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took craig looking for rainbows again, his first trip we only got 2 and we were looking for a big boy. I am starting to think he is just bad luck...... we did ice 3 nice pickerel and 4 lakers, but no rainbow, oh well, thats fishing big bows, doesn't always turn out.(Image removed from quote.)
Took forest, wife bridget and brother reid out looking for watever today and we found it. It was a beautiful sunny day with no wind and crunchy walking, perfect really starting in the 20's and climbing slowly, a bit slushy by noon.we started out looking for whites and lakers and we found a few but nothing in big numbers, then as things went slow they turned quickly as a school of bass moved in and we were slamming them, iced 19 on jigs real quick, it was fun, big fish too 2-3.5 pounds was the average fish. when the water warms this time of year the smallies really come alive. so in total we landed 6 lakers, 2 whites, 1 salmon, and 19 smallies today it was great 28 fish is a heck of a day on winni. Forrest with a nice jig laker(Image removed from quote.)Bridget with a nice trap laker(Image removed from quote.)Trap and jig double(Image removed from quote.)Bridget with a big bass on, women are so much better listeners than men, tell them how to read the fishfinder and what to do when they see a fish and they actually do it how you say and they slam the fish, men do what they want.(Image removed from quote.)Forrest and Bridget with a jig double(Image removed from quote.)Reid with a great smallie(Image removed from quote.)
hit the lake today with a crew from conn. mark wanted an ice fishing trip as his graduation present, so dad got him one. they also brought Guy along to join in the fun. We had quite a windy day out and eventually had to just go in close to an island to escape the pounding for a bit, but the fish were biting in the wind so we stayed. The guys iced 10 lakers, 7 smallmouth bass, and 3 white perch. A few jigging, the rest on traps. bite was good until 9 then dead tilnoon then hot til 2. Smallies re so active now its crazy, and the lakers are starting to school up fr spring, lots of back to back lakers in same hole this time of year. you will watch 5 or 6 come to your jig on the fishfinder regularly now. The ice hasnt changed much in the last 2 weeks but lots of reefs are now open water, stay away from shallow rocky spots, stick to deeper water, lots more ice. Mark with a nice 23 incher.(Image removed from quote.)heres the take going home, rest released.(Image removed from quote.)
That concludes fishing in 2012Following posts are for 2013
Fished with wes and grandaughter julia today. we fished with full length rod and reel combinations to igfa specifications. The igfa will not recognize fish caught on jigsticks or tip ups. the current small fry (under 10) record is 1 pound 1 ounce. Julia landed a 1 pound 4 ounce yellow and after certification of the submission package she will be the new all tackle world record holder. we also landed 3 lakers a couple more yellows and 10 white perch. we did catch a white that would have set the record for that species too but it was caught on a tip up so no good. This young lady probably holds more world records than anyone you know. she is a very accomplished young anger. It was a warm and fun day on the lake. (Image removed from quote.)
fished with some guys from conn. today they came last year and had a great time and made a return trip. we foumd a nice area with6 inches of good ice. bite was early and hen at 10:30 thats it. did ice 9 lakers of average size and a 17inch smallmouth. (Image removed from quote.)
Looks like you all had a great day. Nice job Adrien, Scott, Steve, and Al.
