January was a wicked one, with many days running in the -34C range. Tough to fish in those conditions, and can be unsafe. If something happens on the sled, miles from camp, it has potential to become nightmare. So I like to wait when my skin doesn't freeze in seconds.
February finally broke the cold weather, and I have been out on a few outings. My father in law came up to the lodge, and we went and scouted out a place on Wekusko that I would be guiding later that week. It took a few holes and gps waypoints, but we ended up finding them. We fished for 3 hours and landed 8 walleye. Garry (f.i.l) was on fire, and had the hot hand for a while. Biggest walleye was 25".
Then last weekend I guided 3 days. We hit up Wekusko on day 1, and slammed 30 walleye. Biggest was 26". And there were many double headers. Here is a pic of one of them.
Day 2 we hit up Reed Lake. The Ranger (see my next blog), was acting up. By the time we got to the spot, it was already 10am, but snowing hard. We caught only a couple right away, and then the wait began. But a noon everything changed. Trout were coming through hard and we landed 9, losing just as many. 33" was the biggest.We also set up for pike with tip ups for a couple hours. We got 3 flags, and only landed one.
Day 3 was a bust getting stuck in slush in a backcountry lake. So we headed to a prime Burbot spot to try and salvage the day. 6 guys fishing and in 2 hours 80 burbot, yes 80, were landed. The biggest was a 34" brute.
So if anyone is looking for a fun trip, think about an ice fishing expedition!
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