icefisherman Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 After some good intelligence I've decided to try new for me river today and the risk was worth it....Got to love winter stealheading...only for the real hardocre fishermen ha ha ha 4/6 for the day with some real nice fresh steelies but it was cold....pictures bellow don't do justice....tired of clearing my line/float/guides from ice every couple minutes....I am quite used with the clearing exercise on the ice but it is one thing to clear ice of 30" ice rod and much trickier to do it with the 13' float rod. One of the fish I got came with a bonus Rapala attached to it ha ha ha....hooks were not rusted so it wasn't swimming with it for long....anyhow fish went back in the river swimming much happier now without the extra drag on the side of its mouth ha ha ha...and I got s tiny rapala ha ha ha...if someone wants to claim it as their own they can have it ;-)) Lots of ice floating in the river very hard to find a spot away from the main current to cast in without landing my float on top of ice blocks...those things were everywhere....zillions of them....took about 5-6 hours before they all cleared...still a nice day considering ice fishing for whities and lakers on Simcoe is still weeks away.....the steelies will have to do in the meantime.... Here are few shots for your viewing pleasure: Cheers, Ice Fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 AWESOME!!! Very impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) Great report bud. Are you running P line hydra float as your main? With the temps down yoUr way,I,m sure it,s ok,but up here,when it,s -8 or more,Im changing to a mono main. I like the idea of the color,so I can see where my line is. As for the float shot. I was breaking 1/16 of ice OFF the float it,s self. LOL Your getting off easy. Thanks for sharing. Edited January 18, 2012 by Misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djeep Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 nice fish! I've been out a couple times in the cold with nothing to show yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torco Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Thats pretty impressive, love the passion you have to get out in this cold weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) Good for you getting out. My favourite time of year when the rivers are open. I am usually ice fishing them now. My fav river looked prime last night! Biting at the bit. On another note, try moving your reel down a few inches on your cork, you my like the extra room above the reel while fighting the fish. I do. My reel would be down close to the elastic. Jsut something else to try. Actually going back to using spinning reels in the real cold now too. My hand is a bit beat up from punching hockey helmets and as I get older and colder I find the spinning a bit easier for me to use. Cheers. Edited January 19, 2012 by Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Ya doing great Emil Nice chrome Keep it up and thanks for sharing! Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfisher Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Good job, way to stay fishing! If the ice ever freezes on simcoe mlets do a whitie chasing day again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheRabbit Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Nicely done! Your perseverance definitely paid off! Thanks for sharing the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newb09 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Good job!..I like the rappala bonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 On the third and fourth pix it looks like you were using a Rapala as well as a roe bag. Correct? How did you rig them? thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 On the third and fourth pix it looks like you were using a Rapala as well as a roe bag. Correct? How did you rig them? thx Read his post again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Read his post again.. OK, thx. Just got lazy and skimmed thru the text---mostly looked at those beautiful fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 I bet someone has been telling this story.... 'I lost this 20lb steelhead lastweek while using a firetiger Rapala!!!! At least 20lbs I swear!!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Are you saying that some fishermen exaggerate? No, never, at least nobody I know!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icefisherman Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Thanks guys! Love your funny comments Cityfisher, hope we get some ice on Simcoe as we do have some unsettle business with the whities from last year so keep in touch please... Cheers, Ice Fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Best Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 WTG buddy,at least your still catching fish,as we are in transition up here ....too much ice to launch a boat and not enough to walk on.....I'll keep in touch...TC and tight lines...Chuck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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