Great day fishing for Whitefish

limeyangler · December 21, 2008

Hi Y'all,

Well I teamed up with my buddy Glen(well apparently he's not my buddy cuz according to him I have no friends...lol) and his good friend Mark for a trip to Kenora for some Whitefish. I did the trip last year with them and was dying to get back there....whitefish are just awesome...bite light, but when you set the hook...AWESOME, they are no slouches!

After a quick stop so I could swap a heater at the store for a Big Buddy heater and Glen and Mark could get their Timmies we headed off to the lake.

Mark had decided to drive out, he's nuts! But there was plenty of good ice.

It was pretty warm out by comparison to the last 3 weeks or so...first time it’s been above -20 Celsius really.

We got to the same spot we fished last year, and we were all set up in no time at all, despite the 'warm' weather I set up the 'Taj Wabigoon' as Glen describes my fish hut, just so it was there if needed.

MARK DROVE THE TRUCK OUT :canadian: :worthy:

SET UP THE ‘TAJ WABIGOON’

Things were pretty quiet at first, fish wise, lots of perch showing on the bottom but nothing much bigger.

I started fishing the bottom, bouncing a small gold/brass shiny Northland jig with a Power bait micro tube. I got a really small perch, that was it.

The guys and me were using combinations of jigs, Swedish pimple type jigs/small flash spoons, rattlin' jigs with minnows (dead...as no live bait allowed), micro tubes, waxies, I even tried powerbait 'Fishfry' on a jig.

It wasn't until I lifted the jig 10 feet off the bottom before I saw the first Whitie come almost vertically up from the bottom , felt the light tap...set the hook, and pulled up an average size one. This was followed not long afterwards by another.

MY FIRST COUPLE OF WHITIES THIS YEAR

Next Glen got in on the act....Landing the 2 biggest whities of the day.........we were still waiting for Mark to join in :whistling:

GLEN GOT THE 2 BIGGEST OF THE DAY(the spoon is 19”)

I got a couple more before it went quiet for a bit. I decided to use the lull to set up and try out my new heater.....WOW...is it ever nice......it was toasty in the hut in no time at all....but it was still pretty warm out, and it felt plain unsocial to sit in there.

Glen got one more, then I got a couple more, then the wind picked up, and the snow started to come down, Mark was already in and out of the truck with the engine running, and Glen disappeared into the 'Taj Wabigoon' to eat his lunch in the warmth.

By the time Glen re-emerged, my hands were frozen...I decided to go in just to warm up.

What a difference sitting out of the cold wind, on a comfy bench seat with a heater on....and I started to catch fish too......I think it helped that I could take my gloves off and have a finger on the line to feel the really light bites.

It still amazes me the lightness of the bite from such a relatively large fish.....but its kinda what I like most about fishing for whitefish...just such a contrast from the really light bite to the heavy THUD when you strike and set the hook.

I WAS GETTING QUITE A FEW SITTING IN THE HUT

I was definitely getting the most bites, and I think all agreed it was because I was cheating...lol,....because I was the only one with a fish finder...definitely helps!!

I am really getting the hang of the fish finder now I think. I did not have it last year when we were there...and I was eagerly awaiting to try it out now that I’d had it a while and was getting better at using it. It certainly is a lot of fun...like fishing Xbox...lol.

FISHING XBOX (the line on the graph at 35’ is my jig)

THE FISH LINES ON THE GRAPH IN THE ABOVE VIDEO WERE SMALL STUFF…..LIKE THIS GUY.

It was just waaaaaaay to comfy in the hut . I had not come out of the hut for around 15-20, although the door was slightly open and I could hear the banter between Mark and Glen.

By this time I had iced three more fish. One of them was slapping about on the ice, and because of the heater, there was a lot of water on the surface inside the hut.

The fish was making a slap, slap, squelch noise......next thing all I hear is Glen shouting over from outside and laughing....." what the hell you doing in there...sounds like your sp@#kin' the monkey!” Damn that was funny...I was PMSL for about 5 minutes straight...as were Glen and Mark.

TOO FUNNY

After another quiet period in which Glen got one or two more Whitefish and I got 2 or 3 more Tulibee , from what I could tell from the noises outside, Glen had hooked into a nice fish....Mark and I ran over to check it out..

OOOOPS!

By now it was around 2:30, and though we always say we'll clean the fish as we go, we left it late again, Mark and Glen got stuck in....I stayed quiet and let them get on with most of it :whistling: but guilt got the better of me and I made a token effort. I got one more before we called it a day.

HARD WORK WHEN THEY”RE FROZEN

GLEN GOT ANOTHER ONE

I GOT ONE TOO

We packed up and headed off. On the way back we stopped to chat to the guys who we had met at the landing, they also had a few, so we chatted a bit and then took off again.

MET SOME OTHER FISHER FOLK WHO WE ALL KNEW FROM ANOTHER FORUM

I was falling some distance behind the truck....did not wanna get too close....lol...when it happened....the fricken snowmachine started to rattle, and just stopped. I thought it was the belt, so got off to have a look.

Mark got all the way to the landing before he realised I was not following, and by the time they got back I had kinda come to the conclusion that it was not the belt...Mark and Glen both thought it was a broken chain....well lucky the ice was safe enough for the truck, cuz mark was able to tow the sled back.

What really sucks is that I have already had some bad news regarding my new sled as described in my post the other day, the worst thing is this was my uncles sled...boy do I feel bad.

THIS SUCKS

Anyway, Glen had kindly arranged for us to have a fish fry at his house with his family, we got to share his sons birthday cake celebration too which was neat, and we had a few more laughs around the dinner table.....whitefish done in beer batter is AWESOME!!!!

GREAT DAY OUT, CAUGHT FISH, ATE FISH, LAUGHED LOTS...don’t get much better than that

Tight lines all

Simon

Edited December 21, 2008 by limeyangler

MCTFisher9120 · December 21, 2008

lol, i like the short videos. Looks like you all caught some nice size white fish out there.

Congrads and thanks for sharing!!

Meegs · December 21, 2008

Great report! Nice to see guys getting on some good ice already! Nice whitefish forsure! once you've started using the graph's you'll wonder how you ever fished without one!

douG · December 21, 2008

That was some fine whitefish action there. Nice shootin. Hope the sled repair doesn't pinch too much.

Terry · December 21, 2008

great report

too bad about the sled

I have to wait till the new year to do whitefish fishing, can't wait

lunkerbasshunter · December 21, 2008

great report! sorry about the sled though

cheers!

Clampet · December 21, 2008

That's alot of Whitefish!

First photo of a truck on the ice fer this year too!

Leecher · December 21, 2008

Great report, pics and videos Simon :thumbsup_anim:

WOW.... you guys sure put a beating on those whities and got into some good quality ones, congratulations :clapping:

I guess you don't have any regrets buying the new shelter.... looks real comfy :thumbsup_anim:

It's too bad that Glen lost that jack at the hole.... from video and the way he was fighting it, looked like it was a big one :w00t:

I got to say Simon, you're not the luckiest when it comes to sleds :stretcher: Hope it's just a minor repair

Thanks for taking the time to put this report together and sharing it with us

Leechman

ps What was the ice thickness?

ozaibak1 · December 21, 2008

Great report, that was a lot of fun to read and watch! Makes me even more excited about trying out ice fishing in Jan.

profisher25 · December 21, 2008

This may seem stupid of me, but i dunno, like,, in one of your pictures, there is a heater, and its reasonable to keep one with you, because it must get freezing at times, but does that not begin to melt the ice within the hut?

PM me if you can, that would be great......

P.s. .. i am sorry if this post is considered an "old" post.. but i don't think it is so yea, don't freak out at me

Whitespinnerbait · December 21, 2008

:clapping: Awesome report Simon....

Obviously you guys had a blast out there ,, Jacques and a couple of us will be heading out for some Whities soon :clapping:

Edited December 21, 2008 by Whitespinnerbait

irishfield · December 21, 2008

Great report !!!! Too bad about the sled... always the way when borrowed. How thick was the ice??

tbayboy · December 21, 2008

Great day Simon, other than than the snow machine that is Very tasty looking pile of fish for sure.

limeyangler · December 21, 2008

in reply to Leechman and irishfield, guys...the ice was around 10" thick....some snow....but really black ice all the way through.

irishfield · December 21, 2008

Thanks... just wanted to know what will really hold a full size truck. Gotta go North in the morning for a funeral and wanna check our camp as well. I know there's 12" in our bay...but may still walk out!

pike slayer · December 21, 2008

great report! and im impressed that your out on the ice with your truck already before new years! gonna be a good year, might have to get an extension for my auger this year lol. thanks for sharing

drwxr · December 21, 2008

awesome. i see videos are becoming popular now...good job. :clapping:

Edited December 21, 2008 by efka

fishindevil · December 21, 2008

Great ice fishing trip/report !!!!. :clapping: :canadian: .some dandy sized whities for sure,man they taste soooo,gooood toonice little video clips as well !!!...cheers :thumbsup_anim: :Gonefishing:

Grimace · December 21, 2008

Nice whities. You live in Heaven

Greencoachdog · December 21, 2008

Excellent report and pics Simon!!! :Gonefishing: :thumbsup_anim:

Don't you know not to spank the monkey when there are other folks around to hear the sound of "one hand clapping"? :w00t:

Sinker · December 22, 2008

I'm so jealous!!!!! The vids are great in the reports, I really like that, but I have to ask......how do you take the vid, and bring in the fish at the same time??? Pretty slick dude!!!

I'm hoping to get out for some whities over the christmas holidays too!! Also one of my favourites thru the ice......gotta love em!!! Have you ever tried a slip float for them?? It works amazing.....so sensitive!!

Sinker

BassAsin · December 22, 2008

love the report! great photos and great pics! -16 here today i felt like wearing shorts LOL warmest we've had in a while too! love the videos as well adds a lot to the report.

Matt!

nancur373 · December 22, 2008

Nice report. Some great camera work there while landing the fish. Only this I didn't like about it was the towing of the sled by the one ski. You should always put a small piece of tree or a stick through both ski handles and tie the rope to the center.

Curt

limeyangler · December 22, 2008

I'm so jealous!!!!! The vids are great in the reports, I really like that, but I have to ask......how do you take the vid, and bring in the fish at the same time??? Pretty slick dude!!!

I'm hoping to get out for some whities over the christmas holidays too!! Also one of my favourites thru the ice......gotta love em!!! Have you ever tried a slip float for them?? It works amazing.....so sensitive!!

Sinker

You know what....i'm gonna try that now!....ive heard of it before....but never tried as its always too cold here...the water in and around the hole freezes in miliseconds....but with the heated shack!...thanks for that sinker...as many know....I LOVE SLIP BOBBERS!

Don't you know not to spank the monkey when there are other folks around to hear the sound of "one hand clapping

Do i get a section 8 for that?

Greencoachdog · December 22, 2008

Do i get a section 8 for that?

Well... if there's nobody around but other guys.. I think it qualifies under the "don't ask, don't tell rule" :rolleyes:

Edited December 22, 2008 by GCD

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