TDunn Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) Last Wednesday I got back from my first ever trip to camp in Hornepayne during the winter. I have only been told horror stories of the gongshow it is to get into during the winter. Well, I don’t doubt them. We were greeted with a ton of snow when we arrived at midnight! We didn’t know what to expect but to our surprise there was a huge, ploughed trail right to camp, the sauna and sheds with the fire started in the main camp. Yup, the new neighbours (who are now year round) are in my good books! Got up the next day and met the people next door and gave them thanks. Then proceeded to do stuff around camp and get settled in for our short vacation. Headed out for the evening bite in front of camp and we landed a few smaller walleyes which we kept to eat with dinner the next day. Snow... I was up every morning.....alone.... Amy and Ted both slept in each day until noonish... So, I had the mornings to get out and fish in front of camp then come in and start lunch. Out of the 3 mornings I had out there alone....nothing big, all hammer handles and small walleye. Breakfast! My AM fishing buddy Camp trophies Once everyone was up and had eaten we headed out onto the ice for an hour or two before dinner. This time was actually the hottest time of the day. There is a bay just down the shoreline and each afternoon we had a descent but not great walleye bite. Our flashers were basically lite up all day but there was a window in the afternoon that they actually came alive. Amys first fish of the trip Teds first My first A few other pics Tip-up pike All in all it wasn’t a bad trip but the fishing wasn't as hot as I had expected. A little short for how far we had to travel and the effort it took to get settled in and out of camp....but I’d do it again in a heartbeat! Since that trip I have been out twice. Once for steelies through the ice which resulted in four guys being skunked. Two days before that trip we had ventured in to LSPP for probably our last crack at trout up there on the ice. My cousin Mike and I took 2 park newbs in for a day of specks. Well we got to the lake and we had 24 landed in the first hour and a half. At the end of the day we had landed 49 specks.It felt good to leave the park on a high note for the year! average size 12-14" Around lunch that day Mike and I hiked into the next lake over. We hooked 5 in two hours with mike being the only one to put put lakers on the ice. A few trips on the ice left but I think its time to get my waders wet! TDunn Edited March 23, 2011 by TDunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 I need to live closer to LSPP Nice report man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Very nice Tyler.. great to have a neighbour break trail for you.. I've been in that lucky boat now the last couple of years myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spincast Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Great report - love those LSPP specs. That one pikes a beaut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregoire Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Those are some beauty trout. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillj Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Great Report ! And sounds like a mighty special speck lake ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks for your report..It was a nice read.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Great report, fish and pics TDunn Thanks for taking the time to share your little piece of paradise with us Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskieman Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Congrats!! Great report, mon bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 good report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Oh man !!! Looks fantastic. Thats a great looking pike in one of those pics Thanks for the great report and pics. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapshooter Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Nice report Tyler, some solid fishing there for sure! Noticed in that one pic a darter (I think) tipped with a minnow head on the tail treble? I've never tried that... but it sure seems to work. That walleye inhaled the bait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Sweet... I saw your tracks in and around those parts... i believe you saw mine as well. Crazy that one lake has slowly been taken over by those little lakers. A few years ago on the first weekend in May I caught 20 specks in one morning casting the trees on the eastern shoreline. Last year, not one speck was caught there, all lakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Very nice Tyler. Love the brookies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Great report! You've got me all riled up for the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDunn Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 (edited) Nice report Tyler, some solid fishing there for sure! Noticed in that one pic a darter (I think) tipped with a minnow head on the tail treble? I've never tried that... but it sure seems to work. That walleye inhaled the bait! Ben, Good eye! Had a hard time getting them to commit but it seemed if I bulked up abit with a minnow head on the rear treble is seemed to work on the odd one. I'm not 100% sure if it was the bigger profile or if it had to do with scent. Whatever it was it helped ice a few more. Doc, That trail almost killed me earlier on in the year. It was a piece of cake with the trail you guys left. Thanks! I have only fished that the lake with lake trout twice. Ive only seen one speck. The rest have been LT's although we havent fished much shallower than 30 feet. Thanks to all for the nice comments! Edited March 24, 2011 by TDunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarzan's Jane Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 I enjoyed reading your report...nice pics too. Your AM fishing buddy is really cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvette1 Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 sweet trip nice to see you all had a great time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 nice report & pics for sure,somw real nice fish bud...cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Excellent report. I bet you enjoyed your quiet mornings with your fishing buddy Some nice fish there, and nice neighbours Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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