Hi Saskatchewanians, a big question here..
We've had a cabin north of La Ronge for 25 years. In that time canoeing, hiking, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, building stuff and drinking rum has kept me busy. Fishing has always seemed too boring but at 62 now I'm starting to see the upside to sitting in a warm shack, talking, listening to tunes and drinking rum.
Last week in the great spring weather sitting on a pail for a total of 10 or so hours jigging produced nothing except a face tan. The tip-up did catch a nice jack and a 29" burbot. Inexperience is the reason because there are jacks, lake trout, walleye, whitefish and burbot there. There is lots of time to think while sitting on a pail - electronics, some research, better gear, maybe a shack. I wonder what is a realistic expectation for an ice-fisherman.
The big question is and I realize there are lots of variables - how many fish per hour per person would you consider reasonable to sustain your interest?