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Montana => Ice Fishing Montana => Topic started by: Crestliner 1 on Jan 28, 2012, 08:37 PM
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checked out newlan today for first time only fished a couple hours, fished in about 20fow got some bites but no takers using maggots,what is a good bait for ling never fished for them before? any info would be great
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Anything meaty and/or stinky right off the bottom. Lots of guys use sucker meat. Try looking under ther Burbot section towards the bottom of the community page. Tons of info in those posts. Good luck.
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Thanks HDSV14 FOR THE INFO
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checked out newlan today for first time only fished a couple hours, fished in about 20fow got some bites but no takers using maggots,what is a good bait for ling never fished for them before? any info would be great
newlan??...suckers@jiggin spoons!
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I like 1/4 oz lead head buck tails tipped with either a gulp minnow or a small smelt, I just hammer it off the bottom,
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The only time I've had consistent fishing for ling is about 1 hour before sunset until a couple after. It is pretty slow the rest of the time but maybe I'm doing something wrong.
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Thats usually the same for us. 3 weeks ago the ling bite for us was 9ish to about 11, then about 3-5. I don't know if it was the shallows that made the difference.
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They were biting more in the day for us! A couple from this weekend. Caught about a dozen and kept half of those. This one of my lady's was the biggest of the weekend but all were pretty good sized. Put up quite a fight too!
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NICE!
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I always use sucker meat on a BIG buckshot or something that makes noise and glows.
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I caught them in MN at Lake of the Woods on a live minnow on a red hook fished right on the bottom. I catch them on the Blackfeet Res. with a Mimic Minnow jig with some maggots jigged. We caught them on Fort Peck on live minnows fished just off of the bottom. Those are big ling over there. Live minnows are the way if they're legal where you are.
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does anyone know of any lakes close to kalispell that have ling in them besides the kootenai res.
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fished newlan creek sun, used gulp minnows for bait and the ling were all over them,thanks for the info guys
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fished newlan creek sun, used gulp minnows for bait and the ling were all over them,thanks for the info guys
Yup! I love the stuff.
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How much ice on Newlan Cr?
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16 inches of good ice sunday
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Hi all, was at sutherland lake over the weekend. We fished by the dam on saturday and only caught 10 trout. Sunday we fished from 7 am till noon on the east inlet end and we caught 20 fish 5 were ling. 2 pounds were the biggest. The ice was 2 feet thick. At the dam we were in 13 feet of water and on the inlet we were in 19 feet. What is the best deepth through the ice to fish for ling?
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A little deeper than that @)
MTA
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Ok then I should be in 20 to 30 feet right? Thanks for the response,Mo.
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Yes sur
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Hello all, does anyone have a report on Newland, Sutherland or Bair resevoirs after this last weekend? Thanks Mo.
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Good ice. Slo fishing. 3 ling one trout. Fished off the boat ramp by the shack that says no pike for rent.
BBJ
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Good ice. Slo fishing. 3 ling one trout. Fished off the boat ramp by the shack that says no pike for rent.
BBJ
I fished the same area this afternoon until 7pm and had lots of fish sniff my sucker/worms/perch livers/perch eggs and not one of them took! Usually I catch something.
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Thanks for the info. Sounds like Martinsdale was the place to be this last weekend!! Mo.
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Talked to my father-in-law and he and a friend went to Martinsdale and Sutherland last Wed. thru Friday. Fished Mart. Wed. and limited out with nice trout. They were in 9 fow. Thur. and Fri. they were at Sutherland and caught 18-20 ling and kept 8 in the 22 inch range. They also caught a bunch of trout they of course turned loose. They were using sucker meat and crawlers. I think I will be heading up to Sutherland on Saturday. I have a red suburban and a new Eskimo Quickfish 6 red that I am using for the first time. Yippee!!! I will be on the east inlet end around the point. Maybe see some of ya there. Good fishing, Mo.
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Good luck Mo
MTA
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i am new to the ling fishin,can u buy sucker meat somewhere or do u catch them and cut them up, thanks for any info
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Wholesale Sports in Bozeman has some pretty decent sized preserved sucker minnows (10-12") that could be cut up. They are pretty pricey at $5 per package of 2-3. I have not tried them yet but I plan to give them a shot this weekend. Normally I catch my own suckers but haven't gotten into them this year. They also has frozen smelt that I used last weekend for ling with decent results.
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Thanks MTA, I will be at Sutherland tomorrow on the east end. Red suburban and eskimo 6 man shanty. See ya there.
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fished newlan sat caught a couple ling but small. anyone go to sutherland?
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fished west end. lot slower than a month ago for us. caught 4, one nice bow, no ling. nice day and cold. heater felt good for once.
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Fished Sutherland Saturday on the east end caught 8 trout, 1 ling and 1 whitefish. It wasn't very busy!! Thanks Mo.
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fished newlan again on sun 4 small ling, fished east end about 14 ft
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Fished Sutherland Saturday on the east end caught 8 trout, 1 ling and 1 whitefish. It wasn't very busy!! Thanks Mo.
Hey mo! Went up to canyon ferry over the weekend..caught a few 16 to 18 in ling..and one 21inch bow. The shack works awesome. I went out and got a mr heater..turns that place into a tiki hut. Keep me updated on the ling if you catch any..i might have to make a trip over there.
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The only time I've had consistent fishing for ling is about 1 hour before sunset until a couple after. It is pretty slow the rest of the time but maybe I'm doing something wrong.
same thing here in Alberta...I start an hour before sunset ( 5pm) and leave at about (830 Pm) and that is exactly when I have the most action
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same thing here in Alberta...I start an hour before sunset ( 5pm) and leave at about (830 Pm) and that is exactly when I have the most action
Same thing on Cooney... Hour or so before dark till about 9 PM- OH
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Baltimore good for you glad it worked out. Going to colorado this weekend. Hope the ice waits for me.Mo.
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Hey outhntn, how has cooney been for ling? I have been wondering. Thanks Mo.
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checked out newlan today for first time only fished a couple hours, fished in about 20fow got some bites but no takers using maggots,what is a good bait for ling never fished for them before? any info would be great
MWs(mealworms)are awsome
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Hey outhntn, how has cooney been for ling? I have been wondering. Thanks Mo.
Been fairly consistent the 3 times I've been this winter. I use either fresh frozen 3-4" minnows or larger ones cut in half about 6" to a foot off the bottom. It seemed a chartruese blade or jighead helped. 15 FOW to 30 FOW seemed to be the ticket, all over the lake. Fished the dam in early January and caught 3. North shore late January and caught 3 and off fisherman's point last Sat and caught 2. Missed quite a few others each time. Only 1 trout, but I've only fished from 4-9 pm or so. BTW - Caught a fat 31" and a 24" ling last time, which made for a nice meal! Good fishin' - OH
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boy outhntn you have had more luck than me :(
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I know where Martinsdale is but where exactly is Sutherland? How do I get there from Billings? Mo, are you the same Mo that use to work for Yesllowstond Co?
If so, we have met.
Patrick
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PNB yes I still work for the county. Not sure who you are tho. Mo.
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between martinsdale turn-off and wss. West of Bair Res.
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Leonard Barnard's stepson
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O sure How you been?
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Doing well, hope to get out and do some ice fishing here soon.
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outhntn, Are you jigging for them or tipups?
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Jigging seems to work the best, but have had a few on deadsticks also. Use a chartruese jighead or blade above the hook. Best time 5-9PM. Good luck- OH
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Caught one up there tonight on a buckshoot and a frozen shiner. While jigging.
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I am taking the week off. Anyone in the Billings area want to head to Cooney some evening? Give me a shout. I have a tent and all the equipment. Other then I have a hand auger instead of a gas one.
Patrick 406-539-4007
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I might take you up on that. Not sure what day I can make it. I'll call ya when I know more. Oh ya I have a power auger
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Was thinking of going Wednesday afternoon and evening, but with the high winds forcast, think I will try for Thursday evening.
Patrick
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Don't think ill be able to make it. The wife is finishing her masters this week and has to work on her thesis this week. Looks like ill be watching the kids every night. Hope you catch some. Maybe we can fish another time always looking for someone to go with.
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No problem. Sure, give me a call anytime. I think that I will be working around Billings for a while longer. I live here, but work out of town at times.
Ever ling fish on the Yellowstone? I have not in years, but use to a lot. From Wako to the east and have csught ling as far west as Greycliff.