limeyangler

Hi all, Well my first 3 trips out on the ice were fun, but if I had to sum them up, this would be a perfect representation…….. Fortunately I managed to get out on Monday after a shift was cancelled, headed up the road, set up my shack, and was treated to some clear ice lake trout fun, only small, but got rid of the stench of the dreaded skunk! Happy New Year to you ALL! Simon.

I am assuming you are in Ontario, and that the small lakes you need to see are just the outline of the lakes, if this is the case you could hardly do better than the combo below. https://radioworld.ca/gar-gpsmap64 http://www.backroadmapbooks.com/gps-maps/ontario-gps-maps/ontario-backroad-gps-maps-v5

Merry xmas everyone!

Picked up the Helix 5 ice edition for a screaming deal at CT too, sorry but have not had a chance to use it yet, same unit different size screens, will be able to give a review tomorrow if you can hang on till then. Also have a 9 on the boat, its ok, but pricey if you ask me.

Cant speak for the Clam products, but the Otter sleds are pretty awesome. Owned 2 now, both excellent, especially the quality and build of the actual sled. I found the other brands to be to shallow.

Nice haul there Nick, won't be long now till I can get out, killing me with those slab pictures, we have pretty good crappie on our home lake now, five minute ride round our point….2 more days at work and then I'm off!!!! We have around 12" of ice here now, love having the ice road, saves about 20 minutes of the ride to town.

THAT IS THE BEST!

Awesome as usual Drew, i'm gonna try for some sharks at the end of January, gonna night fish this year in Antigua.

HOLY….SCORRRRRRE! That's awesome, wanted to take one of those to Antigua and leave it at my brother in laws for exploring every winter. ENJOY!

Like I said, they get themselves to Dryden and i'll guide them for the day. Guidin' @ Dryden. My new service…..catchy. I have my boaters card, all the safety equipment on board. I'm not asking for money so its not 'guiding' which cuts out all liability….lol…i think. They will have to get their own fishing licenses if they need them and make sure they have them on their person on the day. I am running an Alumacraft 16.5' with very comfortable premium seats. I have a new Minn Kota Ulterra with i-Pilot Link, none has to even move…JUST FISH! Can arrange the time that suits the winner, prefer to go beginning of July onwards. Prize must be redeemed within 3 years….lol.

Go for the helix 7 or Lowrance Chirp 5. if the chirp 5 has no GPS i'd say pull the trigger on the Helix 7. It comes with a basic map but you will have to shell out another couple hundred$ for a proper map chip.

How about an all expenses fishing trip to Lac Seul for 2? Just get yourselves to Dryden and Ill take care of the rest. Bait, travel, gas and even tackle (if needed), drinks + snacks, hopefully some fish and a shore lunch all included. Will also include a keepsake video on a flash drive .

I just bought one of these new floater suits, don't need a shelter now. Available from various stores in Dowtown Vancouver. https://youtu.be/84pv9NrDvXo

Nice fishes buddy, good night out in my books….looking forward to saturday's pics.

Thanks for posting that! These guys were part of a show called Bremner, Bird and Fortune, would watch this with my mum when I was in England and we would howl!

LOL@"parental Units" Birds are thick out here too, I have limited out a couple times, but i'm just hunting the road in and out of Lac Seul, depends on the traffic. Yessireee….spoofin' ya! Thanks Rick, you up next year?

Thanks guys! Yeah, fishing sucks there, no walleye at all, sometimes get a few dink perch, that's about it. Yeah, weather has been crazy warm, I was in my T-shirt all afternoon, even when the boat was moving. That was yesterday afternoon, like you said today is even warmer! Tbay was apparently +25C yesterday!!!! Was an awesome afternoon out on 'Secret Island' as Jack calls it. We cooked smokies on an open fire, went exploring, hid a geocache there, shot tin cans with a BB gun, spent an hour in the boat and got 3 grouse on the way out.

Nice one Bruce, like they say, "the fish are already wet, so they don't care!"

LOL…was not expecting to see those pics of when I was down, lol…freaked me out! Great pics Rick. Keep 'em coming.

Come on up…we need to increase our tax base….lol. Yeah, they are scary, we did not hesitate to get him to ER. An older kid on the bus apparently held him upside down and banged his head on a bar! To his credit the kid was really sorry, just messing around, nothing sinister, he came round to our place with his mum and apologized to Jack in person and made him some rice crispy squares, poor kid looked terrified! Its getting colder but should get out at least a couple times more in the boat. "…….Oh, think twice……." LOL…come on Geoff, what "other things", dying to know. G had concussion too? Sounds like he's ok though. As for Monster Fish through the ice…might be an early winter this year. LOL…yeah they do, he didn't mind a week off school either, we got a lot of Lego built in a week! Yah, love this time of year, fish are biting hard and you can shoot at things too! It was well deserved…lol. A WEEK OF LEGO!!!!! Gonna check out your website when I get off here. Thanks man, the tail gait picture is soooooo 'Redneck'. Thanks Fresh, he's coin good, back at school and singing tunes to himself as usual.

Hi all, Got out on Saturday after being stuck in the house all week with my boy, he had a concussion, we were told he was not to be active, was not allowed to read, only be read to and was not allowed to watch TV or use electronics…just rest…yeah right……LOOOOOONG WEEEK! He's fine though thank goodness. Decided on Lac Seul for my escape (easy decision). Had 2 days to plan and everything was ready to rock and roll the day before. Now, I always check the weather and it seemed perfect, perfect even for some early morning bird hunting on the way in, sun and clouds light(ish) winds. What I didn't check or realise was that it was moose opener…holy man, talk about busy out there, ATVs, UTVs, trucks with trailers, hunters on foot, not to mention that they are hauling lumber on the North Road too, so service trucks and Semis hauling chips every 10 minutes or so too, needless to say not a bird in sight on the way in…..lol. Found a really cool waterfall I had never noticed before that I must have driven past at least 20 times, amazing what you see when you slow down. Talking of slowing down, so has the fishing, caught lots and lots of keeper size under 18" but only one slot fish and one 25", usually will have at least 20 slot fish and a few hogs! Had Roloff out with me so we stopped at a couple beaches for a stretch, some food and nature calls. He loves fishing, he justt peers over the side of the boat waiting for a fish to be reeled in, if it takes longer than 5 or 10 minutes he starts whimpering…lol. We got off the lake at about 5pm, I figured the traffic would have died down and the birds would be out, they did not disappoint, birds everywhere, saw about 10 and got 5 nice grouse, great way to end a Saturday and home right before dark too…..here are some snaps from the day. FOUND A COOL WATERFALL ROLOFF PATIENTLY WAITING FOR WALLEYE STOPPED AT A COUPLE NICE BEACHES GOT A LIMIT OF SURF AND A LIMIT OF TURF (no…I did not shoot the walleye….lol)

Hey Geoff, good thread, never caught one myself on top water. May I suggest a slip bobber, that method would also enable you to determine the depth where you are casting.

I am perfectly aware of that already thanks, but don't feel that diminishes what he said.

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