Author Topic: Blackstrap 2018/19 (Read 58224 times)

corney · « **Reply #150 on:** Dec 27, 2018, 05:37 AM »

You have to go to the north end and access the lake by the pit. I haven't been up there but there is smaller vehicles on the lake so the access must be ok?

EVAN NIM · « **Reply #151 on:** Dec 27, 2018, 07:53 AM »

What is the latest ice conditions?
I noticed during the warm up last weel guys werent driving on
With what looked to be 10-12”
The ice looked but there were large white areas
What is that from? I assume avoid tjoighs areeas?
Any recent ice thickness reports?

deringer · « **Reply #152 on:** Dec 27, 2018, 08:56 AM »

Hoping to head out here shortly.

Majic_Fish · « **Reply #153 on:** Dec 28, 2018, 01:13 PM »

Hi all. New to the site and just started fishing blackstrap again, after a few years of being absent. Followed alot of the posts on here and have gone out a few times in the past few weeks. Been having a blast slaying a ton of perch by the boat launches(hill), but have yet to hook onto any walleye. Do I need to find a different spot for walleye, or will they eventually show up around there?

gman51 · « **Reply #154 on:** Dec 28, 2018, 03:59 PM »

Move, punch hole, fish, repeat. You will run into them sooner or later.

this morning met up with a buddy looking to get into some more walleye action. Got out to our spot set up and started marking not long after. Had another great morning catching and missing walleyes. a few pike and a couple perch. Fairly steady action for 6 hours. A lot more traffic on the ice people driving everywhere.

Cholo · « **Reply #155 on:** Dec 28, 2018, 04:22 PM »

Finally had some luck , punched a few holes ,marked some perch the bite was good, kept some jumbos, all in all a great day at the strap!

Majic_Fish · « **Reply #156 on:** Dec 28, 2018, 05:22 PM »

Hey Rip, are you fishing the north side or south side?

Churchill River · « **Reply #157 on:** Dec 28, 2018, 05:53 PM »

Nice pictures guys. Glad to see other people finally starting to catch. Rip and I were getting to feel guilty.

The fish are out there, just have to move around. But I think the advantage Rip and I have is that we can go out every 2nd day (or everyday like Rip.....lol), were as some people are stuck to just one day on the weekend (which makes it hard). I have taken 5 days off without going out, for Xmas and company and it is driving me crazy. And it's going to be another couple days before I can get out.

gman51 · « **Reply #158 on:** Dec 28, 2018, 06:11 PM »

I agree being semi retired I have or take the winters off. And of course the more your out there the more success you will have.

gman51 · « **Reply #159 on:** Dec 28, 2018, 06:12 PM »

Quote from: Majic_Fish on Dec 28, 2018, 05:22 PM

Hey Rip, are you fishing the north side or south side?

. North

Majic_Fish · « **Reply #160 on:** Dec 28, 2018, 07:07 PM »

Thanx. I love the feedback and appreciate the tips. I haven’t fished blackstrap for many years. There’s a lot of people that won’t tell you the time let alone share any info. I am fortunate to be able to go out a couple times a week now that the kids are grown. So thanx again!

Cheers

speckspotter · « **Reply #161 on:** Dec 28, 2018, 08:33 PM »

I agree with Rip. I used to maintain that successful ice fishermen were either fully retired or had 90% of their professional ambition surgically removed. It is very nice just to have the time to try here and there using this and that. When I was working, I always thought Blackstrap had been fished out, or winter killed, or the fish wouldn't bite because they had been too pressured. These excuses seem to be little more than popular mythologies.

Today I thought, why not go see if the walleye were biting late afternoon on the NE side? As luck would have it, they were. 11 FOW.

gman51 · « **Reply #162 on:** Dec 28, 2018, 08:47 PM »

Very nice catch speckspotter.

ToonFisher · « **Reply #163 on:** Dec 28, 2018, 08:59 PM »

This season so far, I found walleye at 10 to 15 feet of water, either in the morning till noon or around sunset. There is a few perch and pike in the mix.

deringer · « **Reply #164 on:** Dec 28, 2018, 09:10 PM »

Was a great afternoon into evening steady action on the perch in pk bluegill and mealies.

Rider85 · « **Reply #165 on:** Dec 29, 2018, 07:58 AM »

How’s the ice thickness now with that recent cold spell??

wolfman17 · « **Reply #166 on:** Dec 29, 2018, 09:48 AM »

Quote from: Rider85 on Dec 29, 2018, 07:58 AM

How’s the ice thickness now with that recent cold spell??

Not sure about north end but evans rd is about 16-17.

jpicks · « **Reply #167 on:** Dec 29, 2018, 10:20 PM »

-26 with windchill tomorrow. Shawno and I are gonna brave it.

speckspotter · « **Reply #168 on:** Dec 30, 2018, 10:03 AM »

Now I know this site gives license for a little bragging, and on occasion a touch of sentimentality. I'm going to push the envelope with a little of both.....

My wife responded to the question, "what do you want to do for New Year's eve?" with the answer, "why don't we go ice fishing in the evening?"

I really love that woman.

Churchill River · « **Reply #169 on:** Dec 30, 2018, 11:30 AM »

Wow Speck.....you must of thought you died and went to heaven. I couldn't even talk a trade with you, as I wouldn't be able to offer you a two for one deal, so that means it would have to be one for one, and I would have to thrown in more cash then I have to make it a viable trade for you.

Good luck out there.....and remember when the two of you are in the pop up........you are there to fish.

EVAN NIM · « **Reply #170 on:** Dec 30, 2018, 12:57 PM »

Gonna give this afternoon a try
Hopin to get into some walleye

EVAN NIM · « **Reply #171 on:** Dec 30, 2018, 05:10 PM »

Anyone fish today? Terrible for me
Not a fish..!

Churchill River · « **Reply #172 on:** Dec 30, 2018, 05:39 PM »

I haven't fished for 7 days now.....but my sources say they were biting pretty good on the North End.

shawno · « **Reply #173 on:** Dec 30, 2018, 08:07 PM »

jpicks and I did really well today. Brutal cold day to be out and the shack was a real blessing. We pretty much had action non-stop all day. We caught a number of good sized football perch, including the largest Perch I think I have personally seen. I’m sure Jon will post a picture of it shortly. We also caught a couple of decent Pike, including one around 30”. The Walleye’s were cruising around most of the day, but didn’t seem too interested in biting. All in all very decent day on the Strap.

Happy New Year Everyone!

familyfisher · « **Reply #174 on:** Dec 30, 2018, 08:40 PM »

Took a father son team that were new to ice fishing out this am and braved the temps and the wind. Those two and my 7 year old son were able to ice 35 perch. Fairly steady action most of the morning and quit at 2. South end 24 fow. A couple pike cruising as well but weren’t interested.

jpicks · « **Reply #175 on:** Dec 30, 2018, 09:12 PM »

Quote from: shawno on Dec 30, 2018, 08:07 PM

jpicks and I did really well today. Brutal cold day to be out and the shack was a real blessing. We pretty much had action non-stop all day. We caught a number of good sized football perch, including the largest Perch I think I have personally seen. I’m sure Jon will post a picture of it shortly. We also caught a couple of decent Pike, including one around 30”. The Walleye’s were cruising around most of the day, but didn’t seem too interested in biting. All in all very decent day on the Strap.

Happy New Year Everyone!

Shawno was spot on. It was a miserable day out on the strap, and despite a few hiccups to start the day (auger that wasn't happy, and a drill that broke for my anchor pilot holes), we managed to put more than our fair share of fish topside. Iced a couple dozen perch and 2 pike. Had another pike stare down my hook for literally 15 minutes, and also saw a few decent walleye cruise by but weren't interested. Kept 3 perch for the pan and snapped a nice picture of Shawno's quality fish.

Cholo · « **Reply #176 on:** Dec 30, 2018, 11:55 PM »

Nice pike!, I myself haven't seen any yet this year, maybe that's why the perch have been plentiful. jpicks were you fishing the north or south end?

speckspotter · « **Reply #177 on:** Dec 31, 2018, 08:52 PM »

New Year's Eve fishing was a little slow on the the south end. A half dozen perch were caught ranging in size from "wow" to "seriously?" A large pike made short work of my light perch gear, and what was probably a decent walleye broke my wife's heart halfway up to the surface.
Lots of lookers and hit and run artists.

Happy New Year to all.

ToonFisher · « **Reply #178 on:** Dec 31, 2018, 09:04 PM »

Apparently you two had great fun, speck. There is even one that got away.

shawno · « **Reply #179 on:** Jan 01, 2019, 02:00 PM »

@ Cholo

We were fishing on the far north end.

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