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AWESOME Bigred! i'm guessing shore fishing?...even more impressive Thanks for sharing.

sorry steel, i klnow very little about motors.....but just wanted tyo say that they look really cool!

"oooooh bosss.....dee plane....dee plane!"

5 hours away??? I dont get it....it took me 21hrs to drive from here to St. Thomas....you know.......Dryden....Thunder Bay.....Wawa....Sault St. Marie....Saginaw....Flint....Sarnia.....and finally after a long time.....St. Thomas

Thats amazing. Congrats. I'd say more but i'm speechless....the pics say it all. Thanks for sharing. I thought that Bly handed those musky to Cliff for the pictures...that's what i heard

Me?...........come on.....i only bury trucks....i'll be fine

Brilliant read....love the seal pics. i'm sure with your superior 'anglination' powers you'll get that monster in the end. AWESOME PICS, AWESOME REPORT (as usual) Thanks man.

Hi Y'all, Went shore fishing with a young buddy yesterday. Since winterizing my boat last weekend(thanks to those that have posted all the good info on that subject) it was shore fishing. As the young lad only gets to go fishing when I take him i left it up to him where we hit the shore....Eagle Lake it is then....lol. Here’s some pics of our couple of hours. WE GOT TO 'BEAR NARROWS' AT 2:30PM, ABSOLUTELY FLAT CALM AND BLUE SKIES....BUT COLD, -5 AFTER 5 MINUTES MY BOBBER DISAPPEARED........LITTLE JACKFISH (snake) <embed width="448" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://i263.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid263.photobucket.com/albums/ii158/vishuscirquel/j2.flv"> NO BITES FOR ANOTHER HOUR AFTER THAT....BUT WE HAD FUN WITH THREE WHISKEYJACKS WHO WERE PARTIAL TO MY WIFE'S HOMEBAKED COOKIES <embed width="448" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://i263.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid263.photobucket.com/albums/ii158/vishuscirquel/j7.flv"> BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF BTES, I SWITCHED OVER TO A JIG, CAST OUT A FEW TIMES.....GOT THIS BABY JACKFISH (used pink jig....inspired by GCD'S post) <embed width="448" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://i263.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid263.photobucket.com/albums/ii158/vishuscirquel/j8.flv"> AS THE SUN STARTED TO SET.....WE WERE NOT GETTING ANY BITES, BUT IT WAS KINDA COOL WATCHING THE ICE FORM IN FRONT OF OUR EYES IN A LAST DITCH ATTEMPT....I TRIED A GLOW FLOATING JIG, WAS REWARDED SOON AFTER WITH A SMALL WALLEYE AND MISSED 2 MORE BITES BECAUSE OF THE BITES.....WE STAYED LONGER....BUT TO NO AVAIL. ON THE DRIVE BACK.....I LOOKED OUT AT ONE OF A COUPLE OF SMALL LOCAL LAKES....LOOKED FROZEN WENT BACK TO CHECK THAT LAKE THIS MORNING.....YUP....SKIM ICE!!!!!!!! ICEFISHING IS ALMOST HERE!!!!!!! PRITCHARD LAKE 1KM DOWN THE ROAD WAS ALSO STARTING TO ICE UP......THERE"S SOME NICE WALLEYE IN THIS LAKE...GOT M PB PIKE FROM HERE TOO Well, that was it. Not the most spectacular days fishing, and boy was it cold. The best thing was seeing Wesley enjoying himself, the scenery......AND ALL THE ICE THATS APPERING ON THE LAKES....I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ICEFISHING!!!! CANT WAIT...3 WEEKS NOW I RECKON! 16th NOVEMBER UPDATE Well last week was a bit of a pain...I reckon if the temps had not gone into the + range i would've been out today drillin holes instead of typing. But things are looking up ;D, the weatherman is predicting sub zero to minus 7-8 range day, going as low as minus 17 (centigrade) at night all this week....... and the ice we lost last week is back and some.....in fact Flambeau Lake up the road from me never lost its skim all during the warm spell...so should be good to go Tuesday week...if not already....but i prefer to be cautious for obvious reasons...no walking out on 1 1/2 " for me thank you very much.....lol. OUR SHORELINE MONDAY LAST WEEK OUR SHORELINE TODAY PRITCHARD LAKE MONDAY LAST WEEK PRITCHARD LAKE TODAY FLAMBEAU LAKE LAST MONDAY FLAMBEAU LAKE TODAY So......gonna brave Flambeau Lake next Tuesday afternoon with a buddy, gonna wear my boat pfd and go slow....but with the temps predicted should be a go. Only problem is I’ve never fished Flambeau before and have no idea if there are any fish in it...lol. I think there probably is ....but the fact it has frozen so quick, and stayed frozen makes me wonder how deep this lake is, as its less than 1 km away from Pritchard and Pritchard is not safe to even think about yet despite being pretty much in exactly the same as Flambeau in geographical position/ same shape/ same amount of shelter etc...etc... 17th NOVEMBER UPDATE Thats more like it, in the minus teens at night now, its dark out but the main lake is starting to go...its just the wind during the day keeps beating the overnight ice back....not long now. MY THERMOMETER TONIGHT 9:30pm 17th NOVEMBER 19th NOVEMBER UPDATE The last 2 nights have been cold, its also been around minus 8 degrees during the day, last night it was nly minus 10 but no wind....so the skim of ice started to extend out to the main lake from our bay. When i got up this morning the view was very incouraging....ice all the way out to the main lake, and even the howling 25km wind was not shifting any of the ice formed last night. I went to the garage and tried firing up my jiffy ice auger...lol...i just hung it up 25 April, no fuel stabiliser or wipe down......i was a bit worried it was not gonna go...but around 6 pulls later she ired up...better clean her up a bit before i start to use it for another season. ICE ALL THE WAY....... ALMOST.......VIEWS OF THE LAKE 12:30pm 19/11/08 STILL A FEW HOLES AROUND THE ROCKS I TOOK A SNOW SHOVEL AND INCHED MY WAY OUT.....I GOT AROUND 10 FEET OUT WHEN I HEARD THE ICE CRACKING.....LOL>>>>MOVED BACK TO SHORE...VERY SLOWLY 20th NOVEMBER UPDATE I had just been down to look at the ice and was back reading the forum when i stumbled upon iceslayer's first ice adventure off the dock....that was it! I was off down the yard to the water again. This time i had my ice picks, garden fork as a spud bar, and the only life jacket i had not already in storage....its a bit small for me. I was in such a hurry to get down there i was wearing my wife's neckwarmer for a hat as i could not find mine....lol. Just seeing iceslayers post convinced me there was enough ice to fish on, but alas there was not. I inched out, with a rope tied to shore and my belt buckle, got about as far as i did last time and started hacking with the fork. It only took 2 or three wacks to draw water, so i fired up the auger and yup, i was only standing on 1 1/2" MAX...lol.....back i went. Did not take the camera....but my wife snapped a pic of me on the return...she's still makin fun of my outfit...lol ITS CALLED HAUTE COUTURE 21st NOVEMBER UPDATE Great view this morning!!!! Wabigoon lake is shore to shore ice after last night. It vwas down to minus 21 last night, and that was enough to lock up the whole lake. Went down to the shore to take a few snaps on the camera...did not have time to check thickness as i was off to kenora to look at a used 2-up sled. THERMOMETER 7:15am THIS MORNING SHORE TO SHORE ICE AT LAST!!! MY ROPE AND FORK STILL THERE FROM YESTERDAY....lol

Lowrance X67C is awesome! ok....its the only type i've used, but i have seen flashers in use on the ice....i much prefer the graph mode (the same mode you see when i use it on the boat in the summer) and for those who prefer, it has an LCD flasher mode too....not quite as good as an actual flasher iv'e heard...but it works.

wow...awesome fish....how were you fishing for those? U are some lucky guys being able to fish lakers all year round! Thanks for sharing.

that 10lber is a real BEAUTY! gotta go now.... gonna pick up a bunch of bananananananas from safeway before heading out for a shore fish today

He speaks the truth...........

Solo.....you torment me once again...lol...awesome.....i think they should ban you from fishing for trout....you make it look too easy! Those fillets look yummy!!!

Ok...i know absolutey nothing about hunting....but looks like a great time was had...great pics too. Congrats on the PB

Awesome report....like Rich says...i guess i will have to fish vicari...vicarusily...oh pooh...i cant spell that...but you know what i mean lol.

Year round open season for Lakers!!! you lucky...lucky....#@%$# Look forward to the reports...i'm heading off with my pickerel rigs and bobber on Monday for shore sesh down the road on Eagle Lake...hoping for some 'eyes too....good luck!

Congrats on the PB

too funny guys. Thanks for posting Kemper.

Great report JWL. Nice looking fish. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent report. great fish. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent stuff Rustic...lol...likewise...i wish i had your problems I had a similar thought last fall whilst trekking through the bush near Sioux Lookout following the Pelican Falls rapids with my rods, dressed in khaki and brown with a fur hat on...lol...BOY DO I LOOK LIKE A DEER! granted deer dont walk upright or talk to themselves(i tend to do this when alone...lol) but to a hunter whose been poised to shoot for 5 hours........ Thanks for sharing

Awesome Moemoe. Never caught a musky myself...wish i could though...lol. That downrigger shot is fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

Iceshanty is a great site.

Well thats it for another season for me....no more boat trips this year. Thanks fo all the fun guys and girls...but with the help of some useful posts on here...i have winterized my tin pot boat. Now i will sit and wait for the ice......its too darn warm here at the moment...but the minus temps are starting this saturday...so shouldn';t be too long a wait. I might ge some shore fishing done in front of the house...lol...but apart from a few small walleye this time of year...it sucks! There are a few other shore marks i can go to...but its hit and miss....sooooo....i just dream of getting on the ice this time of year. Cheers Simon