callander Ice Fishing?

[mgrieve]

We've never been ice fishing before. We rented a hut up in Callander on Nippising this weekend.

What can we expect to catch? What bait/lures/hook should we be using?

 

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[Sandbag]

mgrieve

 

You can expect to catch pickeral, perch, herring, pike and maybe the odd whitefish. If you are fishing at night you will almost certainly pick up the odd mudpuppy for your efforts.

 

What to use is a matter of persoanl preference. Small jigs and jigheads are popular as are jigging spoon in various colors, shapes and sizes. Most people tip their bait of choice with a minnow, especially during the slower mid-day stretches.

 

If the weather permits, don't be afraid to ask your operator to punch you a few holes outside away from your hut. You would be amazed what gets dropped down some of those inside holes after a couple of weeks on the same spot.

 

Cheers and good luck

 

Look forward to the report.

 

Craig

[mgrieve]

Well, Last Sat we headed up to North Bay to do some ice fishing.

rented a hut from Billy Bob's and Carl took us out. He was a really nice guy, and was very friendly and outgoing.

We spent 8 hours on the ice, nothing was biting.

Tried spoons, and jigheads w/minnows.

 

All we caught last weekend were two perch.

The other huts around us had the same luck, although one guy in the morning caught a pike closer to shore.

 

Although the fishing was poor, we still had a great time and a nice boys weekend away from the wives.