chris.brock Posted February 3, 2013 Report Posted February 3, 2013 This daytrip was with my Dad and brother. We don't get out together alot anymore, so we went on a trek. A pretty good drive to our starting point. We used 1 snowmobile (2 guys) and pulled a sled for the third guys so we could get everyone in, in one trip. Here's the guys walking the last trail to our destination lake, alot of nice hemlock forests in the area. We couldn't get large emerald shiners, we had some tiny emeralds and some larger common shiners. I was worried the common shiners weren't going to do the trick. We set up the tip-ups, no bites for the first 45 minutes, then the frenzy started. the fish came in waves, all afternoon when the bite was on, it was hard to keep all the lines set, and hard to warm up your hands here's a nice male that looks more brookie-ish we lit a fire in some pines on the shore, flurries all day then a good snow squal later in the afternoon we landed 11 fish on probably around 25 bites, the action would come in waves, then go quiet for awhile We all had a great day, a good adventure, it was likely one of my top 50, all time fun fishing days
4x4bassin Posted February 3, 2013 Report Posted February 3, 2013 Great report , looks like you guys had a great day . Love those back country trout lakes , nice and quiet and loaded with fish
davey buoy Posted February 3, 2013 Report Posted February 3, 2013 Looks like a good day,nice pics ,that squall sure came in!!!
wuchikubo Posted February 3, 2013 Report Posted February 3, 2013 Good to see you got into some fish, definitely looked fun. Thanks for sharing.
NAW Posted February 3, 2013 Report Posted February 3, 2013 Awesome man! I've really been enjoying your back lake reports this year!
mikdor Posted February 3, 2013 Report Posted February 3, 2013 Great pics and report You guys had a good day. What Depth were most of your fish caught in. Thanks Mike
Out4Trout Posted February 3, 2013 Report Posted February 3, 2013 Sweet success!! Really nice fish there, and with family- special times.
Acountdeleted Posted February 3, 2013 Report Posted February 3, 2013 Man, love seeing big beautiful trout like that. Great catches.
chris.brock Posted February 3, 2013 Author Report Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) Great report , looks like you guys had a great day . Love those back country trout lakes , nice and quiet and loaded with fish yeah, I seem to always want to explore the back lakes, sometimes it works out, sometimes not so much Looks like a good day,nice pics ,that squall sure came in!!! I think the steady, fluffy snow added to our memories of the day, the squall was cool too Awesome man! I've really been enjoying your back lake reports this year! cool, thanks, next weekend is guys weekend at the cottage, 2 city slickers, fishin', sleddin', and probably some drinkin' Great pics and report You guys had a good day. What Depth were most of your fish caught in. Thanks Mike the shallowest was 5', the deepest was 20', all depths yielded strikes, only 1 tip-up never moved all day, I'd say optimum depth that day was 8' Sweet success!! Really nice fish there, and with family- special times. thanks, the family aspect made it special Edited February 3, 2013 by chris.brock
Joeytier Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 Great fish, and tough to beat that average size. I've yet to find a type of baitfish that splake won't clobber!
chris.brock Posted February 4, 2013 Author Report Posted February 4, 2013 Great fish, and tough to beat that average size. I've yet to find a type of baitfish that splake won't clobber! commons, emeralds, they didn't seem to mind, there was even a few suckers in there too that got hit we could really notice the year classes of the fish caught, the lake's stocked every 2nd year, any tips on how find the old timers?
solopaddler Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 Wow, another great day on the ice Chris!
Rod Caster Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 Great average size! I'd take a day like that anytime!
asdve23rveavwa Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 Fabulous report, with some beautiful fish!!!!!!
moxie Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 Looks like a Smokin' Time had by all.....hehehe. Family fun never gets old, thanks for sharing Chris.
fishindevil Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 awesome day back lake fishin !!!! some very nice sized fish...
woodro Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 Looked like a great trip. Definitely worth the trek in if you're catching those fish. That male fish looks like a brookie for sure. The coulouration and also the shape of the tail. Square tail vs fork tail is usually a dead give away thst its a brookie. Thanks for sharing.
kemper Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 I tried to catch a few of those thru the ice once, all I caught was a cold. That's how most of my ice fishing stories go actually... Nice fish!
Sinker Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 Great average size splake for sure! Thanks for the report. Fishing with family is always great. Ya can't beat a back lake trout trip, the shore lunch fire under the pines, nice fresh snowfall.....beauties man! That's what my icefishing dreams are made of. Pounding on the trout is always a great bonus! Nice work! S.
jimmer Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 Looked like a great trip. Definitely worth the trek in if you're catching those fish. That male fish looks like a brookie for sure. The coulouration and also the shape of the tail. Square tail vs fork tail is usually a dead give away thst its a brookie. Thanks for sharing. I was going to say the same thing. I think that is a brookie with the square tail.
Musky or Specks Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) The green colour that I currently am is not from bad tuna salad. That my friend is Envy! Nice trip and report. Edited February 5, 2013 by Musky or Specks
BruceCfisher86 Posted February 5, 2013 Report Posted February 5, 2013 Nice fish!, I've wanted to try Splake fishing for a long time now!!
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