limeyangler Posted November 23, 2014 Report Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Hi all, Got out for the first ice session of the season. Went down to Eagle lake and edged nervously out onto our walleye grounds, squeaky bum time is what I call it. There was more than enough ice, and with the lack of snow it was hard, black ice. Thickest ice we found was 8", thinnest was 4", note to self….tread with caution, its not uniform thickness, ice picks on. Within minutes of setting up on the edge of the drop from a 14' deep bay, Amanda got two and missed them both. Tyler then went over and set the hook on the same rod on the third bite and pulled up a nice 21"er. Sucked for him because there is an 18"-23" slot on Eagle Lake. It was pretty slow and we ended up with only 4 fish on the ice, 2 nice 17"ers, and a couple of slot fish at 20" and 21". Was warm out though and at -2C with no wind and no snow on the ice it felt like we were fishing in March! Another highlight for me was having Roloff out on the ice, he behaves exactly the same way as when we are shore fishing, waiting attentively at the hole for the fish to come up, and standing guard of each one as it lay on the ice. Hopefully getting out on Wednesday or Thursday. No snow and sub -20C temps next week should see much better ice this year and early access to the ice road. Here's some pics and video of our little outing. Edited November 23, 2014 by limeyangler
manitoubass2 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) wicked man! I can hardly wait!!! probably be another week or so for me boy roloff is a beauty! That dog is living a nice life:) Edited November 23, 2014 by manitoubass2
limeyangler Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Posted November 24, 2014 wicked man! I can hardly wait!!! probably be another week or so for me boy roloff is a beauty! That dog is living a nice life:) Crappie this year? Where exactly are you these days…closer, further or about the same? Living the life Limey! Makes the -40C and 12 foot snow banks worth it Drew….lol.
manitoubass2 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Posted November 24, 2014 im just about to move a lil more west. not far though. looks like ill have most the winter off and we have a new vehicle to boot. im down for crappie for sure. just let me know! id like to hit some new to me lakes further north up the 502 if possible
Acountdeleted Posted November 24, 2014 Report Posted November 24, 2014 Oh man, now this really has me antsy for the hardwater season. Some great catches there for sure. Great way to start off the year.
RickOnt Posted November 24, 2014 Report Posted November 24, 2014 Hey Simon Very nice!! The pic of the fillets has my mouth watering LOL
S.M.05 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Posted November 30, 2014 Very nice haul of first ice walleye Simon! Good luck out there this winter!
MJIG Posted December 2, 2014 Report Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) Shall we take up a collection and buy limeyangler a new tape measure? Nice fish Edited December 2, 2014 by MJIG
wormdunker Posted December 3, 2014 Report Posted December 3, 2014 Stop! You're killing me! Nice report. Thanx
msp Posted December 3, 2014 Report Posted December 3, 2014 Looks cold up there ! Those fillets look very tasty. Thanks for posting
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