Some ice fishing pics. Jan 26 2013.

[PiDGE]

Called "Caseys" http://www.timeonthewater.ca/caseys_popup.html up in Port Bolster on Lake Simcoe last Monday and had zero issues getting a spot for Saturday. Three of us went up and caught well over 70 perch (alot of dinks, but hey better than nada) and 3 hearing, for whatever reason the hearing wernt interested in our bait, but you were able to see them down below us in about 5-10 feet of water. All perch were caught about a foot off bottom in about 30-35 feet of water using minnow supplied. Taj the owner was good to deal with and takes you out in an argo. If anyone is interested in doin a little ice fishing before ice out I recomende Caseys . They also will bring you out sandwichs and other food, but we had our own. Onto the pics.

















Buddy from work and his uncle

[Miner]

Nice! A co-worker / friend and I took our sleds and girls (teenagers) out on Sydenham Lake Sunday. Didn't catch a thing but the girls had fun skating and spinning the sleds out on the ice.

[Lukexskywalker]

Nice pics dude looks like a great time. I see your using your sweet table

[Adam]

That is awesome. A lot of my friends have their own ice shacks on the river here, though I don't think they're out there for the excellent fishing on the rideau river .

[SlaveX]

Nice, and no need for fancy fridge to keep beer cold

[PiDGE]

SlaveX, Nope Mother Nature baby!

adamzan, Whats on the Rideau there going for?

Lukexskywalker, Thanks man. Yeah the tables been places!

Miner, Ahh been there man, but much better than a day at work. Hoping it stays cold for another outing..fingers crossed.

[Nismojunky]

no invite??? wtf

[PiDGE]

F sorry dude I forgot you fish too.

[Nismojunky]

you are now on my to die list haha jking might be going sunday we have another guy we use 40 a person last time we went there got about 25-30 perch a peice

[Miner]

Try to get out on Sydenham Lake again on Sunday. Might put some holes in the ice, might just tool around.

[PiDGE]

NISMO, post up some pics if you go

MINER, Decisions decisions hmmmm.

[Miner]

NISMO, post up some pics if you go

MINER, Decisions decisions hmmmm.

Sunday on Sydenham Lake. Good day other then the unexpected water crossing

[PiDGE]

Nice Miner! is that a Rapala portable hut? I'd love to have a portable, but then I need a sled to pull it cause im to lazy to drag it. Water crosing???wtf. In the last few years its been getting sketcherier and sketcherier with the weather and ice forming. Two years ago up in Nord Bay we had 1 foot of water on the ice. But the million dollar question man wheres the beef? I mean fish. Did you guys manage ayn?

[Miner]

No fish, was that the point?

The hut is from Costco, I think he paid under $200 ($179?) for it delivered to his home. We used my Pelican 65 sled, which was $69 if I remember correctly.

Ice conditions were good my knowledge of the Lake and visibility were not, crossing open water was my mistake and one I won't repeat.

[Nismojunky]

I didnt end up going I got supers yelling at me to get houses closed in so ive been working 7days a week for 3 weeks now trying to get caught up it looks like i wont be going this year

[PiDGE]

crappy deal Rob, but look foward to some soft water...just another 3-4 months That musta been harry for ya Miner. Im hoping to get out this weekend again, but work may be the deciding factor once again. If I do I'll pop up some pics again.

[PiDGE]

Well thanks to Mother Nature work was held off, but not held off enough for some more fishin! Road conditions were less than favorable on the way up with multiple spinouts and crashes all over the 401. We used the same outfitter as last time, but it did'nt run as smoothly. All his equipment had sucome to the snow (2 Argos and a bombider) We had to wait around a little bit, but finally made our way out. I was hoping to land some keepers agin, but it wouldnt happen this go around. The fishing was slow and the perch have seemed to have moved off onto other places. We managed about 10 perch each and 2 hearing each. Oh well cant win them all the time, but its better than the best day at work A few pics.

6'x3' hole cut out.

Good buddy of mine that dosent really fish, but had a blast

Me with a hearing (cisco)

Another fishin buddie with a hearing

being paichent

not a keeper lol

During the daylight hours this is what she looks like from inside the hut. Once again we were fishing in about 30' of water with about 15' visibility down.

some deep snow

gettin cabin fever

some nice black ice. About 12" thick

ride over in a fixed tracked argo

prayen for some more fish