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For me, the 2016 ice season has finally come to an end. Ice fishing isn't my favourite type of fishing, but it's way up there just behind my love of autumn steelhead fishing. When the lakes freeze over, it's one of the few times boat-less anglers (such as myself) can explore off-shore areas in search of fish. Sonars and really short fishing rods add to the excitement of hooking and landing large fish through the ice. Add to that, the fact that you have a large, (often crazy) fish doing donuts below the hole while you try to grab it, really gets the heart pumping. I never really played video games as a kid. Watching an aggressive laker on the sonar, shoot up 50 ft from the bottom and chase the lure another 30 feet before smashing it, makes up for all that I missed growing up :D

 

When I wasn't at work, I was probing the lakes with my friends and trying to catch whatever I could bring in through an 8" hole. The 2016 ice season was more of a grinder for me with a lot of hours of hunting down fish VS actually catching them - Numbers were down for me this season. At least a fish or few made an appearance each trip to avoid the skunk.

 

As usual, I brought my cameras along with the hopes of capturing some interesting shots above and below the ice.

 

25197878065_f0ff20640c_z.jpgHopping ice sheets by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

25490546400_c7b606d073_z.jpgOpen Wide by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

25696207011_f26b17c8fa_z.jpgOn the Blade by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

25696152941_21a4fed6cf_z.jpgBelow the Ice by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

25490547510_7921e1465a_z.jpgKick for freedom by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

25490772120_647828d8e7_z.jpgHealthy bend by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

25765384766_3a6899f52c_z.jpgWrapped in the ducer by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

25164886223_be6f965326_z.jpgThe smell of cucumbers in the morning by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

25791359585_d4864fb4df_z.jpgBlack and Whitefish by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

25490934150_b7b7d6e9ed_z.jpgPerch on plastics by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

25765545006_d196e512bb_z.jpgAt the hole by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

25791642075_5b4d1b1a7b_z.jpgBlack Crappie by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

25670631952_ab6af35b1b_z.jpgIcy Gator by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

25765542396_fc5302a36b_z.jpgSplash by Mike Leung, on Flickr

 

 

After literally 7 seasons of trying, I finally caught my first whitefish from Lake Simcoe (and a good many more in the trips after). Definitely the highlight of my ice season :D

 

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Hope you enjoyed

 

Mike

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amazing as always Mike - very nice. We have to do a Lake Erie II (or if O cooperates a day fish closer to home) this year, see if we cant find the target species... or at least something (yes, even a baaaaaa, ok?) worth getting a photo of.

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