My first Grand River Walleye through the ice this year!

[Jen]

I couldn't wait for the ice to be good enough to fish. From the moment that there was a skim on the Marina I wanted to get out there and here we are, December 19, and there is a good 3 inches plus of ice. If it can hold Steve, his buddy, and the 200lbs of gear they drag out there I knew it would hold me no problem. So at 3:00pm yesterday I headed out with Steve, Ed, James, and two other guys from Windsor who were also dying to get in some ice fishing.

 

 

Steves friend Clayton was running the river on his quad to see how the ice was down further and reported that it is good however there are still some open sketchy areas so we stayed put just in front of our place.

 

 

We were not set up five minutes with the vex in Steves hole,(he never shares his vex) when he says there are fish down there... My buckshot is sitting flat on bottom, fresh minnow wiggling around, because of course I am doing something else... I pull up and there is weight... This one is not a snag... lmao

 

At just over three pounds it made for a very delicious dinner.

 

 

 

 

As you can tell, three pictures means I am very proud of this fish... It took me forever last year to catch one and this looks like it is going to be a great year.

 

We both hooked up several more times but lost the fish right at the hole. Make sure you set those hooks, the bite is very light!

 

It appears the fish are biting, just after first light till around 10:00am and from about 3:00ish till just before dusk. However we were marking fish when Steve insisted we call it a night... so I am sure they will bite after dark.

 

Cheers,

 

Jen (Bernadette)

[Sandbag]

Great report Jen and congrats..

 

Hope the ice stays for a nice long season

 

Cheers

 

Craig

[Terry]

nice fish

 

can't wait to get out myself

[Leecher]

Awesome Jen

Nice eye!!! Congrats

Leechman

[Curtis]

I'm "SO" jelous.. nice fish!

[splashhopper]

wtg ... thanks for the post

[lew]

WTG girl

[troutboy]

Nice walleye!

[Mike Pike]

A real beauty there Jen and a nice start to your season for sure. And it's all right at your doorstep! Here's hoping for many more to come!

 

Cheers!

[limeyangler]

now thats a good way to kick the season off for sure!!!!

 

excellent report, real nice walleye.

 

thanks for sharing.

 

Simon

[Spiel]

Nice to see you getting out for a little ice fishing Jen.

But try and save a few for me, I'm thinking I'll be up to it come March.

[vinnimon]

Nice catch jen.I dying to get out there again.I never ice fished there.But I know where they are.here fishy fishy im coming back.

[uglyfish]

way to go bern!! beauty walleye!! i cant wait to get out there!! i will see u guys soon!!

[corvette1]

congrats jen

[discophish]

Looks like a Grand Ole Time!

 

Congrats to the great catch!

[moparhawk]

Nice catch. Don't think I'll ever get my wife to ice fish

[LeXXington]

Hope the ice stays down there this year,. I only got to try it once last year.

 

WTG

[jaydub]

WTG, nice start to the hard water fishing year!

Edited December 22, 2009 by jaydub