Joeytier

Transducers work fine under the ice. I try to make sure my transducer is sitting right at the bottom edge of the ice for most accurate depth readings. I tuck all the cable behind the unit except for the amount I need. Works fine for me.

I'm definitely going to make it out there at least once more before the seasons done.

This is what I am thinking. The curriculum is extremely broad, the potential for having many different options seems quite likely. Thanks for the input.

I've received an offer of admission into Canadore college for their eco-tourism and Environmental technician. I'm leaning heavily towards Environmental technician, since I love science, and it seems as though the employment possibilities are more abundant with that course. Do any of you have any first-hand knowledge on the course, or even the school? I'm very much looking forward to living in a northern community, and hope this course can lead me into employment opportunities up north as well. Thanks in advance.

I could've canoed on the road all the trucks were using on Simcoe yesterday.

Exactly.

That one on top is HUGE! Nice going.

Alright, thanks. I think I'm going to grab one. Anyone willing to sell?

That's just the way it goes. Every keeper size perch I've ever cleaned was stuffed full of eggs.

I don't have a hut, and I'd like to think of myself as fairly capable of withstanding cold temperatures. Thanks for the input. Did you pick it up at BPS?

I'm seriously considering getting this, since the only seat I have for ice fishing at the moment is a padded bucket, and my back gets really sore after sitting on something without a back. I like the rod holders, and even has a fish bag for your catch! Seems really nice. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s...016000_100-16-0

Wow. Awesome report! Rainbows through the ice would be amazing.

Just fish for steelhead.

The small creek behind my house(pringle creek in whitby) is open in the faster. It will be entirely open after the next two days of 7-8 degree weather I'm sure. With any luck, Oshawa will be fishable Friday.

I've still yet to get any crappie through the ice.

I didn't measure, but I'd say at LEAST 13-14 inches, probably more.

This time around, I figured making the lengthy (to say the least) trek out to the whitie grounds from Bonnie Boats would not be my best bet, so we stuck to perch. I'm glad we made that choice. All of our fishing was done almost straight north of the point in anywhere from 28-37 feet of water. Our first spot was in about 28 feet of water. We probably fished there for 35 minutes, and only one school moved through during that time, producing 2-3 fish. Pretty slow start. We moved further north to a spot about 31 feet deep, and that is where at least 7 or 8 of our 12 keepers were taken. The action was steady for at least an hour, with most of the fishing coming off of orange buckshots with a small shiner. Even the bigger fish were not touching bigger shiners. Windlass tip-ups with shiners also went 2-for-3. Eventually, that spot died off and we headed straight north another 300 feet or so. We didn't mark any fish or get a bite, so we decided to move about 200 feet east in about 37 feet of water. In our last 45 minutes, we had two schools move through, which produced 2 keepers and 2 other smaller ones. We headed in after that. We ended up with 12 keepers, and released many other potential keepers early in the day expecting to catch more jumbos, but it didn't really happen. We probably caught 25-30 fish. The ice was awful. It was slushy in the morning, but as the cold winds picked up, everything hardened, so there was 6-7 inch rock hard tire grooves EVERYWHERE, and trying to bring a sled over them on foot without tipping it is very difficult. The shot looking north towards the whities huts: My rig: Buddies Rig: Biggest Perch (for some reason I forgot to snap a shot of the bag of keepers.)

Nice looking fish. Whereabouts is Belwood Lake?

Wow, that's some red meat.

Cool story. All that talk of 35 degree humid weather reminds me of why I like winter so much.

You're allowed 3 lines per person? I'm jealous.

Great report. Thanks for posting.

Perhaps the sheriff should take the time to consider the amount of people that go out and fish Lake Erie and lakes like it on a DAILY basis without ever encountering anything like this, as well the number of days with identical conditions with no adverse consequences. He's got his head up his ass on this on this one. It was a freak accident, and this is why the rescue operations exist. God forbid we might have to spend a little of the taxpayers money to save hundreds of lives.

I'm shocked at the multitude of startlingly ignorant comments in reply to this article. This one in particular struck me as mind-blowing: And this one... I'm at a loss for words as to how someone could legitimately feel that way.