limeyangler Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Hi Y'all, Got out for a coule of hours today, went back to Burr Lake to see if there were any bigger walleye to be had than the last time we tried. Within 10 minutes of setting 2 lines down i had two pike on the ice Lots of fish on the sonar, most of it very small perch, but some bigger customers showing interest...but no takers. That s untill i swapped jigs for plain hook with sall split shot 6" up the line and just let the minnow swim around and was rewarded with a small walleye. As the sun started to set the weather improved The perch stopped sniffing the bait and started to bite more agressively....got through a lot of minnows in 15 minutes....lol Not many bigger fish showing on the sonar...so went out further despite convention to go shallow as light fades.......and was rewarded with another small walleye, one 17" and one just under 20". The bigger one was reallly fat, thought it mght have a perch in its gut, but turned out to be full of eggs!!! Was good to see there are plenty of larger fish to be had in Burr.......i'm gonna work my way down the logging road now and try Ingall Lake...followed by Pickerel Lake. Plan to expand my horizons again this winter and get to at least 5-10 new lakes i have not fished, i'd better hurry up and buy a snowmobile!!! Tight lines all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centerpin_drift Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 how much ice is on burr right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted December 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 how much ice is on burr right now? I measured upto 8 inches, nowhere i drilled was under 5 inches.....all black ice too. Just in case you are thinking of trying....the Burr Lake i'm talking about is in NW Ontario.....near Dryden....way up here near the Winnipeg border Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparhawk Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 you are so lucky! here in the great state of kansas we're easily 4 wks or more from a very short season. MAYBE 3 wks if we're lucky. my son and i did get to spend a chilly morning fishing a coal powerplant cooling lake for black and white bass. note water temps 67 f. what we wouldn't give to be drilling ice for pike,perch and walleye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Great hardwater report & walleyes too !!!. ..that lake sure looks nice,so what time is dinner?? geez you have been out a few times already,i think you are going to have a good ice-fishing season,by the number of fish you have caught already,i would work that lake really hard before i went anywheres else,they seem to be the perfect eating size right there in front of your house !!! cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 That's awesome. I wish there was some good ice around here. Still waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwl Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 great to see some hungry first ice fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clampet Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Beauty! Nice fish! Those minners look like either red dace, or chubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Great report and pics Simon Glad you're able to get out on ice and get rewarded..... bonus In the Outaouais still not much arsh tempatures but for the next couple of weeks, getting colder Might be going out mid December..... just can't wait Thanks for sharing Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvette1 Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 great day congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistyriver1 Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Great report again limeyangler !!! Really getting the ice fishin juices flowing. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Ah Simon you really have me all jealous as we have to wait until we finally go out onto some safe ice. I really enjoy your early ice fishing adventures much better than the sometimes ugly rants that set in due to cabin fever sometimes. Oh BTW you should have gutted that Pike before you rolled it in batter I look forward to your next report. Please enjoy everybite of Walleye as I am all out at my house. MTP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted December 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 thanks for the replies guy. Clampit, i have both red dace and chubs in my bucket at themoment, some of the dace look like they have been painted!!!! the red stripes on them are really amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Super report Limeyangler You've got me stoked to do some ice fishing now. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Well Simon I hope you are going to be responsible for hatching and raising those orphans! BTW are you eating the walleye cheeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Great looking catch directly on ice and into the pan, gotta love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted December 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 BTW are you eating the walleye cheeks? The cheeks from the big girl got eaten...dont really bother with anything smaller than that, i have been kown to fry the belly fins too, but i'm kinda spoiled and usually dont bother with the extra couple of seconds work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Ohh Ice fishing sucks . Cant wait for the summer and 25 degree weather again. Great fishing man and a great report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickster Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 hey great report Simon just hope you don't catch all the fish in the lake before I can get up there over the holidays i am looking forward to getting out on the ice with you especially after all these good reports there is no way we are going to get skunked now that you found the honey hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkygetr Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 well done Simon...it's all a matter of patience, if you spend the time it will pay off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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