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VTMatt
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Whitefish!
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Feb 13, 2017, 06:50 PM »
This has been a really good year on the ice for me, and Sunday topped it off. I haven't fished a ton at my house this year, but with the crazy weather on the way, I made the decision to go scout some deeper water in hopes of something new. I stopped along the way to the drop off and spoke to a neighbor. We talked for quite a while as he sat on a bucket, pulling up big yellows. He told me about the good fishing when and where and then suggested I popped a hole and fished a bit. I wasn't going to turn down a chance at some big yellows, so I cut a hole and started fishing. We chatted a while until he left with the amount he wanted. I ended up catching a bunch of big yellows and then made a move and cut a line of holes on a steep drop from 12 to 50 FOW. I found myself at a hot hole for hours until my drag started to scream - oh boy!!
I figured it was either a pike, bass, or even a walleye. I was using a barbless jig and got nervous as the fish approached the hole...but as soon as I got a glimpse of it, I knew right away what it was. Whitefish!! I shoved my arm down the hole and pulled it out of the hole and onto the ice. Out popped the jig and I let out a holler of excitement. It topped off the bucket full of big yellows nicely!
I stayed out almost until dark, sifting through more yellows, only keeping the big ones. By the time I had marked the spot on navionics, there was 8-9" of fresh snow on the ice. A big difference from the near bare ice I walked out on. The wind was blowing, heavy snow falling and visibility was so poor I couldn't see the outline of shore anymore. The only thing I could think of was, "THIS is what I love" I texted my girlfriend to turn the back lights on at the house for me and I could see the feint glow through the snow, so I started the walk back. Dragging a heavy Yukon flipover and also a jet sled behind it in 8-9" of snow took what seemed like forever, but all in a day's work.
I didnt measure the fish, but knew it wasn't MA size. I would say 18-19" We just got done eating it - very tasty!
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pokholes
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Re: Whitefish!
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Feb 13, 2017, 06:59 PM »
Congrats on the Whitefish Matt.
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mudchuck
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Re: Whitefish!
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Feb 13, 2017, 07:03 PM »
very nice!
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Registered Kayak
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..............and then there were none.
Re: Whitefish!
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Feb 13, 2017, 07:06 PM »
Hot damn!! Good job Matt. You got my attention. Been hunting these down with no luck. Can't wait to head out to the sea for these.
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mudchuck
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Feb 13, 2017, 07:20 PM »
You know Drew is gonna be salivating now
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Champlain Islander
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Re: Whitefish!
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Feb 13, 2017, 07:22 PM »
nice catch and a rare treat to ice. Good eats too.
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Feb 13, 2017, 07:34 PM »
Great job Matt and a great write-up!! Whitefish are certainly a unique looking fish.
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Perch bait- a small minnow that can have big results in the ice fishing game.
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stimpyNEK
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Re: Whitefish!
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Feb 13, 2017, 07:42 PM »
Thanks for the story...i have layed off the perch for a while but now i think its time to fire up again
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Its T shirt weather until you can actually die of hypothermia
flagfishon
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You should have seen it! It was huge!
Re: Whitefish!
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Feb 13, 2017, 08:39 PM »
Great fish and great story! Have you been taking lessons from perch bait? If I ever catch anything this year worth writing about, I'll have to try to make an effort myself. Great post.
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JMailbox8
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Feb 13, 2017, 08:43 PM »
Great haul, VTMatt!
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Honest_John
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Feb 13, 2017, 09:15 PM »
Way to go!
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NHHARDWATER
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Feb 13, 2017, 10:34 PM »
Nice whitefish Matt - gotta love it! Thanks for sharing the story
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Chasing Ice
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Feb 13, 2017, 11:08 PM »
Niiice!
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Crayfish2
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Re: Whitefish!
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Feb 14, 2017, 06:35 AM »
Congrats, Matt! Nice catch! The only whitefish I've ever seen was the one Wes caught in among the whites on St.A a couple of years ago.
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aquarium234
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Feb 14, 2017, 07:17 AM »
glad you got one, Know you were hunting for these guys last year :-)
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Its all fun and games until someone loses a walleye.......
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Feb 14, 2017, 07:54 AM »
nice catch and in your own back yard. might have to trade my house for one more north if we keep having iceless years here.
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rbobby
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Re: Whitefish!
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Feb 14, 2017, 12:48 PM »
They're tasty, we caught a few couple weeks back in
St albans bay fishing for perch.
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fishy1
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Feb 15, 2017, 05:24 AM »
great post matt. i could just feel the excitement when you sent the pic to my phone. the whitefish was for sure the catch of the day.
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