crappieperchhunter

Agreed. If I can't pull it out on my own, it does not fit my idea of portable. However I also agree that someone put a lot of thought and hard work into it and ended up with a pretty incredible permanent hut. Great workmanship. The fellow should be proud.

Nice Bruce. I'm hoping for a feed of those Sunday as well.

That's exactly what I thought. The US had a better squad and wanted it more last night. Both games against the US our boys just didn't have any jump. I thought they where slow responding to loose pucks. I was pretty sure 4 0n 4 the speed of the US squad would come out on top...but I was still hoping our boys could pull it off. For me it was nice to see Nemisz a hometown boy here finally get a goal. My son played soccer with him growing up. And his dad is a good man and a sports dad through and through.

That's what I WANNA HEAR

Beauty fish. I call keepers anything over 10 as well. But sometimes go a little smaller through the ice if that is what it takes to get a feed.

Good going. Nothing better then a feed of perch. Just curious though... what size are you calling keepers? Some people its anything over 7 inches others anything over 10. And others it's somewhere in between.

Fishing in Barrie marina for perch 3 falls ago. My float goes down and I set the hook. Reel in a 10 inch perch. Go to take it off the hook and notice my jig head hook is hooked through the eye of a huge arse hook stuck in the perches mouth. So I hooked a hook that was hooked in a fish....good chance I'll never do that again.

Can't help you Stoty...haven't been on or near Rice. Just thought I'd bump. Somebody help the man out. P.S. How's the pooch doin?

LOL...was thinking the same thing. Definitely a new untapped market.

Insert big strong newfie on steroids jokes here The next time we hook up on the ice, I'll be happy to fish any holes you drill for me

That's all I wanted to hear. I am in no position to make any kind of assessment or suggestions. I just want the people in the know to be on top of things as best they can. I saw 6 walleye on the ice opener morning and heard of 2 others from a believable source. It wasn't too many years ago that 8 walleye for the morning bite per person would have been a sub par morning for anyone who had any kind of experience chasing them out there. So there must be a whole lot of that "declining angler skill" thing going on As a side par. If anyone finds gills there in any amount of good numbers...I'd be happy to hear about it. I would be just as thrilled to chase them all day. And I would take a feed of gills over walleye any day.

Save up for a 5 inch Lazer auger. I say save because they never seem to come on sale. A 5 inch hole will handle a 5 LB walleye and a 8 LB muskie. I know cause I have done both. And you can not believe how much easier that 5 inch hole is to cut compared to a 6 inch hole. I mostly fish perch through the ice so a 4 inch would be plenty...but I will never own one. 4 inch holes freeze over super fast. Also with the kids you will lose a lot of fish at the hole by getting snagged on the sides. They don't have the patience or co-ordination to steer them through such a small hole. If that is a big concern for you I would then recommend the 6 inch hole. But I would never recommend the 4.

I have a few concerns with the change in the fishery on Scugog. First is all the tiny perch that are everywhere. 5 years ago if you where jigging a spoon and minnow combo...you got walleye...period. Now you get molested by 3-6 inch perch. Also some of the perch I snagged accidentally while trying for walleye...had eggs in them. Is it normal for a 4-5 inch perch to have eggs,or is this a stunting population like the gill population concerns in the Kawartrhas? Also all my walleye over the last 3-4 winters have pretty much been 14-17 inchers. I haven't caught a 6-12 inch cigar for years and that is a big concern for me. I'm not saying the walleye fishery is in the dumper yet, cause I got 2 out of my first hole cut the other day...but it is a shadow of what it once was. I think the powers that be need to keep a close eye on it.

BTW just curious. How is Sibbalds free? If you go outta the Provincial Park...which I'm assuming...you gotta pay. They have a ticket machine. I think it was $7 the last time I was there.

Far enough that I do not know anyone who would even try it.

Yep sounds like a perfect day to me Cliff. I've had some real good times on the water/ice when the fish just decided not to join in as well. Ice fishing for pannies is something I really love. I am green with envy of anyone who lives in the Kawartha's. Someday when Debbe and I retire up that way I will get to experience it as well. I can't wait. Yesterday was sub par on Scugog as well. I think the front coming in had everything in neutral. Better luck next time you lucky bugger.

Walk is fine. 2 inches of snow on top of the ice. More then 8...but less then 12 inches of ice in all the holes I cut. $100 season pass to park or $10 a pop. The lot was getting full at noonish when I came off. Might be a problem for space for the evening bite.

Nice to meet you as well Jeff. Hooked up with my buddy after you left. He lost one walleye before we hooked up. Neither of us got anything after you left except those 4 inch perch that where everywhere. Came off the ice at 12:30. Talked to Buck at Goreski's when we went in. He said no one was catching so it wasn't just us. No crappies came in either. After fishing all day yesterday on Couch for perch and this morning I am officially burnt out. I hope anyone who goes out for the afternoon bite does better. Again the pleasure was all mine today Jeff. Anytime you wanna hook up just let me know.

Happy New Years to you and Maribeth Beansie. All the best in 2010. Good luck tomorrow.

I hope you don't use that as a sorry ass excuse for getting outfished in the morning

Note to self...Don't get Big Cliff upset with me. Common practice I'm afraid...but 40 a day seems very unrealistic...to the point of frustrating. I just went through a frustrating dance a couple weeks ago with Prime Rib. They had lots of huge cuts...I wanted 2-4 pounders not monsters. Had to make 3 trips to finally get some smaller cuts. It wasn't quite as big a deal for me though. The store is only about a mile away. You and Sue savour them lobster's Cliff. You earned them.

Let me know how long that lasts

I cut Timmies outta my daily routine a couple of years ago. It's amazing how much you spend there. For years my breakfast on the way to work was a XLDD and 20 timbits or 2 bagels...$3.34 if I remember. Then a coffee at least 2 or 3 nights a week in the arena watching my sons hockey. Coffee and food on the way too the lake...etc. etc. Debbe drinks a ton of Timmies coffee too. Now I might grab a Timmies on the way back home from a day on the water and that's about it and I very rarely have food. I have a reloadable card that puts $40 on in when it gets down to $8. The last time it reloaded was March and it still has over $20 on it. Debbe just recently started to make hers at home more often too. The local Timmies will probably have to lay off 6 part timers because of our cut back I figure we are saving close to $2000 a year. Pretty decent reward for just eliminating one lazy habit.

Any smelt action happening?

Since you know more about these Beasts then I, I'll take your word. My apologies Fish4Eyes. City I am anywhere from 750-850ish tops and I keep track religiously. I won't even say what I get when I'm towing the tinny