Nipissing Ice Help

[sneak_e_pete]

Hi there, I haven't posted in a while, so Merry Christmas to everyone.

 

I am hoping that someone can help me with some Nipissing Ice info.

 

1. Any update on the ice condition? Am heading up to the south shore January 3rd and wondering if the ice will be ready.

 

2. I have gone the past 2 years. The first year I caught 3 walleye and no perch. Last year I caught 2 walleye and around 60 perch. All fish were caught with either a plain jig head and minnow, or a drop shot with live minnow.

 

I can handle not catching too many...I am there for the experience, but this year I am bringing up 2 friends that have never even fished before. I want to get them excited about it so that we can make it an annual trip. We are staying in a hut, so we won't be travelling and drilling holes.

 

Does anyone have any recommendations for catching some more fish? I picked up some airplane jigs for the magic hour, but am having a hard time finding any tips on the net.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Muskieman]

EH!

 

Buddy crossed Nipissing from Sturgeon Falls on Wednesday..... first stop Iron Island 7"

second stop Target Island @ 5".............Summer & Community reefs " Between Goose & Blueberry Islands"

7"............

 

At this rate with the cold nights we've been having ,I'd say you'll be good to go!

 

 

 

RFS

[Fisherman]

Good, hope the freezing continues without the snow cover.

[johnnyb]

Wow! That's a pretty encouraging report!!! Thanks for the info, Randy

[redneck666]

5" and 7" on nipissing eh? i wonder how much ice is out on my lake now. bound to be at least 6".....

[Mike01]

I usually use a small octopus(dropshot) hook with a live shinner and enough splitshot to get it down on a tip up and a jigging rod with a spoon tipped with a minnow head. Never seems to let me down. Which hut operator are you going with?

[irishfield]

Dont' get tooo carried away yet lads.. here's yesterdays shot from space.

 

[sneak_e_pete]

Thanks for the info so far. I am going out with South Shore Ice Condos...excellent hosts!

[dheitzner]

Hey Irishfield,

Just wondering where you got that image from?

Darcy

[Fisherman]

Heck he just takes that single Cessna up to about 100,000, right bank, shoots a couple photos with a 3 foot lens and presto. Or you could go here, click the GL area you want to see. Only problem is cloudy days, all you see is cottonballs. http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/region_map.html

[irishfield]

 

(Only arrow I could find Bud ! lol )

[Fisherman]

This is better than saturday morning cartoons at times, now how the heck am I supposed to hold that MIG welder steady, there's a keyboard full of snoffee and the wife can't figure out why I'm laughing.