Soft Water Fishing - Jan 10, 2013

[superdad]

With the weather forecast for plus 2or 3, Laker John and I headed out to dig the boat out of the snow and see if we might be able to put it in the water for some fishing.

 

Thanks to the ice fishers near my place a road had been plowed past my trailer and we shovelled a twin row about 30 feet and the boat was ready to go. Gather the gear and head for Finkles.

 

We got there aound 1100 and set up the boat and we were ready to go.

You can see how clean and dry the ramp is - not a problem.

 

We headed west and started a troll past the generating station but we weren't marking fish so we decided to head towards the light house. A boat approached us from the east and pulled along side and we had a chat. This chap had been fishiing the week after Xmas and had done real well. We parted and he headed west and once around the lighthouse point,we never saw him again - don;t know where he was fishing.

 

The last time we were out we had success in the middle in deep water and we trolled upwind to Lyons Island, when we truned and headed east. Trolling eastward we began to mark lot of fish

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The winds had died down and the sun beat down on us and it was very pleasant. Another boat appeared at the lighthouse and trolled very close to shore and past Lyons Island, when we last saw them they were out in the middle opposite the Island.

 

 

 

Knowing we had a healthy run back to the ramp and wanted to get things put away in daylight, we headed back at 1515, the run at 17MPH was 45 miinutes. Boat on the trailer, strip the gear and head for home at 1420.

 

The water was 34.5 degs F. We tried an assortment of lures at differing depths but weren't able to put the lure in front of one to grab it. Nontheless we had a great day.

 

We're going to watch the weather like hawks and see if we can get out again soon.

 

Stay Tuned

 

David aka Superdad

[Skipper D]

Awsome , hard to belive for this time of year hu , i might be putting mine out this weekend and trying the same , way to go guys

[Terry]

you da man

 

 

I should get it in gear and get out too

[fishnsled]

January and out in the boat....who can complain about that! Too bad the fish didn't reward you for your efforts but it sure looked like a nice day to be on the water. Thanks for the report.

[spincast]

oh, that makes me want to be out there, thanks for the report ...but the water levels still look really low? Is that a dock and a cleat on the top right of the first pic, or a diving board mount?

[Christopheraaron]

January and out in the boat....who can complain about that!

I need ice! So I can complain.

 

Still if I could fish softwater I would.

[BillM]

With those water temps, did you ever think of vertical jigging them?

[JoshS]

Reminiscent of last year. Good for you and getting out there. I'll be out there tomorrow on a different part of the lake.

[fishindevil]

Well done David !!! Too bad you guys didn't get a big fat Walter for a reward for all the hard work !!! Wow in the boat in the second week of January !!! Thanks for sharing ... I miss fishing that area been a few years since I was there !!!!

[misfish]

E for EFFORT.

 

 

It would of been a great day to be out in a boat.

[mike rousseau]

Good for you guys for getting out... It was beautiful today...

 

Fish or no fish... It feels good getting out...

[moxie]

Good on ya for getting out there David. You'll get'm next time.