limeyangler

Thanks Jacques. Its ok....bass season in area 5 is open all year...some size limits from November to July...but thats about it. I got some folks upset , thinking i was breaking the regs, responding to posts early in the season.....lol...i think they were even more upset when they realised i COULD fish for them...just kidding folks.

holycrapoly

Great stuff mike. I have enjoyed all your reports so far this season, keep it up! (i especially liked the report with you holding the trout/salmon near that bridge) Thanks fr sharing

Hardcore for sure!!!

Superb pictures...what a day! thanks for that

NOW THATS WHAT I CALL AN INTRO! ABOUT FLIPPIN TIME YOU JOINED......now ya can teach me how to catch a musky...lol All kiddin aside WELCOME

Hey Leechman....great stuff, like someone else said...thanks for taking the time to post that. Just wondering....you got any tips for catching those smallmouths throughthe ice.? There is a small lake next to the highway here that nobody really fishes...and it is full of BIG smallmouth....wanted to try last year but got into the whitefish to much...any advice welcome. TY simon

WELCOME PAUL!......congrats on the PB musky!!! Loving the pics. Thats a nice pike in the ice pi....with all the snow on the ice....i'm guessing last year?...lol....hope we get a little less of the white stuff, at least till we have a good 8" - 10". Cant wait to see some great ice fishin' pics. Simon. (ps....that bass is really dark...there is a lake near me where they're dark , but that is BLACK!)

BEST OF LUCK JACQUES go get 'em

ADDED UPDATES....hope i aint borin anyone...cuz watching ice form could be like watching paint dry to some i guess.

My wife has read that and i'm not allowed to go fishing with buddies anymore.

WOOOOHOOOOOO! Excellent work Slayer....1st ice report....i'm overjoyed and jealous as hell....mmmmmmmmmmm....watching fish on screen through the ice.....absolutely fantastic! i have lterally walked up from the ice ....inched my way out....i'm gonna take the auger down in a minute....see how much ice there is....lol...if ya dont here from me again...no i wont say it. Top bit of improvisation there...off the dock...through the ice...stunning effort...and some fish to boot...did i say i was jealous?...lol...i think i did. I'm gonna tie a rope round the tree....then round me.....ice picks at the ready...pdf firmly attached to me too...spud bar...well actually...not a spud bar but a random metal bar i had lying around...off i go. Great report thanks for sharing.

Welcome aboard

welcome to the board

Fantastic....cant wait for part deux Highdriter....i love the avatar...great!

great report and creative photgraphy...hmmmmmm anyway, great shots.....thanks for sharing.

Its on the road to Fort Frances ...the 502...yup right next to the road...Pritchard is less than 1 m before it on the same road....thats great info about the walleye, there is a little house by the lake there, never had the nerve to go ask the occupants if there are fish in it. Thanks again for the info..guess i'll find out soon enough.

Thanks Leechman, i will be careful. Its only 3 feet deep where i was standing.....i wont be trying any deeper waters untill at leas next Tuesday...although i might try a small pond around the corner thats been frozen over since the 10th on Friday/Saturday...all depends on whether i can get someone out there with me...you know...hold onto the rope tied to me from shore....lol.

thought i'd update the ice conditions here.

I agree with the keep it simple idea. I was sat next to a guy last year who was using some mono line attached to red maple twigs, a sinker set 12 inches above a plain hook with a medium minnow. There's me with my fishfinder, fancy rod rests, Northland thumper jigs,........what happened?....i caught a tiny walleye...he was pulling them out one after the other...some nice size ones too, CLICK HERE FOR A REPORT FROM THAT DAY LAST YEAR Anyway, with all that said, the same method does not always work, and presentation for the same species on different lakes varies hugely, guess it depends on what the primary forage is...sooooo....keep it simple...but maybe have about 200 simple techniques available to you...lol....guess that really helps ya....NOT!

welcome.....

WATTCH OUT SIR ALEX....AFC WIMBLEDON ARE COMIN TO GET YOU!

Just thought ...why did i Pm this info? Well i was a bit hesitant to put links to other sites is all, but i have done it before and i'm not doing it to advertise anyone, simply to pass on info...very good info IMHO....so here's what i sent MrEh...... DICUSSION/REVIEWS RE: SHOWDOWN FLASHER MORE SHOWDOWN INFO/DISCUSSION

Great report...those bass are huge! Worth the soaking Thanks for sharing.

Great report, too bad about the skunk, it happens. Must have been great to get out with such experienced anglers! LOLOLOL.....had to laugh at the uneventful let down journy back......I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN......felt that way a few times this year. Thanks for sharing that.