Author Topic: Huge pickerel throught the ice, Great First day of Ice fishing (Read 7033 times)

Joser06 · « **on:** Jan 07, 2008, 04:01 PM »

Went to Silver Lake in Wilmington today for the first day of ice fishing this winter and had a great day fishing. It started slow and then was pretty steady for the next few hours and then it died right down. After a few more minutes the last trap of the day went off and this thing was flying. It ran for 15 or 20 seconds once we got to the flag and then I set the hook. I immediately knew I set the hook into something huge. It ran so fast off from the start, it made a notch in the ice under water. I finally got it to the hole after a while and then i saw its maw flying up the hole.

Unfortunately, my camera died before I caught this fish so I had to take pictures of it back at my house. Also it had swallowed the treble hook too. I measured and weighed it when I got home and it weighed 4 lb 8 oz and was 26 3/4 inches long. I opened its belly and I found a 4-4 1/2 inch bluegill without its head and gills partially digested. You can see it below the fish in the picture. I will have a picture of it and me later on when I get it from my neighbor.
I also caught 5 largemouth bass, none over 1 1/2 pounds, 2 nice yellow perch, and another 2 pickerel, one which was 20 inches. This was a great day on the ice with temps at 49 degrees!
Beautiful Pickerel

One of the many small bass

bucketbass · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 07, 2008, 04:52 PM »

watch out for that bassturd on that last pic

Joser06 · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 07, 2008, 08:15 PM »

Yeah I was lazy today and used old holes and I laughed when I saw the dog poo but I had to set up there. I had a feeling. Caught all but 2 fish out of that hole. Hahahaha
Here are the pictures of me and the fish for size comparison. I am 6'4".

jayswimmer09 · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 07, 2008, 08:17 PM »

monster fish! great job

Luffy · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 07, 2008, 08:22 PM »

That's a great pickeral!

gonephishin19 · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 07, 2008, 08:23 PM »

Beautiful Fish Keep it up.

sunfishkid · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 31, 2008, 06:40 PM »

nice pickerel

panfishman13 · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 01, 2008, 09:32 PM »

nice hat

no, seriously, i like it, where'd you get it?

Joser06 · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 01, 2008, 10:11 PM »

Hahaha well I got that hat from Kittery Trading Post in Maine last year. The brand is Yukon tracks and it is all rabbit fur. It is very warm but very big. I look very goofy in pictures that I am wearing it in.

fish_finder · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 02, 2008, 02:31 PM »

Nice pickerel!

brookiebomber477 · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 02, 2008, 02:48 PM »

Thats a nice pick dude...how far were you from Unity?

ralwag · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 02, 2008, 03:29 PM »

Nice pickerel.

marshrat · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 02, 2008, 03:57 PM »

Hog Pickerel

Barleydog · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 02, 2008, 04:00 PM »

That is one big pickerel! Did you eat it?

marshrat · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 02, 2008, 04:17 PM »

Quote from: Barleydog on Feb 02, 2008, 04:00 PM

That is one big pickerel! Did you eat it?

I would hope he was flaying it

Joser06 · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 02, 2008, 05:11 PM »

Hey brookie bomber, I wasn't in Maine when I got it, I was back home in northeast mass on christmas break when I got it. I do have it filleted up in the freezer though here at school, I just have to get finish off the 3 trout and 2 salmon I caught in the last week before I eat it.

pikemaster789 · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 02, 2008, 05:47 PM »

Great fish!

ryguy337 · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 04:30 PM »

how long is the fish? i caught one today in NY that is 28 and 1/4 inches at 6 lbs, good fish and good pic of you holding, keep up the good fishing

Joser06 · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 05:12 PM »

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Posted by: ryguy337
how long is the fish?

She went 26 3/4 inches

ryguy337 · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 05:17 PM »

thats a good fish, u get it mounted of did it head for the pan?

Joser06 · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 05:30 PM »

She is frozen right now but not getting mounted:( I wouldn't be able to afford it being in college and all. One of my teachers is coming down for a fish fry so I think that is when it will hit the pan.

brookiebandit13 · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 06:45 PM »

Wow Nice pickeral!

WTG

ryguy337 · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 06:50 PM »

looks kinda like mine minus the slim ball driping down!!!

Joser06 · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 08:52 PM »

very nice Pick! they look so dark when they get that big

z714x4play · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 07, 2008, 05:38 AM »

nice fish i really like the coloring on them.

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 07, 2008, 06:22 AM »

nice fish both you guys.

ryguy,
what area you fish?

ryguy337 · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 07, 2008, 07:56 AM »

Quote from: jimmyclaude on Feb 07, 2008, 06:22 AM

nice fish both you guys.

ryguy,
what area you fish?

i caught this guy at thomsons lake, i ussualy fish the adks. but ive been fishing here almost everday after school

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 07, 2008, 08:30 AM »

How many FOW? seems the bigger ones are usually shallow

fish time · « **Reply #28 on:** Feb 07, 2008, 12:03 PM »

nice fish

ryguy337 · « **Reply #29 on:** Feb 07, 2008, 06:25 PM »

Quote from: jimmyclaude on Feb 07, 2008, 08:30 AM

How many FOW? seems the bigger ones are usually shallow

it was probably 15-20 ft. of water in thick weed beds

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Author Topic: Huge pickerel throught the ice, Great First day of Ice fishing (Read 7033 times)