waterwolf Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 hands down ,, no question!! PIKE. something that gets that big ,, fights that hard , and then when all the excitement's over , these fish are ruggedly beautiful. they make for great photos also , if you're on a lake with a decent population , winter pike are damn tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbo Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Perch for the sheer #'s of hits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Thank you!! Very helpful. 60 feet iwth a drop-off to deeper water or shallower....or is the point just to get vertical structure for them to associate wtih? If you're serious about coming up -- lets stay in touch over the winter You got it, Cram...the drop off can be close to either deep or shallow...the important thing is a major depth change. My ideal kind of spot is a point ,whether it's an island or from shore, that drops quickly...then you can pop a string of holes going out from shore, covering that drop. And yes, I'd love to come up if we can organize it I'm only a pm away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishermccann Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Lake Simcoe Lakers and Whitefish no question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 barracuda and sailfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 barracuda and sailfish. Okay ... that's with ice in your GLASS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babaganoush Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 salmon than lakers and whities nothing beats fighting a salmon on an ice fishing rod, the fight is unreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Whities firstCrappies second Perch third( during the late ice). Pickeral,when I can get them. If they would open the herring season on Simcoe,that would be my number one. When the herring season was open, what did you do with them? Are they edible? One of the smaller lakes I fish up north has a pretty good population, but I don't know what to do with 'em ,'cept let 'em go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 When the herring season was open, what did you do with them? Are they edible? One of the smaller lakes I fish up north has a pretty good population, but I don't know what to do with 'em ,'cept let 'em go. Smoke them(in a smoker) kinda hard to light.LOL I would usually just scale them,split in half and add smoke flavor and salt and pepper and put under the broiler. They are oily,but very tastey. I remember the days when we would head out and start jigg,n, could just barely see the flash from the lure. Would get a bump,start to bring the lure up slowly and there would be 50 or so swimming around. The kids had a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 yeah.. they are great in the smoker good pike bait too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 The herring or what I was told were herring, (some called them ciscoes) we caught in Nippissing were just chock full of worms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Pike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governator Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Well.. this will be my first winter ever ice fishing (Just started fishing this summer). I've never cleaned a fish, but I'm definitely tempted to pull out some nice jumbos from simcoe and try cleaning them up for some tasty fish & chips. Other than that, I'd probably target pike. We'll see if I can take the cold lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 The herring or what I was told were herring, (some called them ciscoes) we caught in Nippissing were just chock full of worms. Not here. Very nice white clean meat. Yes they call them cisco, along as blue and black backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) Edited December 2, 2008 by misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Not here. Very nice white clean meat. Yes they call them cisco, along as blue and black backs. Also called tullibees in some areas. I've only seen them in Simcoe and only ever heard of them referred to as herring there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) Had to reread your post,Thought I read Tellatubbies. Never knew that. But they taste nothing like cheese burgers.LOL cheese burgers with fins Edited December 2, 2008 by misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I never knew they were also called Tullibies....interesting. So, I either have to find a way to smoke 'em, or try a bit of gator pike action in the spring with 'em. Thanks for the info I don't think they'll become my favourite species through the ice...but...you never know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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