limeyangler

Thanks syn.....they definitely exist on this body of water....and yup...slip bobber is the way to go too....here's a vid from last year...albeit around June <embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid263.photobucket.com/albums/ii158/vishuscirquel/crappie.flv"> And i mananged to find one whilst icefishing this year too....again it was a bit odd as general rule seems to be where you find one you find another...but this one was travelling solo...lol No problem sirfish, i get this every year when i post my first bass sessions. I think your'e right on the water temps, mind you i got into a bay....shallow...and surface temp was 60, some of the deeper bays were 55, and then some spots showing 40 - 45. I've tried everything in the crappy textbook in terms of presentations, depths, locations etc...etc...lol...zip...nada. I did find out a couple guys got 10 crappie where i was fishing...but i never saw a thing...or even got a bite at that location.....oh well...lol. and yes...there certainly are some monster snapping T's on the goon...saw one 2 years ago sat on our shore (rock) its shell was the size of a large garbage can lid!

Went out to try and find crappie....alas another unsuccessful mission After about 2 hours of searching what seemed to be prime locations for crappie i flung on a mepps( actually i think its a blue fox vibrax)to take a break and catch a few pike....which i did...but surprisingly the bass were where i usually find them in late june! had a blast. HERE'S THE VID <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> AND SOME PICS FROM THIS EVENINGS JAUNT

No problem....sounds like you should try the 'windows moviemaker' suggestion i made, you could do a slideshow of all of the pictures, add comments,music etc...et voila.

Good one guys, good start Terrance....very good practice run for the big one to get team 5 back in the running

Another great report Bruce, wow...you seem to be getting out there a lot more recently...awesome!

Too bad Chris....but enjoyed the thread all the same...lol.

fantastic report! catch your own bait....love it! also good to see a seafishing report, i am assuming you are fishing the ocean with the striper you caught. Anyway...great report, your boat is cool too, my father in law used to run something similar out of Eirieau, Ontario. Great looking cats, and the striper had me remembering going out with my sabiki feathers, catching live sandeels, and 'bubble floating' live bait for sea bass back in England. Thanks for posting.

Good stuff Vinni...look forward to some pics. If your running a pc and have microsoft office, open the pictures with microsoft office picture manager (right click on picture, select 'open with' , select 'microsoft office picture manager'. Once in program select 'edit pictures' at the top of the screen in the middle, this opens a side bar on the right hand side of the window, at the bottom of the side bar you should see 'Change picture size' click on 'resize' and choose the size you want. Another way to do it would be slide show stylee, again if you are running a PC you should have 'windows movie maker, you can import all the pictures into the program, drag them into the time line in whatever sequence you choose, and when the program 'publishes' the finished project it will compress the file size automatically. Probably some more advanced puter users could do it easier, but it works for me. hope this helps.

awesome stuff.....i have no idea what most of the jargon pertaining to trout fishing means....but i understand a fish count easily...lol....awesome job.

RED BULL!

WOW....i live for days like that, not that we have cats up here. They look like they'd put a bend in your rod...solid muscle! great report.....i would have been fishing way past 9:30pm...lol...your will power amazes me!

I do a lot of catch and release too....in fact i say i release way more than i keep...i will go for walleye and not keep a single one sometimes...much to the bewilderment of some people.

AAAAAAh....corn...i caught one once through the ice on a jig and minnow. betcha a muskie would love some of the bigger ones too. anyway.....great post Mike.

Good stuFF! sometimes the crowds just aint worth the hassle!

Great report Mike, your ma did a fine job with the camera too. What did you use for bait for the suckers? That 2nd pic got me going...that there is the perfect size sucker minnow for a big fat Lac seul walleye.... thanks for posting....looking forward to more.

Great stuff Tibbs...i also love the underwater shots. Is it mandatory to catch and release...or just your choice....just wondering is all

LOVE IT!

Great Video Jacques, tough bite eh? yeah...it happens...but you got one , that helps. gotta love those mepps black fury...so effective for so many species...i even caught walleye on those last year when everything else was not working. I should send you my raw video footage so you can do the production work...great job on the vid!

i hope so jacques, lol.....they certainly have been elusive Dont mind at all Nemo....the 3rd pic is also my desktop wallpaper/background now too.

LOL...just looked at the vid...it does have a flying feel to it...makes the boat look like its fast too......really shes the slowest hunk of junk in the galaxy. It sure is Blue Lk, are'nt you out on blue lake hammering the lakers yet?...come on...what ya waiting for! Tis true Bruce..... the black flies are a pain. Not so bad when out in the boat around where we are....the real annoyance are the 'ankle biters'....they look like regular house flies but bite the hell outta your ankles...they can bite right through socks too....some days the boat is full of them....and they just sit on the hull when you move so they are ready to snack again when you stop....no geting away from them...lol. lemme know when your up this way....might get out in a boat together

Great place to wet a line Bruce......do you need any blackflies sent down?

Went out to get (try and get again) some crappie............... <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> The sun started to dip and the crappie were still nowhere to be found. They are in there somewhere......i tried on the ice and got one nice 13" one......but have been unsuccessful finding them in any numbers. As it started to get darker a few big arcs on the fishfinder would come up and check the bait...but would not take. I tried everything from slip bobbers to the same jigs i use on the ice, small rapalas (suspending), beetlespins, leeches(gulp), those tube jig things with the feathers at the end, minnows , northland minnow jigs, but nada, zip, zilch....lol I headed back home feeling frustrated but the awesome sunset soothed my mood and ironed out my somewhat furrowed brow....cant beat the NW Ontario sunsets.....

wow...those are nice perch...good job....here's to your next PB