Big Sandy Lake report

[limeyangler]

Hi all,

 

 

Went to Big Sandy Lake today for the first time this year. Last year was awesome, lots of big trout and whitefish. Today was very different....Nothing...lol...well I guess at a stretch you could say i avoided the skunk and landed my first smelt through the ice....A PB!!!!lol

 

 

I don’t know whether it was just one of those days.......or the fact that the fish don’t hang out there this time of year...I’ve only fished that spot in March/April. Could be one or the other or both factors.

 

 

Its a little worrying as Big Sandy Lake is the venue for the 2nd day of the NWO meet up this weekend, thought I’d do a sneaky pre-fish. On the other hand it has helped because i think now i will suggest the reef 1st instead of that spot.

 

 

 

There were tons of smelt down there , just like in March last year, its just that the trout and whitefish were nowhere to be seen.....and believe me i tried just about every lure/bait combination for both species...Tube Jigs, airplane jigs, large/small sucker minnows , large small dace minnows but i was on a hiding to nothing, as i did not even see a fish on sonar that wasn't a smelt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAS KINDA GREY TODAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOTS OF SMELT DOWN THERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVOIDED THE SKUNK....LOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hope Sunday is better...cant get worse....lol....oh yeah...it could...we might not even get a smelt!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Leecher]

Simon, got to hate that when it happens but looks like you got some more pre fishing to do in that area.... sometimes it's hard to locate them, but I'm sure you'll prevail

 

Nice job on the PB LOL and keep it up

Jacques

[rickster]

Even after this report I am still bummed I can't make it this weekend.

Damn work

 

Dave and Sandy are coming down this weekend so I hope to take Dave out to Lake of the woods for some Crappie Sunday.

 

Hope you have a great weekend

 

Rick

[Terry]

skunked

 

snags don't count....LOL

[Greencoachdog]

That's what you get for cheatin' Simon!

 

... you can't even count that Smelt, because it was foul hooked!!!

 

I wish you much better luck for this weekend!!!

[brkygetr]

Dave and Sandy are coming down this weekend so I hope to take Dave out to Lake of the woods for some Crappie Sunday.

 

Hey Rick I was up to Nestor last Sat...apparently the fishing had been good but between 3 of us we came home with 10 fish...complete waste of time...and no size either. Morans bay...BIG crappie in there.

 

And we will get the trout and whities Simon...if i gotta drill 50 holes myself we will find them.

Edited January 22, 2009 by brkygetr

[snag]

skunked

 

snags don't count....LOL

 

 

DO TOO!

[rickster]

Hey Rick I was up to Nestor last Sat...apparently the fishing had been good but between 3 of us we came home with 10 fish...complete waste of time...and no size either. Morans bay...BIG crappie in there.

 

And we will get the trout and whities Simon...if i gotta drill 50 holes myself we will find them.

 

 

this will be my first trip to Nestor in 3 years but easier to getto now that the road is in good shape

I usually go to NWB and fish 3 sisters....bigger fish

found a nice little lake East of fort last year caught seven crappie in about an hour but four were around 15"

 

gonna try it next weekend

 

 

Good luck this weekend

Edited January 22, 2009 by rickster

[limeyangler]

That's what you get for cheatin' Simon!

 

 

 

I wish you much better luck for this weekend!!!

 

 

 

Its not cheating in Europe...lol

 

 

anyway...thanks ...might just need that luck...but we have some good fishemen coming......i'm sure they can succeed where i failed....lol.