Nipfisher

Well done. I am too soft to stand in the wind for hours on end in "hopes" of a fish. I salute you and your buddy.

Pictures and doccumentation!

I am not in those pictures. Never met any of them (although I will someday). I believe the pictures are of Mike and his friend Trevor. Guess Mercman (Paul) is camera shy.

Good times. I have a place here that we fish early winter and we are only a few feet from the open water.

20 walleye on the day for the group is darn good.

Alex, I PM'd you last night. The words from this community are not empty. If any of us can help in any way we will.

Rod Caster just texted me this morning and he is KILLING the walleye out on South Shore right now. Can't controll the weather.

Missed an edit at 1:25 of the video.

Here is a picture of Tony and Alex (floater suits) along with some others who attended the gtg. Tony will be forever honoured in my hut.

YUP. Schen looked really bad on the 1st 2 goals then almost a third one. Trade bait.......who would want him?????

I met Tony and his son Alex (fishman2202) for the 1st time before the gtg when we went perch fishing with my 2 year old son Karter. Tony was 1st class al the way. My deepest sympathy to his wife, and children. I am in shock.

There are about 10 excellent operators on the lake. Rob Hyatt Outdoors South Shore Ice Condos Idyltime Nippising Ice Bungalows Grump and Grumpy's Smitty's Sandy Bay Angler's Haven to name a few

I had problems (with an older one) a few years ago and took it in for a service. It started and ran fine for the guy in the shop. He said it was likely the significant temp. change from my warm garage to the fishing spot. He says condensation gets into the gas with all the temp changes. I would try new gas and stabilizer, also letting the auger adjust to the cold temps before using it.

No pictures PLEASE.

Guides on Lake Nipissing charging $400 - $500 per day. I don't recall any having a catch guarantee but will reduce cost if no fish produced.

Labatt Blue is a nice PILSNER.

Large Grey or Black for me. If local members want to go through me I am cool with that. I will collect from this area and place 1 order for shirts.

8" muskie rod ? Good luck casting with that.

Just 3 hours North of here it all seems "normal". Click this link for a look at the snowmobile trails near Kenogami on Hwy. 11. Kenogami Almanac They have alot of snow and had had cold temps. Their trails are in perfect condition. Around New Liskeard the "normalness" disappears.

Would be funny if the driver was drinking a Pepsi.

Nice. How many keepers?

North Bay Nugget Walleye catch OK, despite dark data MNR review ongoing with results expected this year By DAVE DALE The Nugget Updated 16 hours ago Ice fishing success on Lake Nipissing appears to be the best it's been in recent years despite netting studies indicating a big drop in adult walleye. More commonly called pickerel, many locals and visitors have been complaining for several winters about not catching their limit. The fish they do pull up are too small, they say, or they're only catching perch, ling, herring and whitefish — species “pickerel lovers” consider a nuisance. But this year, a slightly different story is being told by ice hut inhabitants are still hauling out keepers six weeks into the winter season. Usually the fishing is tougher in February when the deep chill sets in and the walleye migrate or bite less. A random visit to Deepwater Point on the south shore this weekend found plenty of fish laying on the ice waiting for the skillet — including a freshly caught 27-inch walleye and a few smaller cousins mixed in with a nice mess of perch. Shawn Degagne of Idle Tyme Fishing Camp said his customers are happy with their success and already booking for next year. Along with the approximate six-pounder caught by Trent Cowey, of Belwood, Ont., he said another person caught a near-record ling weighing almost 15 pounds. An online invite at Nugget.ca for more comments was answered by Jeff Chalkley's Sandy Bay Resort, reporting that five customers caught 29 pickerel on the weekend — including a 25-inch keeper brought up by Mike Currie. Lake Nipissing's walleye fishery is officially considered stressed by biologists, although the numbers of small walleye are somehow increasing exponentially. But the North Bay Ministry of Natural Resources isn't ready to comment on the issue, other than to say a comprehensive review is ongoing and results will be released later this year. Nipissing First Nation, which operates a commercial fishery including gill netting after the spring spawn, is also keeping quiet on the issue. Calls from The Nugget concerning a report on a summit held last fall involving Lake Nipissing stakeholders were not returned. Nipissing First Nation reduced its quota by 10% two years ago when the initial FWIN data showed a sharp drop in adults. Commercial netters, however, haven't caught their quota for the past two years, The Nugget has been told, although it's not clear why. Some summer anglers, on the other hand, say it has more to do with knowing where to fish and when. Tom Broz, of Flamborough, Ont., and Jason Radjija, of Kitchener, said they've been fishing Nipissing summer, fall and winter for decades. They were each jigging two holes in one of Idle Tyme huts Saturday morning, with two walleye and a couple big perch already on the ice outside. “It's slower than yesterday,” Broz said, with 47 perch kept from Friday's haul, with eight small pickerel thrown back. Radjija said he brought up a “gigantic” herring as well, although both of them prefer the sweet meat walleye offers. Degagne said business is brisk this year. He may be benefiting from thin ice on Lake Simcoe forcing people to venture further north. Degagne also said there's walleye to be caught if you're in the right spot at the right time of year. Radjija and Broz agreed, describing how they were catching them steady this fall after targeting a “cabbage patch” of weeds with a specific strategy. And Broz said he knows a good summer spot near the Manitou Islands, recalling how he caught and released 20 slot-size pickerel there in the fall. Lake Nipissing regulations, based on the fishery being stressed, requires anglers to return walleye between 15.7 inches and 23.6 inches. But they both agreed a long snowmobile excursion wasn't what they came up north to do in the winter, preferring to go with “luck” in a 35-foot bowl near Deepwater Point. Degagne said it is usually harder to catch walleye in February, although it's usually colder than it has been this year. Cowey, of Belwood, Ont., near Orangeville was happy Saturday morning after pulling up his 27-inch walleye. “I come up every year,” Cowey said, adding he usually releases big walleye but his friends convinced him to keep this one for dinner.

Was thinking the same thing today. I was out on Callander Bay and I have NEVER heard the ice so loud. There were significant cracks in the ice that were not there yesterday......... including one that runs right under my hut.

There is no regulation that says you have to be awake while fishing. You must be within 60 m (197 ft.) at all times of any line or tip-up you are using when ice fishing and you must have a clear and unobstructed view of the lines being used at all times. Is your view obstructed with your eyes closed? We have used buzzers and screamers (fish alarms) on outside lines even when we are awake. It limits the time the fish is hooked and therefore would be more sporting in my opinion.

Looks like he actually knew where he was driving to, and just over shot the top of the mountain and went on to the drift. He only needed to back up a little bit so the weight of the machine is on the mountain top.