Dec 13th ice fishing in NW ON

[trapshooter]

Got out today since it wasn't -30 for a change. Still have to get runners on my trap so I'm not using it yet. Got to test out the new toy, Humminbird ICE45 flasher. Very impressed with it, to say the least.

 

FYI - it is marking bottom but I think my reflection on the display prevented the camera from picking it up in the picture.

 

We were on a lake that holds walleye, pike and perch. Almost right away my buddy Bryon had a good scrap with a pike. Turned out to be a nice 33" that we released without a picture.

 

The walleye and perch moved in later in the afternoon and we managed a few of them.

 

Here's my buddy Colin with a nice eye.

 

My first walleye on the ice this season.

 

We caught them on set lines and jigging spoons tipped with minnows. We were fishing a sand/weed flat in about 12-13FOW.

[Guest gbfisher]

the salt really hurts there Ben....

[Grimace]

Nice job. Whenever I take a picture of my flasher not all of the marks come up either. The lights turn on and off really fast so the camera will catch them in the off sometimes.

[Guest gbfisher]

....thats it grimace.

Edited December 14, 2008 by gbfisher

[Grimace]

....thats it grimace.

 

Huh?

[Guest gbfisher]

Why the camera didnt pick up the flash.........I guess I wasnt clear enough......

[Grimace]

Ah. I get it. I haven't laid eyes on my spinning flasher since last January. Soon.

 

Nice fish again man. I wish I was prospecting for gold in NW Ontario.

[Leecher]

Great report and pics Ben

 

Nice looking pair of walters you guys caught

Thanks for sharing

Leechman

[fishindevil]

Great hardwater report,and some very fine winter "eyes" !!!!....cheers

[b2kptbo]

Nice...

[medmart]

Nice eyes enjoy your hard water season

 

Rob

[Mike the Pike]

Ah Ben you make it look so easy .I need to go ice fishing but no safe ice hear yet.

[Spiel]

.....Soweeeeet, those are some dandy "eyes".

[Sinker]

 

Yep, I'm jealous

 

I'd love a fry of fresh pickeral right about now........it would go great with my bacon and eggs

 

Sinker

[limeyangler]

Great stuff Ben, really, and i mean REALLY nice walters you guys got. That hummingbird looks a decent bit of kit too.

 

I'm just taking a break from putting the runners on my sled too as we speak.

 

Great stuff.

[lunkerbasshunter]

sweet report! Sure looks like a couple nice eyes you guys got there!

 

Cheers!

[young_one]

Thanks for the early ice reports! Im starting to get the itch real bad. Im glad you are happy with the Humminbird unit!

[RickOnt]

Ben

 

I get the Red x thing where there should be pics of pick!!!!

 

 

As to the runners for the trap I put them on my Yukon but after 2 years they were almost gone So i put a pair of old downhill skis on top of the Runners # years now and still good to go.

 

If I was doing it again I would Not use the Runners BUT Go directly with the Downhill Skis!!!

 

Rick

[trapshooter]

That's odd. I'm seeing the pics. Anyone else not seeing them?

[Leecher]

That's odd. I'm seeing the pics. Anyone else not seeing them?

 

Ben, I was able to yesterday, but now only see red X's. Maybe the site where you uploaded the pics is down or something

Leechman

[trapshooter]

d'oh

[irishfield]

"His" site has been down since early last night Ben.

[Raf]

i can't see the pics either. 'he' needs to get his act together..

 

good stuff ben.

[irishfield]

[trapshooter]

i can't see the pics either. 'he' needs to get his act together..

 

good stuff ben.

 

haha. hope he's working on it