Marc Thorpe Posted January 14, 2013 Report Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Adventure in the valley of exchange and purchase (Outaouais valley)The journey commenced with a drive in foggy snowy covered scenery with the appearance of several appearances of the wildlife that abounds that valley ,coyotes,deer and wild turkeys A research of open season lakes was done prior and Saturday morning we determined we would adventure on a Nowhere lake none of us had fished which had an open winter ice fishing season for Salvelinus fontinalis (Speckled trout).Punching holes to get the lay of the lake and determine depths Paul Robitaille and Mathieu Lafontaine prowl the iceafter some 50- 60 holes punchedthe epic battles commence 11 for 20 to 25 bites in 6 hrs Little break for home made chicken noodle soup and smoked ribs on the ice !!!!the action continues,drill more holes the action continues in the valley of exchanges and purchases customary to Paul's hospitality ,he would not let us leave without a healthy breakfastgreat weekend with Paul and Math,tks guys Unfortunately heavy rains put an early end to our weekend of adventure,ice had weakened and crystals within the ice had begun frazzling so we dared not venture out to combat Bronzbacks— with Paul Robitaille and Mathieu Lafontaine For more pics https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=401127526640916&set=pcb.401139756639693&type=1&theater Be good Marc Edited January 14, 2013 by marc thorpe
Roy Posted January 14, 2013 Report Posted January 14, 2013 Sounds like a good time Marc. What was the ice like there? Thanks for sharing.
Joeytier Posted January 14, 2013 Report Posted January 14, 2013 Good lord...smoked ribs and square-tails...sign me up
Marc Thorpe Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Posted January 15, 2013 Roy, Ice was 10 to 12 inches but went bad on sunday due to rain and extented warm weather it tunred white and large crystals started forming creating very soft ice
Leecher Posted January 15, 2013 Report Posted January 15, 2013 Awesome Marc I love catching specks thru ice Ice looks sketchy Good on you for making the best of it even in poor condition Can't wait to target them It should harden up the top in the coming days I'll make sure I'm ready for it
Rod Caster Posted January 16, 2013 Report Posted January 16, 2013 YOu could have just punched your holes with a 4" hand auger Great report! That is exactly the type of fishing I'll be doing this coming weekend.
Marc Thorpe Posted January 16, 2013 Author Report Posted January 16, 2013 Hi Jacques,love fishing up there.Beautifull scenery Ice was very good saturday,water at the end of the day on the ice ,sunday it was just too iffy Next time I am up I let you know and see if your free to join us RodCaster,ya I do use a large auger, we used 8 and 10 icnhers The ice had gone white and looked very brittle Good luck this weekend,we use small spoons,tiped with worms I dont think it mattered,Paul a buddy of mine who lives upthere used small jigs and did equally good good cold weather is coming in so it will harderden what ever melt and make a nice thick chunk gonna take 2 -3 days for it to be safe
solopaddler Posted January 16, 2013 Report Posted January 16, 2013 Very nice Marc! The first pic is truly excellent btw.
outllaw Posted January 16, 2013 Report Posted January 16, 2013 thats just plain a tease. fresh air and a great meal. good stuff marc.
Joey Posted January 16, 2013 Report Posted January 16, 2013 Awesome Marc, love the auger action photo Beauty fish too
Walleye'm Fishing Posted January 16, 2013 Report Posted January 16, 2013 Gotta love those QC brookies through the ice!!! Great pics dude.
Leecher Posted January 16, 2013 Report Posted January 16, 2013 Hi Jacques,love fishing up there.Beautifull scenery Ice was very good saturday,water at the end of the day on the ice ,sunday it was just too iffy Next time I am up I let you know and see if your free to join us RodCaster,ya I do use a large auger, we used 8 and 10 icnhers The ice had gone white and looked very brittle Good luck this weekend,we use small spoons,tiped with worms I dont think it mattered,Paul a buddy of mine who lives upthere used small jigs and did equally good good cold weather is coming in so it will harderden what ever melt and make a nice thick chunk gonna take 2 -3 days for it to be safe Yes it's beautiful up there for sure.... love it It's a great stress reliever for me when going up fishing. Thanks for the info on ice! Haven't been out yet this season and did not know the ice condition up there... now I have a general idea of thickness Thanks for the invite Marc! Would be an honor to meet / join you guys! Question: Have you ever tried salties for specks? The reason I ask is some times when their finicky, switching to salties triggers them to react and bite. Other times worms works great or Gulp products such as paste in pink, fish fry or 1" minnows. Tight lines Jacques
Marc Thorpe Posted January 17, 2013 Author Report Posted January 17, 2013 Mike B,the first pic shows how mythical that morning was Joey,myself love th auger shot Hi George hope all is well and wood dust is covering you Jacques ,I have used Fry Minnows,small tubes ,small spoons (tipped with worms or maggots) Not sure what you refer to as salties They can be finicky Generally I have found when they are not bitting when there is motion,idling the bait/stop and wait after vigorous jigging they seem to take it. It seemed the way to get em this weekend,they would not take it while the bait was moving you had to jig short but agressively then iddle the bait,then they would take bite we punched some 50 to 60 holes,kepts moving as they were scattered
Leecher Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 ....Jacques ,I have used Fry Minnows,small tubes ,small spoons (tipped with worms or maggots) Not sure what you refer to as salties They can be finicky Generally I have found when they are not bitting when there is motion,idling the bait/stop and wait after vigorous jigging they seem to take it. It seemed the way to get em this weekend,they would not take it while the bait was moving you had to jig short but agressively then iddle the bait,then they would take bite we punched some 50 to 60 holes,kepts moving as they were scattered Marc, salties I refer to are frozen minnows in salt... I use those on my dead sticks and more often then not, specks just like that presentation over jigging spoons or jigs. I've even got some on my jigging rods while they were in the rod holder.... go figure
Pigeontroller Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 You wouldn't by chance be sponsored by Frabill would you?
Marc Thorpe Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Posted January 18, 2013 jaqcues Paul did use frozen dead minnows Worms or dead bait did not make a diffrence on that day Tks for the explanation As for dead baiting or idling bait on your tip ups,after last weeknd,It does not surprise me Paul had some set up same way and got some action Dax, Frabill has been in invloved with my services,my muskie research projects and my educational web show FishFactor.TV along with any others for many years
Pigeontroller Posted January 18, 2013 Report Posted January 18, 2013 I guess Im anti-commercialism...Especially when its so...so...obvious...
tonka-toy Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) sorry wrong thead Edited January 19, 2013 by tonka-toy
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