tip-up Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 (edited) I will start by saying it feels great to back on the ice again...It was a real bummer not being able to get on the first week of December as we were used to in recent years :-\ Today was an awesome day with no wind and sunny conditions..I think the high was -2. Glad I had the chance to get out today as tonight the freezing rain will start and it's going to change into rain by tomorrow...Anthony and I had 5'' of ice under our feet Hope the rain does not kill it :-[ We arrived at our destination just as bite started to turn on..By then we were not the only ones down there..It was nice to see a few familiar faces I had not seen in a while .. Punched the first few holes of the season a immediatly started to mark fish 10 feet down in 19 feet of water..It was not hard to decide where we were going to set up base camp for the day Anthony and I were anxios to try out a few new toys we purchased over the long wait for ice, especially the new Marcum VS-250 Underwater veiwing system...Amazing little camera for the price..It did not disapoint us..Clear and very easy to use..Nothing better than watching slabs nail your bait all day long. We had too much fun with it First crappie of the year was a beaut.Caught him on a Northland Forage minnow with a few waxies hooked in the arse.. We proceeded to catch a few a whole bunch of them ranging from 8''-10'' with a few small gills mixed in.. The bite slowed down a bit around 11am which gave us time to pound back some chocolate milk and a bag lays regular chips..It also gave us some time to downsize our baits and try slip bobberin'..I stared at a blank screen for a few minutes so I tried rapidly jigging a spoon to see if I could get the attention of a any fish, then switched to the smaller baits ti get 'em to bite..Of coarse, it worked ;D By the end of the day we must have iced easily about 60 fish for the few hours we were down there...All fish were released because we had forgotten the kill bucket..besides it doesn't hurt to let em go once in a while Can't wait to get out in the new year and fish some waters I have been waiting to ice over for a while..I can see the walleye shaking' already.. Wednesday I hope to get back down to the crappie hole and nail a few eaters.. Here are a few more pictures from today.. Thanks for taking the time to read 8) Be careful and safe out there guys...All the best in the new year!! -Andrew Edited January 1, 2007 by tip-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mepps Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 wow, great report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 wow!.... NIIIIICE report and awesome pics!!! Thanks! Gerritt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanangler1990 Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 good stuff! nice going! when r we gonna get some ice? can u share some with us, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Aww man, awesome report! I think I'm going to lay a plexiglass sheet over my fav pond and drill some holes soon.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautifish Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Great report & thanx for shareing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joefish Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Great report Andrew!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjsa Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Fantastic report, glad to see I am not the only one posting ice fishing reports. Too bad with the weather recently there are not more ice reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 WTG...guys looks like you had a blast catchin all those panfish,and a few nice crappies too ,great report & pics and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU GUYS TOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Great fish and report. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carll2 Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 awesome report tip-up i have about 7 inches of ice on my favorite back lake here in quebec. got out once thats it but with this rain on the way forget about the ice until cooler temps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motv8tr Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Good stuff Andrew, but I can tell you, you won't find me on only 5" of ice...lol Glad you finally got out and had such a great day Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tip-up Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Fantastic report, glad to see I am not the only one posting ice fishing reports. Too bad with the weather recently there are not more ice reports. Tjsa, funny how I usually cringe when I here of weather on the way like in your avatar ..Now I am just praying for it ..It has rained here over night which probably boosted the water levels, and also left a huge mess on top of the ice..Could be yet another two weeks before getting back on lol -Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mistyriver1 Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Nice report tipup. I picked up a Clam 2000 hut on Boxing Day at BPS. My home made one was just too heavy and I had to take the 2nd and 3rd row of seats out of the van to load it. How do you like that hut ?? ps. Nice report Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Farmer Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Thanks for posting, Great report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Great report Tip up, thanks a lot (gotta get me one of them cameras - looks like a load of fun) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Great report tip .This can't be the Ottawa area right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duber Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Thanks for the report tip-up.Right now the only ice we have here is in our new years drinks!May have to drive somewere soon!Love them crappies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutSlayer Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Great report and catch Tip-Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tip-up Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Great report tip .This can't be the Ottawa area right? You betcha Mike..This spot is only 10 minutes from my house Kind of hard to believe huh? ...5''-6'' in most back bays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattletrap2 Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Great report and real nice pics as well! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tip-up Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Nice report tipup. I picked up a Clam 2000 hut on Boxing Day at BPS. My home made one was just too heavy and I had to take the 2nd and 3rd row of seats out of the van to load it. How do you like that hut ?? Hey MistyRiver1 I have used this style of hut for three years now and love it..The concept of it doubling as an equiptment sled is what really caught my eye...As you already know, there is enough room for ALL my gear including 6 ice rods, tackle, Mr.Buddy,vex,camera..with space to spare(Not much lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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