tip-up Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 Anthony and I made our way back down to the Ottawa River back bays again in search of pannies and to take advantage of our last day on the ice for a little while. The unusual weather has played with our heads for too long now. The temps today were +6 and there calling for +10 on Friday with rain :. Ice was a mess today as most of the shoreline made it impossible to get back to the car. After having a amazing first ice day on the river just a few days before, I had high hopes for today..Bucketmouth was out yesterday with Anthony and marked tons of fish but were only able to land a few..Don't you hate when fish are lock jaw mode > We arrived to the hole just as Bucketmouth had lost his Coleman lantern down the hole..Plunk...gone :-\ Wind was howling and the bite was slow according to the amount of fish flopping(or not ) on the ice...Again, we started to mark fish immediately after getting set up, it was getting them to bite that had us puzzled...After a few rod and lure changes Anthony managed to land the first fish of the day..Nice little bluegill with spectacular patterns on 'em.. It's amazing the number of fish that stack in this one 20 foot hole..It's rare to see your vex blank for more than a few minutes...we typically are use to seeing more crappie than bluegill here but not today...The gills have moved in and are hungry It's going to be a while before venturing deeper into the back bays in search of more deep holes and large crappie :-\ Pannies were on and off for the most part of the day..Attracting them with the spoon then downsizing to small jigs was key. Bait of choice today was one that is made locally. Tipped with a fat waxie, the pannies just inhaled these little buggers... We never really keep count or tally on how many fish we ice, but I tell ya, I have seen way better days down there..As the ice thickness began to loose inches rapidly and water pooling up everywhere(Shoreline especially), we came to the decision that it would be best to leave soon. After a few more fish it was time to pack up and head home...Safety first :tipup: I am very fortunate to have this great spot a near 5 minutes from my house...Hopefully, winter will show it's face soon so I can get back down there. Next week might be perfect to get a small boat in there and scout out a few holes for the upcoming weeks...You down Bucket ??? ;D... All the best guys, be careful and safe out there...A few more pictures from today.. Thank you for taking the time to read.. -Andrew
wishn4fishn Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 hype. It's great to see all species targetted. Must of been a riot on light tackle. Good stuff.
snag Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 Nice one, Your reports are always great. Thanks
Smokey Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 Thanks for posting the report. It's great for those of us with no ice fishing yet to see some being caught.
sleded Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Nice treats tip up!! your lucky to have some ice! looks like no ice season around here with temps looking warm all week ill be ice fishing out of a boat! good work man keep at her
fishindevil Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 nice report & nice catch guys ,and hey at least you guys are getting to go ice fishing,its sure not happening here in southern ontario,panfish are fun and keep you busy all day they are alot of fun to catch
Rich Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Gotta love those treats, and thats one hell of a crappie!
Rich Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) Is your mouth watering Rich The thought of that sweet meat exploding in my mouth like flavour crystals is just too much to bear! - Trademark, 2007 Rich Crisp Enterprises Edited January 4, 2007 by Rich
sleded Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 i agree nothing tastes as good as a treat fry cooked by the filth chef himself Rich Chonzy!! we go down to his home pond and he gets mad if i keep a perch out of his pond but if u want a musky hes game for that!!
duber Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Nice report tip-up.Keep'm coming you lucky dog.
ch312 Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 why must you do this to us? it was +8 here today but nice report once again
sturgman Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Awesome report as always tipup!! Cant wait for some ice to form here so I can do the same. Thanks ya, sturgman
tip-up Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Posted January 4, 2007 why must you do this to us? it was +8 here today but nice report once again +15 on Saturday..What the Let's just hope old man winter show's his face soon..Bring on phase 3 of ice LOL..
dsn Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Hey Tip-Up great report!! Those are some big Gills I see. Keep the reports coming!!! It's like water to those who are dying of thirst for ice. dsn
Crazyhook Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 beauty pics man!! you will need your boat there soon!
tip-up Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Posted January 4, 2007 beauty pics man!! you will need your boat there soon! Yea You should join us next time ..Joco and I did well the last couple of outings..No musky but a hoot on the ultra-lights..Just bring a lunch
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