Speckle Hunt 2012 - Part Two

[Leecher]

After last Monday's weather fiasco, only to find the lake covered in slush, not even fishing and long drive round trip... I couldn't wait / pump to get back there knowing that the past freezing temps had harden the slush and increase the ice thickness

 

Well to my surprise, ice was a good 9" now (6" of black and 3" of white) A little bit of details... When I left home, temp was -7C, heavy overcast and no wind... perfect Arriving at destination, temp was -3C Was looking to be a mild session... Sun did came out Got a nice a little tan Went 10 for 14 Missed a great looking beauty at the hole and got my limit, WHOO HOO When I left, temp was +3C

 

Did not take many pics except for these sorry Wish I could taken some of the amigos... they certainly had a good time too But the most important thing for me today was, it was my dad's birthday... he would of been 80 and dedicate this outing to him He would of been real proud of me

 

Hope you enjoy

Tight lines

Leechman

 

Time of departure... Sorry for the poor quality

 

 

Another female not able to hold her roe

 

 

Group hug

 

Edited January 7, 2012 by Leechman

[Grimace]

Love the group hug!! Way to go.

[Whitespinnerbait]

Congrats on limiting out Jaques !!

 

Did you notice the Snowy Owl eyeing your trout?

 

[WeedLine]

Great job. I bet those taste like candy. Cool shot too WhiteSB

[Rod Caster]

A great catch Jacques! Some of those fish have shoulders.

[Fishing 24/7]

Hey jaques it was SUPER AWESOME to be out on the ice with you on this special day .

 

yeah we had a nice day but somehow somewhere i think you dad had a litle part in this.

 

giving us one of the best trout outting iv ever had . + limit out + no wind + sun shine + good frined and a good time.

 

you ask for pictures of the amigos... then you shal recieve.

 

 

 

craig.

 

 

 

myself

 

 

 

 

 

and paul.....aka whitespinnerbait.

 

 

 

ok maybe he smells like trout.....

 

 

 

tight lines MON CHUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Joeytier]

Beautiful!

[Whitespinnerbait]

I managed a couple myself

 

 

 

 

Then things went south

 

 

 

 

[misfish]

Nice fish guys

 

 

 

 

AWESOME

[Live2fish85]

Another awesome report Jacques. You guys have a awesome spot there for fishing. Can't wait to see the next report.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[BassAsin]

good work Jaques, waking up to the bear i see. some nice coloured fish too.

[Leecher]

Love the group hug!! Way to go.

 

Thanks Grimace!!!

 

Congrats on limiting out Jaques !!

Did you notice the Snowy Owl eyeing your trout?

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv49/WhiteBaldEagle/304.png

 

Thanks Paul!!! I didn't notice but heard a lot of commotion coming out of the mountain behind me throughout my stay

 

Great job. I bet those taste like candy. Cool shot too WhiteSB

 

Thanks WeedLine!!!

 

A great catch Jacques! Some of those fish have shoulders.

 

Thanks Chad!!! Yeah a few of them do

 

Hey jaques it was SUPER AWESOME to be out on the ice with you on this special day .

yeah we had a nice day but somehow somewhere i think you dad had a litle part in this.

giving us one of the best trout outting iv ever had . + limit out + no wind + sun shine + good frined and a good time.

you ask for pictures of the amigos... then you shal recieve.

craig.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh191/fishingbasspike/IMG_0308-1.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh191/fishingbasspike/IMG_0310.jpg

myself

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh191/fishingbasspike/IMG_0322.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh191/fishingbasspike/IMG_0324-2.jpg

and paul.....aka whitespinnerbait.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh191/fishingbasspike/IMG_0318.jpg

ok maybe he smells like trout.....

tight lines MON CHUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Kev, it was awesome to share the hard surface with you today

I'd been talking to my dad even before I arrived and think he did help me a lot at achieving this goal He was my mentor when it comes to fishing Sorry I didn't share the next lake you guys targeted but this was something I had to do by myself

 

Beautiful!

 

Thanks Joey!!!

 

I managed a couple myself

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv49/WhiteBaldEagle/Specks009.jpg

Then things went south

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv49/WhiteBaldEagle/209.png

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv49/WhiteBaldEagle/132.png'>http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv49/WhiteBaldEagle/132.png

 

I knew you'd find some way to manage

 

Nice fish guys

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv49/WhiteBaldEagle/132.png

AWESOME

 

Thanks Brian!!!

 

Another awesome report Jacques. You guys have a awesome spot there for fishing. Can't wait to see the next report.

Thanks for sharing.

 

Thanks Chris!!! I'm going back for sure... next weekend

 

good work Jaques, waking up to the bear i see. some nice coloured fish too.

 

Thanks Matt!!! Yeah The Bear is always on when driving up there

[asdve23rveavwa]

Way to go Jacques!! You are having one heck of an ice season so far!

One week until we hit the road for some ice, FINALLY!!!

[corvette1]

congrats leech awesome day

[wormdunker]

Nice pix. Thanx for sharing. I have never fished specs thru the ice. Looks awesome! I suppose u have to go back to that same lake HA HA

[solopaddler]

Awesome Jacques!

 

So how are you guys catching these little stockers? In tight to shore in front of beaver dams, etc, in deeper water off points, are you jigging for them? What? Spill the beans, inquiring minds want to know.

[Leecher]

Way to go Jacques!! You are having one heck of an ice season so far!

One week until we hit the road for some ice, FINALLY!!!

 

Thanks Frankie!!! I sure do Hope it continues Good luck next week!!!

 

congrats leech awesome day

 

Thanks Corvy!!! You bet

 

Nice pix. Thanx for sharing. I have never fished specs thru the ice. Looks awesome! I suppose u have to go back to that same lake HA HA

 

Thanks wormdunker!!! They are fun to catch and finicky sometimes... changing up presentations is key

 

Awesome Jacques!

So how are you guys catching these little stockers? In tight to shore in front of beaver dams, etc, in deeper water off points, are you jigging for them? What? Spill the beans, inquiring minds want to know.

 

Thanks Mike!!! I was about 30' from shore, in 8' to 10' fow, no structure in sight, sand bottom, dead sticking salties with this setup... salties did the most damage, I caught 8

 

 

It has a quick strike aluminum indicator at the end that retracts

 

 

I tied my own lead (12Lbs mono ice type) and used the smallest hooks (Mustad Octopus / Beak, Ultrapoint size 4) I could find

 

 

This week, they were finicky compared to last and didn't want their food going up and down Also they seemed to be attracted to chartreuse... last time it was white. Caught a couple on a 1/4oz jig, dressed with power grub tipped with 1" Gulp minnow and not jigging, the rod was sitting in it's holder when the strike occurred.

[limeyangler]

Awesome report....AGAIN!

 

Real nice to get a great day out to dedicate to your pops Jacques....good job.

 

 

I think i am gonna move there....i cant buy a fish here it seems!

[Leecher]

Awesome report....AGAIN!

Real nice to get a great day out to dedicate to your pops Jacques....good job.

I think i am gonna move there....i cant buy a fish here it seems!

 

Thanks Simon!!! He was on my mind all day long

 

Keep at it... some are bound to come out to play sooner or later Just a matter of time I suppose

[solopaddler]

That's about as simple and as basic a set up as you'll ever see. Obviously it works!

 

You guys ever tempted to sneak a little baggy of live minnows in with you?

 

That's gotta be one of the dumbest angling laws ever.

[danc]

Fantastic report Jacques. Brings back memories for me when I use to do the same thing. Keep the reports coming.

[fishnsled]

A great day on the ice!! Thanks for the report.

[wee scot]

Nice fish jaques were they all stocked fish ?.Solo paddler i,m guessing was joking about the live minnows (i hope)looks like u guys do well enough without them ,well played

[Leecher]

That's about as simple and as basic a set up as you'll ever see. Obviously it works!

You guys ever tempted to sneak a little baggy of live minnows in with you?

That's gotta be one of the dumbest angling laws ever.

 

Simple and effective for sure Mike I have 2 of those rods for dead sticking... they're roughly 20 years old don't think they make them anymore... haven't seen any in stores. I'm sure the rod builders on this site could make one very easily. Another product that I think I'll throw in the arsenal is Gulp paste in pink...

 

Chartreuse, white and pink are the most productive colors for specks... ya just can't go wrong with them Just got to figure out which one they want

 

As for the minnows, never cross my mind... that law been in place for such a long time now. It's even against the law to drive on that road with live minnows in your car... if caught, get a fine Only other alternative is leeches and dew worms or salties

 

Fantastic report Jacques. Brings back memories for me when I use to do the same thing. Keep the reports coming.

 

Thanks Dan!!! I'll do my best

 

A great day on the ice!! Thanks for the report.

 

Thanks Will!!! You bet

 

Nice fish jaques were they all stocked fish ?.Solo paddler i,m guessing was joking about the live minnows (i hope)looks like u guys do well enough without them ,well played

 

Thanks wee scot!!! They are all stock. Usually that lake is closed for hard water... sure glad it's open this year There's not many around that are open up here.