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Thanks Walleye_man, my next report will be trout i think, but i might get out 1 more time for walleye before the New Year....happy New Year to you BTW, hope you get those walleye to bite next time your out. You not got ice yet? No worries WS...always recording. I'd like to think i have good skillz...but i think the lakes round here make it easy Jacques...sooo many freekin' fish in them

I said it 2wice already....PHAT PHANTASTIC PHISH Rock....good job.

Awesome Wayne! Certainly is a spooky feeling on less than 8" of ice. I'm drooling over your fishfinder.....man is that ever sweet. Come on man...surely an HDS fishfinder deserves the $90 expense to buy a proper 'iceducer'? Top report...... Thanks man Here's to many more Ice reports..

Fantastic Steve! Sounds like an action packed 3 hours....was laughing out loud about "something about xmas eve ", full credit for pulling yourself away....i would have struggled to do that. Well seemed like a long time coming...but glad you're feeling better....lol....its a killer waiting eh? Looking forward to more reports....you either need to remember to take your camera or buy one Best wishes for the new year Simon

Hi All, went out today with my buddy Lew, all the toys came out today...and we headed to Dore lake in search of Whitefish and walleye. The plan was to try a few spots early for whities before the evening walleye bite.....but it took way to long getting in and we only had a few minutes to look for whities before heading to our walleye spot. It Has really dumped snow the last couple of days...upto 2 feet deep on the trail in....we effectively broke trail. Snowdrifts on the lake in some points were as deep as 3', and thew wind was howling at around 20kmh. To make things even slower going it was a balmy -4 C today, the snow was heavy and wet because of the mild temps, so i broke trail and Lew followed on his 4x4. ALL THE TOYS CAME OUT TODAY Today we looked for a deep part of the lake and found the break...sure enough...there they were, at the transition point in deeper water 25'-33' FOW...not unlike where you find them before the ice arrives fall fishing. I have been having the best results with 3"-5" dace or sucker minnows...its been like walleye candy from around end of October, the walleye still have the feed bag on and are trying to pile on the weight for a long cold winter. I am fast becoming a convert to jigging raps, and williams spoons , ive been getting them to bite agressively on these (around the 2" size). i'll break the head off a medium minnow and attach the tail bit to the back hook of a jigging rap...looks like an extension of the lure...only juicy and real...tail gives it a good motion too when hooked just so (this also works killer for Lakers) On the spoons i dont tend to add any minnow but now and again i'll attach just the head. an 1/8 jig and minnow has been good too, i have been hooking them just behind the dorsal fin this year instead of in the mouth, through the gill and across the back....i've been catching way more fish this year hooking the minnow like that. We are allowed two lines so this year that has been my dead stick...1/8 oz jig and great big minnow....and i'm experimenting with different lures on my secongd line...jig...jig...jiggin' away. Anyhoo...here's my usual video diary of this afternoon Shinnanagans....hopefully the bleep outs cover the coarse language at the start....i missed 2 fish....one bit my jiggin' rap, whilst the dead stick line outside the hut was getting dragged in the hole...lol...managed to miss both fish! REALLY NICE COLORS ON THESE WALLEYE....ALMOST BLACK AND GOLD...AWESOME!

UMMMMMM...thats a sauger......don't count. JUST KIDDING!!!!!!! WAY TO GO AMIGO!!!!!!!!!!!!! MERRY XMAS TO YA INDEED

Hey walleye-man, I just read an Artical by the legendary Gord Pyzer. Everything in this article about first ice or early season walleye holds true in my experience.....just today we looked for a deep part of the lake and found the break...sure enough...there they were. Same thing on another lake...at the transition point in deeper water....not unlike where you find them before the ice arrives fall fishing. I have been having the best results with 3"-5" dace or sucker minnows...its been like walleye candy from around end of October....dont be afraid of bigger baits.....the walleye have the feed bag on and are trying to pile on the weight for a long cold winter. Similarly i am fast becoming a convert to jigging raps, and williams spoons , ive been getting them to bite agressively on these (around the 2" size). i'll break the head off a medium minnow and attach the tail bit to the back hook of a jigging rap...looks like an extension of the lure...only juicy and real...tail gives it a good motion too when hooked just so (this also works killer for Lakers) On the spoons i dont tend to add any minnow but now and again i'll attach just the head. Dont forget a 1/8 jig and minnow....always works...i have been hooking them just behind the dorsal fin this year instead of in the mouth, through the gill and across the back....i've been catching way more fish this year hooking the minnow like that. Once again...try a big minnow...we are allowed two lines so this year that has been my dead stick...1/8 oz jig and great big minnow....and i'm experimenting with different lures on my secongd line...jig...jig...jiggin' away. Anyway...here's a link to Gord Pyzers article, GORD PYZER'S ARTICLE Hope this helps. Simon

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That really sucks Ron...get well soon.

Jds....i'm pretty new to icefishing too....this is my 3rd winter. I also used to only fish the bottom.....same way as i did for walleye...bouncing bottom. Having a flasher will definitely help you...it did me.....you really need to fish the whole water column...especially on a deep lake like Simcoe (not that ive fished it....but i read the posts...lol). As for tube baits......i tried and failed with those for a long time....then last year i started catching with them....my CONFIDENCE.....has grown. I definitely think its just trying stuff out and sticking with it...especially if others have had success. As others mentioned...match the hatch.... the flasher will not tell you what they are eating....but it will tell you what they are not...ie...if they keep inspecting your bait/lure and not taking...maybe change it to something they want. good luck.

My buddy has his fishfinder set on fish ID...with the bleep sound 'on'.....DRIVES ME NUTS! not only is the constant bleeping annoying, like fisherman said....everything in the cone angle shows as a fish. I try to tell him to switch it off but he insists we are sitting on top of hundreds of fish....really?....well we've been here an hour and caught jack......lol. much better to learn how to identify objects without ID on...takes a bit longer to get used to...but once you can (not saying you cant) you'll never wanna have the ID on again.

Sure thing....MPH......would be a blast. Let me know the dates and i'll mark it on my calendar....and bring lots of bug spray!

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....trout season......(drools on keyboard)

I thought that Joey was organising the OFC GTG for here next year?....hehehehe Sorry Phish...already named and patented a long time ago...no way i'm sharing royalties.....lol plenty of space for campers/RVs/ and tents on our 9 acre plot....come on up Mopar....just give me a couple of days notice....and of course no charge for OFNers.

Awesome Curtis, lookin' forward to many more ice reports

that is fantastic...really cool...thank god i live nowhere near it though

I 3rd TD insurance...best by far. some insurers wont even insure sleds over 700cc.

WOW...thats pretty amazing for 10 minutes......just imagine the day with a fully functioning motor! Great report ehg.

Great post Curtis, I'll be watching this one closely, hopefully some good tips.

Yup Steve, anyone who icefishes has had that before , i'm sure of it. WOOOOHOOOO....cant wait for the report...good luck! LOL...Chris.....i know these posts are hurting ya...i almost did not post it for that reason (yeah right) I'm doing the rounds this year TJ

Thanks Lew, yeah, having lived most of my life in a country smaller than ontario the distances are still mind boggling for me too.

Hi all, went back to the same spot on eagle lake, only real difference was my buddy paul joined me for the session. Only thing different done to the day before was since i had a buddy with me we drilled a few more holes out to the deeper water...the ice is good all the way across now...averaging around 8-9". I got one small sauger on a jiggin' rap in the deep water....then we slowly moved our way back top the shallows for the evening bite, jigging pre-drilled holes along the way, with no takers. the bite came on from aabout 3-4pm then just turned off like someone had flicked a switch. The most productive hole the day before yesterday was again the 'honey hole', and not being a gentleman i took that hole for myself....lol. In fact all the fish except the one sauger and one that got off for Paul...which would have been the biggest fish (always the way) came out of that hole again. Paul did not get a fish unfortunately ...but he got a walleye supper chez Limey's last night so he cant complain.....lol. EAGLE LAKE PART II

hey Troutboy, was out with a guy called paul from Tbay yesterday...he was telling me good the brookie fishing is down your way....you lucky so and so...lol. GO GET 'em

now thats a good way to kick the season off for sure!!!! excellent report, real nice walleye. thanks for sharing. Simon

Thanks JB.....i wish i knew how to do a poll on here....i was gonna do one as a thread......POLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK JB IS HOPING FOR TONIGHT? cant be long now dude...cant be long. Go git'em Steve.....still have to try your advice for perchin' ....but i'll get round to it soon enough. LOL...for a moment i thought you meant i was a native...lol...would not be the first time someone thought that...that is until i open my mouth and speak! Thanks Jacques....yup sport fishing license is 4. Eagle lake has a slot size.....none between 18.1" to 22 or there abouts. I prefer to eat the ones under 18" anyway...better meat and lets the big breeders keep breeding Yeah....seen a couple of the guys on TB fishing forum are already out there.... I fish where the fish are young one...we drilled some holes out in the middle of the channel...not a bite. thanks JDS....you get out icefishing at all?