am going to get ahold of Thirsty Mate Marina down by Vic Powells in the lower Grand River Dunnville to plan this outing .i will keep everyone posted ..just wana see how many would be intrested 1st ..and by the looks of it from other sites it will be a good show up ..

Yes YO has done very well in the past in my Tourneys ..i think Clampet needs to get away from the computer and go fishing ..im trying to get something going for all us to have fun and maybe help some sick kids ..don't really need his type of post on this type of topic ..

Wanted to see how many people here would be interested in a Get Together out here on the Grand River for some Ice Fishing ...maybe get everyone to chuck in 5 or 10 bucks for the biggest fish caught of the day ..maybe drag out a few bbq's have some snacks and some good laughs ..Say Feb 10th or 11th

or do something for Charity for Sick Kids Hospital ..

Ill post this pictures later tonight when i finally get home ..will be out again tonight trying for some big girls ......

Clampet: where have you fished the Grand i have never really went out walleye fishing on the river and not got walleye.. we stock between 10000 and 30000 Walleye a year ..so you may wana try something diffrent ..im sure other guys on this site have done very well also ..

Well just got back from ice fishing at the dam ....landed 6 nice walleye in 2 hrs had 3 to 4" of nice black ice but you still need to be carefull where you walk make sure you have a spud and a floater suite if ya dont no the river ..all fish came off Buck Shots and Bad Boys one off a Rapala Jig ..will post pictures when i get a chance ..Fishmaster

The north can never supply our demand for bait ...just spoke to a guy heading to Nip and the guy told him Large shinners are $12 a doz right now and he dont think he will have minnows for very long due to the guy he buys from in the south can't supply him anymore ..

Very true irishfield ...i do let all my customers no whats going on in the bait world and that you shouldn't use minnows out of the effected area ..but bait has been transport from Lake Erie to dealers up north for the last 100 years ...you would think if one lake has a problem they would all have it ..me for one i just want to be able to catch and sell bait to local guys and keep my minnows inside the enfected zone ..i have seen more bait this year then every. you would think if they have VHS they would want use to atleast get them outa the water ways so more fish won't eat them ..not once has the MNR ever tested our minnows to see if the have VHS ..

Thanks Steve! Yes I know, was just trying to generalize that the same # of people will be needed to supply the demand. That will mean that the Northern Licence holders will need more employees to do so.

 

That said, the Northern retail bait sellers are having a hard time stocking minnows...since they can't get them from the south... were things aren't frozen over!! Talked with Jim at Dad's in Temagami about 10 minutes ago and he has just enough Shiners to MAYBE get him thru the weekend.

 

As for the commercial vs personal catching of minnows down south. The guy that collects his personal minnows is no doubt fishing the area...not heading North with them to spread disease. Were as the Commercial operator has no control over where the minnows are heading...as SOP seems to be for fishermen/women to grab 6 to 10 dozen minnows on their way out of TO.... at their favourite bait shop...blow some oxygen in the bags and head up North. This way they know they have bait and they don't lose time fishing by taking the time to support the local bait shops when they get up there. Made sense at the time....but the times are a changing, so please change your tactics and buy bait local to where you are fishing.

I agree totaly but as of right now anybody can catch there own bait and take it anywhere you like ..not good at all but call Mr . Cooper of the MNR and he will say the same thing there is nothing stopping anglers for moven the VHS to other inland lakes ..makes no sence to me ..as for travleing all the way north to find out no shops have bait it could really ruin a trip without your Fav Bait ..

it is veiwable for everyone ..but you must be a member to vote ..guest can not vote ..

Hey guys if i could open up the poll for everyone to vote i would ...And BBR Rich i can not delete votes ...your post i can delete as well as your account seems you have nothing good to say anymore anyways ..