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Great pics, thx for sharing!

Plenty of ice, was out yesterday in about 14 ft of water. Stick with an operator I'm not saying ice is safe everywhere. While not the 50 jumbo epic outing of last week, it was still an epic 30 jumbo outing! Morning bite was hot, it completely dropped off after 2pm. Fish weren't as aggressive as last week, I found having a small jig down there worked well to attract the bigger ones and then execute the deal with the gold spoon. I also missed a nice pike! It attacked my spoon hard, but I had no clue it was even around so it JUST missed... boy was it fast! At least cool to see, then it was gone for good. Best of luck, I'd recommend a tip-up if you guys want a pike seen them both outings...

That's no dime its a quarter! I used my 2 cents to catch it.

Biggest one is 13.5 or 14". It woulda been 15" if I caught one of the two I saw!

Hi everyone it's been a while since I've posted to the board, I haven't been fishing as much as I deserve to. Got out to Virginia Beach yesterday for the first ice trip of the season, boy did I have an itch and did it ever get scratched! Setup in 8 feet of water, ice thickness was about 6". First 30 minutes just some dinks I was like aww man not again, I want to move huts when I can. Then things changed. First up was a big pike (for Simcoe) that came in but couldn't get to commit. Then non-stop jumbo action all day long! The fishing kept getting better and better as the day went on, with average fish size increasing throughout the day. It got to the point where I was letting jumbos go by because they weren't jumbo enough. Kept my limit of 50, I now have delicious food for the winter. Swedish pimples, my go to lure for winter ice fishing, really paid off. It was all I needed. Their weight let me get it in front of the jumbos before the dinks got a chance, and the fish were really excited by the flash. The bag I took home at the end of the day musta weight like 40 pounds, I was joking I needed a snowmobile to transport it to the car. Then came the filleting. I wasn't looking forward to it as I'm a filleting noob but was committed to do every last fish. About 4 hours later they were all done, and I'm much better at filleting now. A very rewarding experience, and I must say it may be my best and funnest fish outing ever! Seems like Simcoe's jumbo population may have grown, I didn't have too much success last year but it coulda been the luck of the draw. A snow squall hit which was intense. All of a sudden the sky goes dark. I open the hut door 30 minutes later and there's snow everywhere! Was very cool. Anyways enjoy the pictures and happy fishing to all:

Came across this article and thought I'd share, those are some comfortable looking huts there! Does the law prevent us from having huts like that in Ontario? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41432433/ns/travel-destination_travel/

Assuming you're targeting perch / pike, I would recommend either Dave's Fish Huts or IceFishingOutfitters out of Virginia Beach, Lake Simcoe. I've fished a fair amount at each and they're both equally as good, I can't recommend one over the other I like them both. pm me if you're interested in more details about them, and good luck!

Hi everyone heading up for my first trip of the season to Virginia Beach on Lake Simcoe this Wednesday in the am, if anyone is interested in meeting up give me a pm thx! Gona be taking out my 2 man clam....

Well said.

Surprised? It's all about profit.

Nice report, I like the stirfry!

Pumpkin Pecan Blueberry

Nice reports and fish thanks for sharing. It's weird, I've caught so many fish on pink senko kut-tails, but still have yet to catch one on a pink stickbait senko... just gotta keep trying I guess! I've noticed lots of biggies in posts caught on the pink stuff.

I fished with Italo once before in the Niagara pool, very nice, helpful, and friendly guy, not to mention his awesome fishing knowledge. I really don't get why people here put him down, but my guess is it makes them feel better about themselves.

Online petitions are useless, I'd like to hear of one that actually made a difference. BTW I signed for the hell of it.

You should seriously look into a Mazda 3... leased a new 2007 for 3 years just returned it last week, will be picking up a 2010 soon.

There was a report last year of someone that caught a big ling on Simcoe and I thought that was impressive. His ling was pushing the Simcoe record. Judging from the size of the two in your pic, I'd say you're pretty close to breaking or have already broke the record with those monster ling, you should check it out! This is my favorite icefishing report this year. Rare fish few people catch, in such numbers and with great size is truly impressive, that possibility is what keeps me hooked on fishing just a little extra. Thanks for sharing!

I've definitely noticed a morning bite fishing for bass in the summer. For each hour after sunrise, there is a 50% drop in numbers till noon hits at which time it goes dead. This is in under 15 feet of water, I think the fish go deeper which is another factor. Tell me this, if there ain't no such thing as a morning bite, why are y'all getting up at 4am to go fishing??

With a name like Coolio I thought you'd be a bit cooler. Thanks for the report DMASSE, if I want to go up to Nipissing for icefishing I know where to go now.

Thanks for the help I've booked with Hank's I'll let you know how it goes...

Hi everyone, looking forward to this Saturday, which will be my first time targeting lake trout and whitefish. I realize it is better to be able to move around to target them, but I don't have that kind of gear and will be bringing two other first timers for these species as well. I have a good idea of the techniques and presentations to offer these fine specimens thanks to the board, but the question remains, which operator would you recommend. The factors I define for being the 'best' include: 1. Performance (Who is well known for putting you on fish)? 2. Friendliness of Operators 3. Comfort / Condition of accomodations (heated transportation, clean and comfortable huts) There are several hut operators I have in mind (Bonnie Boats, Tim Hales, Floyd Hales, Hank Heyink, etc...) but I've found limited reviews about them on message boards. Your help would be greatly appreciated. You could be helping an angler catch their first whitie / laker. I promise to post fish porn if we're succesful!

I like it a lot, maybe not the best but better than the other crap I've seen for a similar / less price. It's my go-to for perching.

Welcome to the site. Pull up a chair, grab a brew, and enjoy.

Not sure about access points, but I can tell you that people have begun ice-fishing on Cook's Bay, there were about 20 ppl today. However there is still open water further out of the bay, I'd recommend a floater suit just in case. Yep most people target perch there, but pike can be caught as well. Good luck!

Touching, happy holidays Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!