grizzlybri Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) Earlier this week I was trying to figure out where and when I was going to go fishing this weekend, with both the Sportsman show and Bass Pro being in the early days for their spring fishing classic. Midweek Jeremy84 and myself decided that we were just going to go for some perch. Jeremy informed me that new was going to bring his girlfriend and I was planning on bringing a co-worker, so we said we were going to book/rent a hut on Cooks Bay. As we had rent from Terry Goy a few times in the past, this is where the story gets kind of funny, we both thought the other person was going to be booking the ht so neither of us called. So getting back too today, I went and picked up both my co-worker and Jeremy and we wanted to get out for first light. Jeremy informed me his girlfriend would no longer be coming along. We headed up and both had a Homer Simpson D'oh moment when we realized didn't have a hut booked. When we got out on Cooks we went to Terry Goy's hut to see if he had any open and no luck. So we asked a another operator and he said he'd see what he could do. So as we waited we noticed that one of the food huts was renting huts this year and asked them Family Ice Cabins if they had any available for the day, and luckily enough they did. He only charged us $40.00 a person and we were on fish for pretty much the time out. It was a slow start but with in the first half hour in the hut we started pulling out perch, nothing wroth keeping so unfortunately I have no pictures. We did have no exciting moment, after answering nature's call i got back into the hut only to see the tail end of a fish near the hole i was fishing out of. We have still have no idea what it was but at this point their were no perch in site. I think it was a big Herring. We only fished to 1 O'clock because Jeremy had to be back for 5 and we all wanted to check out the sales at Bass Pro. However we probably caught somewhere between 60-70 perch. So all in all it was a great day and I'd booked with this operator again Edited February 8, 2015 by DynamicBear
Acountdeleted Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 Need some cheering up? Grab some buds and go perching on cooks with your favourite (or in our case, new favourite) hut operator. Great times garenteed. This time was a blast.
misfish Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 Yup,thats a fishing report. No pics required. Fishing with friends. NICE JOB BOYS.
grizzlybri Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) Yup,thats a fishing report. No pics required. Fishing with friends. NICE JOB BOYS. Thanks Brian we only have one picture from yesterday, as Jeremy, Chris K and Pete can tell you I have a tradition of pretending to bite the first first i catch, well this time i decided to actually bit it. Edited February 8, 2015 by DynamicBear
wormdunker Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 It's not a fishing report unless you got fish pix! LOL! If you get skunked then take pix of your friends! & post them.
misfish Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 Sounds like fun $40 a person Thats cheap today J
grizzlybri Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Posted February 8, 2015 Yer nuts. LOL Yo can't prove that
LostAnotherOne Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 Went out to Cooks this year and landed a 11 and 12 inch perch. They are in there, just few and far between.
davey buoy Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 12" yesterday here.Not big enough for a upgrade.Caught my first Goby though.
Acountdeleted Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 I don't know how you guys do it. We got a lot of 5 and 6. I've never seen a 10+ come out of cooks.
Roy Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 Thanks for the report...very much appreciated. Sounded like a good time for you guys.
grizzlybri Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Posted February 8, 2015 Thanks for the report...very much appreciated. Sounded like a good time for you guys. Thank you Roy, I'll be sure to take more pictures for next time.
DanD Posted February 9, 2015 Report Posted February 9, 2015 Family Ice Cabins So all in all it was a great day and I'd booked with this operator again Dave is the owner's name of this little family business; he and his kids work the huts, food stand and about a 10 spot parking lot. I met him in person last weekend when I parked my truck & trailer at the parking lot in front of his house. He and his kids are nice people and went out of their way to help make things go good for their customers. We were unloading the trailer and packing the sled with or gear and Dave was in there like a dirty shirt packing and tying things down; he knew we had our own pop-up and didn't need anything else from him other than parking. The fishing was slow, we only kept a dozen of decent sized perch; everything else went back in. We were set up about 1 1/2 miles Southeast of the Gilford road access, in about 20 FOW. Dan.
Mister G Posted February 9, 2015 Report Posted February 9, 2015 Thanks Brian we only have one picture from yesterday, as Jeremy, Chris K and Pete can tell you I have a tradition of pretending to bite the first first i catch, well this time i decided to actually bit it. Did anyone say "FRESH SUSHI"
huzzsaba Posted February 9, 2015 Report Posted February 9, 2015 We will be heading up to Dave's place in 2 weeks. First time ice fishing. We me luck!
Acountdeleted Posted February 9, 2015 Report Posted February 9, 2015 Huzz, just about anything works but I was having most of my success with buckshot tipped with a minnow. The perch love that rattle.
Burtess Posted February 9, 2015 Report Posted February 9, 2015 Yup Buckshots work well but I have been having the most luck with a W3 Jigging Rap (size up from the smallest) in silver fluorescent chartreuse, treble tipped with a small shiner head. Burt
grizzlybri Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Posted February 9, 2015 both me and my other buddy had most of our fish off a power bait (white) squid
davey buoy Posted February 9, 2015 Report Posted February 9, 2015 Last Sat,a small airplane jig tipped with a minnow jigging ,was getting some nice hits.12" was the biggest.
DanD Posted February 9, 2015 Report Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) I've been having my best luck rigging a #4 or 6 hook in a drop shot fashion. A good sized bell sinker that I can bounce off the bottom a few times and then just gently twitch the line too keep the minnow swimming; that's hooked through its lower lip and out the top of its jaw. Makes for a nice horizontal presentation. Dan. Edited February 9, 2015 by DanD
misfish Posted February 9, 2015 Report Posted February 9, 2015 I've been having my best luck rigging a #4 or 6 hook in a drop shot fashion And if you have them,RED hooks
Mister G Posted February 9, 2015 Report Posted February 9, 2015 We will be heading up to Dave's place in 2 weeks. First time ice fishing. We me luck! WE YOU LUCK.....
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