Quick trout trip NW Ontario

[Snakehunter]

Went out this morning for a quick snowmobile trip to a local trout lake with a buddy who has to work nights. Met up at 0730 and got to lake at 0830. Would have been quicker except I got bogged down on a severe hill. Friggin gutless 340 trying to lug a fat 270
Within minutes my buddy iced a nice laker of about 22". A while later he hooked into another small one which he released. I hooked into a nice 20" that took some teasing before he bit my jig. Buddy got one more about 18" and I played with one for ten minutes on my flasher who would nip but not bite. Left at noon and was back by one. Nice way to spend a morning.

Here is what I came home with


First trout trip of the season and I did not get skunked
Can't beat that.
Regards,
Glen

[firefighter]

Nice job Snakehunter. No whites in that lake?

FF

[Snakehunter]

No whitefish in that lake. Some monster pike occasionally. Never seem to get any large trout but the ones like above are plentiful.
I have to travel a little further afield for the big ones and for the whitefish.
This was just an easy trip to kill a morning.

[viciouscircle]

Nice one Glen......i'm sledless at the moment so i'll take your gutlees 340 off ya if ya dont want it

Talking of sledless....how's the driving conditions and bite at Clytie?

[Snakehunter]

Hey Simon,
Clytie has been driven on for weeks. I haven't been on myself yet but Mark's buddy lives there. If you want to make a date for whiteys just let me know what days are good for you. I still haven't used my Fatfish yet and that will be a good spot I think.
Glen

[Boatless]

Nice laker. Gotta love being so close to fish like that! I'll be on LOTW this Saturday looking for giant lakers.

[firefighter]

No whitefish in that lake. Some monster pike occasionally. Never seem to get any large trout but the ones like above are plentiful.
I have to travel a little further afield for the big ones and for the whitefish.
This was just an easy trip to kill a morning.

What are the snow conditions on lakes in the Kenora region Glen?

FF

[Snakehunter]

There is next to no snow on the portages. Out on the ice you can expect from 2 to 6" with occasional areas of deeper drifts of snow from what I have experienced the last two weeks.

[firefighter]

There is next to no snow on the portages. Out on the ice you can expect from 2 to 6" with occasional areas of deeper drifts of snow from what I have experienced the last two weeks.

Thanks Glen

FF

[firefighter]

There is next to no snow on the portages. Out on the ice you can expect from 2 to 6" with occasional areas of deeper drifts of snow from what I have experienced the last two weeks.

Should be good ice conditions there as well?

FF

[Snakehunter]

There was 16" of ice on the trout lake I was on and they are usually much later to freeze up. LOTW had 16" two weeks ago. That week of -30 temps probably solidified everything a bit more. You can drive trucks all over the traditional road areas now I would say.

[firefighter]

There was 16" of ice on the trout lake I was on and they are usually much later to freeze up. LOTW had 16" two weeks ago. That week of -30 temps probably solidified everything a bit more. You can drive trucks all over the traditional road areas now I would say.

Thanks, looking forward to icing some whites next month.

FF