limeyangler

NOOOOOO....that was not my son...these were kids i worked with....if it were my son it would have been different lol....just seems you're not allowed to say anything to the kids...you might "violate their rights" GOD FORBID!

brookies and specks....spent many hours treading quietly around on the ice ....no luck yet.

No probs Tom, the pics all yours and anyone elses for that matter. PS....awesome brookie/coaster report. Thanks Don....where the he'll ya been...or is it me thats not on here as much?

Great report! I saw that show on TV about catching coasters...your report was better!

Liknd your reports a lot Kwan...keep 'em coming. BTW.....nice pic of the release!

Hi All, Some time ago I mentioned that I was going to lose my job, well I sat on the bottom rung of the seniority ladder after many people were laid off, true I escaped the axe (barely) but with a full scale re-patriation plan by the largest aboriginal child and family services agency to get a lot the native kids back to their reserves still in full swing, our agency is still in downsizing mode, meaning that axe could get me at any moment. Then 2 weeks ago my other part-time job was offered to me full-time...I jumped at it, a little bit of breathing space, same money, but at least the new company is expanding rather than shrinking. Anyway, my last day at my old job was Saturday. The weather was awesome and I took the boys ( kids in care) up to Lac Seul as I had been promising all summer but had been cancelling every time due to the weather (wind). To cut a long story short, the trip was a bit disappointing fish wise and one of the boys had an almighty sulk on about something and refused to fish the whole four hours we were there, making the day less than pleasant for the other boy and myself. When we got back on Saturday, the non sulky boy heard me talking to a co worker about getting out the next day to a more local lake. The boy asked if he could come along. Well I squared it with the bosses and agreed to take him. I really wanted to get into some fish....properly...as I have been very unlucky when he's in the boat...always promising a banner day that never quite materializes. Well today it happened....awesome fishing. I was worried that we would skunk on walleye at one point, as we trolled spinners around for 3 hours with 30 or so Pike to show for our efforts. I was really hoping that the walleye would turn on at dusk...they did! Man they were nice fish, we anchored up...the 20+ kmh winds dropped to nothing...and straight jigged walleye after walleye from right under the boat...it was awesome...the kid was having the time of his life.....made my day! Unfortunately...as I’ve said before, confidentiality means videos or pics with the kid are no go....but we boated a shed load of fish....and I mean a lot....pike were generally small but a couple over 30". Walleye were huge! Fish after fish over 20" and kept 8 fat chunky 17"ers. Some of the best walleye fishing I’ve had so far this year, made even better because the kid finally got to experience what I’d been promising and failing to deliver time and again...GOOD TIMES. I TOOK A PICTURE OF ONE JUST BEFORE WE LEFT

Great report Terry, love the underwater stuff....MORE PLEASE!!!!

Nuffink like the inmistakeable 'THUD' feel of a nice walleye bite......cant wait for this weekend either....2 days on Lac Seul. Nice job on the musky!

Great win...congrats to youandyour dad.

good one

Great report man....really good read! The weather certainly got better, some of those days look perfect. Great trail cam shots too. Really enjoyed reading that.

NAH..Sorry man...bring on winter!...love the smell of a 2hp auger in the morning...smells like...VICTORY! LOL KF...that response is as funny if not funnier than the minnow incident itself...made me laugh anyway...thanks for that. Crafty little buggers eh...well i'm just thrilled to have them living here...i watch them most evenings as the sunsets....amazing creatures, dont mind forfeiting a few dozen minnows...but cant afford many more...lol. Thanks Rod Caster, was hoping someone would clarify that for me....are the Grouse the same as 'spruce hens'? YUP...ICEFISHING! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT. Thanks for the heads up on the bite MB....you local as in Manitou lake off the 502?

Great report Dan, i dont get out on the water enough with the missus either these days...great fun to fish with her though. Some nice perch you had.

Great fish Lunker...your buddy must be pleased. Like others have said...that looks more like a 50"

Good job helping out buck.....horror story really...but you earned a lot of Karma points....it will come around to you eventually.

The years have been very kind to you Jacques!

Absolutely great fishes! Top marks!

WTG Ryan, thats a beauty fish! 47"!!!!1 Great job......gotta love that pic with Pete and Dave, i can only dream of fishing with such illustrious company....awesome!

AWESOME JOB Kwan! Congrats on a PB and supper!

Hey Bill...great report! That is the most calorifically challenged (fat) smallie i've seen!

Hi all, Got back to Lac Seul looking for big walleye alas was not to be, only a couple of eyes of 21 and 20, then a whole whack of keeper size. I headed out half an hour later than I wanted because I believe that one, or more, of the otters that live on our shoreline finally learned that my stash of minnows are now up at the house since I moved them from the trolling bucket in the lake (I moved it from the lake because they even learned how to flick the hatch lock open). Anyway, my wife and I have been laughing hard at the video I shot for this report totally unaware of the minnow situation....... I THINK THIS IS HILARIOUS...STUNNED SILENCE HAD MY WIFE CRYING WITH LAUGHTER <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe3dUnS_yvE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe3dUnS_yvE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe3dUnS_yvE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> It’s not often , despite my unintended stop for bait, that I am on my way by 6am, one bonus was I was not rushing to get to the lake, and in my lack of haste I stopped quite a few times along the logging road to take some pictures of the mist lifting off the landscape. There were also a lot of puddles with skims of ice on them, winter is just around the corner me thinks.... A SLOWER PACE RESULTED IN MY STOPS TO TAKE IN THE SCENERY On one stretch of road I had to drive at a snail’s pace, we' had big rain the day before and the washouts and deep potholes commanded respect. It was at this point I noticed all the partridge/spruce hens/grouse....not sure what are what....feisty little critters, did not seem to mind me being there too much. KFC ANYONE? <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCavQUG5nhs?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCavQUG5nhs?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCavQUG5nhs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> The weather report was awesome, but it was difficult to tell how gorgeous the day was going to be until I arrived at the landing at Williams Bay....I’m not kidding you...it literally took my breath away...the pictures don't do it justice...you had to be there. STUNNING MORNING AT THE LANDING <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MMwJBzybq8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MMwJBzybq8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MMwJBzybq8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> I spent over an hour trolling around the first spot with only a jackfish to show for my efforts, although I did hook into and lose 3 big fish before I decided to go and check I reef I know. On the approach to the reef in 25 - 30' FOW I was marking lots of fish on the bottom. Because it was such a flat calm day I could just sit stationary and watch my jig on the fish finder tease them up a foot or two off bottom before they zoomed back down. Even with the zoom feature turned off these were big arches (big fish). But despite spending another hour changing baits and methods (jigs and minnows, varying jig size and color/shape, Nightcrawlers, walleye spinners, bottom bouncing large suckers and regular minnows, even set the slip bobber to 26' deep with both jig and plain hook/sinker, tried my jigging raps as I was sitting vertical, raided my ice fishing box further and various little cleos and spoons tipped and plain) I decided to try shallow across the top of the reef. Very first cast produced a bite...turned out to be a nice rock bass, second cast a solid thump of a bite on the jig and minnow....Nice big bass (smallmouth)....and for the next hour it was nonstop bass...not many under 17", one or two close to 20". It was literally a fish a cast, I switched to gulp at one point to save minnows, but did not get a sniff, as soon as I put a live minnow on the bait sometimes did not even make it down to the bottom ( reef is 10' deep across the top) before a bass slammed it..... AWESOME SMALLMOUTH ACTION! <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uolJeeMDp3E?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uolJeeMDp3E?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uolJeeMDp3E?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> I could have stayed there all day, and it was hard to drag myself away from the frenzied action and fun, but the big walleye have been all but totally avoiding me at Williams Bay this year...and I was going to try again. I tried the drop-off of the reef on the shore side and just a bit deeper than where the majority of the bass were stacked up....nothing. I headed to shore, a spot where a weed bed is in summer, a shallowish shelf then a drop to 23'. I was marking fish at 18' to 24' FOW on the drop off and missed the first 3 bites, one felt like a really nice walleye but it spat the hook half way up. I trolled the shore line to a point, keeping at the same depth range and eventually landed a nice 21". Not long after another slot at 20". Then I got into around 5 or six small ones...then nothing...despite still marking fish they just switched off. After another hour trying to entice the less than enthusiastic wallies at that spot I headed off again. Same story at the two spots I tried after the first. Marking lots of big fish, lost a couple of big ones on the way up (stinger hooks for me next time out) found large pockets of active fish, but all small ones. In the end I landed a whole whack of eaters, kept my limit but never managed to land a really big one...OH WELL GUESS I HAVE TO GO BACK! LOTS OF FISH....LOST SOME NICE ONES, LANDED LOADS OF SMALL ONES <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvIB7rO1-rQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvIB7rO1-rQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvIB7rO1-rQ?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> Gonna head to a lake half way up the road to Lac Seul tomorrow, only fished it once before, trout and walleye in there, will only have a few hours to spare so might be difficult to locate fish as I don’t know the lake at all...but will be fun trying...I’ll post a report tomorrow...right now I’m going to close and lock the lid on my minnow cooler...no more nasty surprises tomorrow I hope....but those otters are crafty...would not surprise me if they have bolt cutters!

Hey Mike...WELCOME BACK...glad you feel better...we could all take a leaf outta your book....my smoking days are numbered....patches for me from next Monday.

Congratulations Joey and Paul

Congrats...thats a sweet motor. I have a Terrova 55* 12v....i dream about the i-pilot....xmas is coming...we'll wait and see.

Deepest sympathies to you and family...very sad.