Author Topic: Twin Islands @ Magog (Read 2387 times)

fishingidjit · « **on:** Dec 24, 2010, 04:06 PM »

Anyone know about the ice/smelting up at twin islands in Magog-smelting has been good up there the last few years and want to get a bobhouse up there soon.

flagdown · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 25, 2010, 05:00 PM »

I went fishing at beans bay which is near the twins on dec 23 and there was about 4 inches of ice about 100 yds out a little further out it got thinner

fishingidjit · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 26, 2010, 05:24 AM »

Quote from: flagdown on Dec 25, 2010, 05:00 PM

I went fishing at beans bay which is near the twins on dec 23 and there was about 4 inches of ice about 100 yds out a little further out it got thinner

Thanks for the update !

Vtgooseman · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 26, 2010, 08:07 AM »

You should be good to go, its been making ice like crazy the last few days.

fishingidjit · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 05:36 AM »

Hopefully we'll get up there new years weekend !

cbice · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 05:57 PM »

I've gone up there for smelt before and done really well with the smelt. How do people do settin up tip ups around there with the smelt they catch?

Magogfisher · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 06:48 PM »

Was out there couple days ago 7-9 inches now lake is good!!

fishingidjit · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 28, 2010, 06:04 AM »

Quote from: cbice on Dec 27, 2010, 05:57 PM

I've gone up there for smelt before and done really well with the smelt. How do people do settin up tip ups around there with the smelt they catch?

Usually try to catch smelt early and then move out by providence island for some salmon or lakers(perch love the smelt too)

Magog Landshark · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 28, 2010, 09:35 PM »

Quote from: cbice on Dec 27, 2010, 05:57 PM

I've gone up there for smelt before and done really well with the smelt. How do people do settin up tip ups around there with the smelt they catch?

Answering this question has got me all nostalgic. Mostly because I have fished for smelt on Magog since 1987 yet have done very little tip up fishing with the smelt I caught. From 1995 - 1999 BC (before children) I used to catch smelt to sell to the bait shop for $.25 a piece and not get up from my bucket all day except to get the blood back to my a$$. When I wasn't doing that I would catch a couple dozen on Saturday to bring to Willoughby to set up for big lakers and rainbows on Sunday. Ahhhh the good old days BBR (before bait regulations).

So the the actual tip up fishing I have done there is very minimal. I have caught steelhead in 3-6 FOW with a smelt and a 6.9 lb laker during last years Wrights tournament with a big smelt set up over deep water. I have never caught a brown or salmon ice fishing. I am now anxiously waiting for the trout opener so i can try some of the new rainbow techniques I have learned on this board.

GrnMntBoy · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 11, 2011, 06:23 AM »

Anyone know the ice thickness by the twins. Really want to know when it's good to drive on it. It's a long walk out there pulling a portable shanty!

fishingidjit · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 11, 2011, 03:55 PM »

Was out there on sunday -we did not drive out but pulled a bobhouse out w/wheeler-will drive out next time, 9-10 inches of good ice-Folks driving out towards providence island with pick-ups and cars

Magog Landshark · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 11, 2011, 03:57 PM »

I was out Saturday and there was 8-9 inches. Guys were driving out between the islands.

tench · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 11, 2011, 08:30 PM »

Shacks out all over the ice around the islands... A couple trucks out there today. I was on 10 inches off the south end of the north island. Did about half a bucket and some good sized 9-10 inch perch.

Magog Landshark · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 11, 2011, 08:50 PM »

Nice Tench. Any big jack smelt? I caught one Saturday, but I also caught some of the really small, skinny ones like I would always get on Seymour. Never caught those on Magog before not sure what that means.

tench · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 11, 2011, 10:18 PM »

Not sure of your meaning of a jack smelt but I got some bigger ones but most are 5-7 inchers. I used a bigger hali and it seemed to keep the smaller ones from taking it so much. Did have a few skinny ones

GrnMntBoy · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 12, 2011, 04:30 PM »

Always just used hand line for panfish but got some tip ups this year to try out for fun while I fish. I'm completely ignorant on using them. Headed up to fish by the twins for smelt. Anything hit tip ups in that area? Any info welcome. Thanks.

fishingidjit · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 12, 2011, 04:47 PM »

I've seen folks catch lakers once and awhile close to the twins but usually just some perch or pickerel-plaenty of lakers and salmon out away from the islands though

Vrmontrout · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 13, 2011, 04:42 PM »

New to the site and just wanted to wish everyone luck and be safe! Will be at Magog Saturday

tench · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 14, 2011, 10:49 PM »

Who put the pink shanty out by the islands?!

trout slayer 21 · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 20, 2011, 11:40 PM »

Quote from: Magog Landshark on Dec 28, 2010, 09:35 PM

Answering this question has got me all nostalgic. Mostly because I have fished for smelt on Magog since 1987 yet have done very little tip up fishing with the smelt I caught. From 1995 - 1999 BC (before children) I used to catch smelt to sell to the bait shop for $.25 a piece and not get up from my bucket all day except to get the blood back to my a$$. When I wasn't doing that I would catch a couple dozen on Saturday to bring to Willoughby to set up for big lakers and rainbows on Sunday. Ahhhh the good old days BBR (before bait regulations).

So the the actual tip up fishing I have done there is very minimal. I have caught steelhead in 3-6 FOW with a smelt and a 6.9 lb laker during last years Wrights tournament with a big smelt set up over deep water. I have never caught a brown or salmon ice fishing. I am now anxiously waiting for the trout opener so i can try some of the new rainbow techniques I have learned on this board.

try night crawlers or dillies on a tipup for rainbows on willoby thats what i do and consistantly produces 3-6 pound rainbows

Magog Landshark · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 23, 2011, 04:18 PM »

Thanks for the tip. Sounds like a successful one too. At least then your fishing while you trying to jig up some smelt for bait.

I tried Pautzke salmon eggs opening day on Magog with no success. I'm thinking in a lake with abundant smelt those won't cut it. Why eat tic tacs when you can have filet mignon. Probably work better on Crystal.

What kind of hooks do you put them on? Who sells dillies and crawlers? Wrights?

trout slayer 21 · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 23, 2011, 04:34 PM »

Quote from: Magog Landshark on Jan 23, 2011, 04:18 PM

Thanks for the tip. Sounds like a successful one too. At least then your fishing while you trying to jig up some smelt for bait.

I tried Pautzke salmon eggs opening day on Magog with no success. I'm thinking in a lake with abundant smelt those won't cut it. Why eat tic tacs when you can have filet mignon. Probably work better on Crystal.

What kind of hooks do you put them on? Who sells dillies and crawlers? Wrights?

i use a long shank #6 dilles work better and just a foot or 2 under the ice in about 2 to 10 ft of water

trout slayer 21 · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 23, 2011, 04:34 PM »

yes wrights should sell them

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