Good move! If you drink enough beer, the hooks may appear to move on their own anyways. :)

It’s pretty rare that the Pigeon Whites like any Hook movement.
Any of the bites I’ve had this year were dead still on the JJ.

the north west end of pigeon
 

i have not ice fished Pigeon, before; and I do not see much mention of the north west section of the lake. does any one fish that area of the lake for walleye in winter?

Any one tried near where tide creek comes in, just wondering.
On the west side of the lake

was over by tide creek yesterday no one fishing that I could see , there was some by sunset harbour

seeing whitefish by Sandholm today 8 feet of water around dark.

Trying new spot just east of grandview. Punched some holes at different depths. Not seeing anything at all. Sure is a lot of those walking sticks walking around on the bottom here.
What insect uses a hollow reed to walk around in?

Could I ask, what is the depth and quality of the ice at Pigeon?

Thanks

Caddis fly larvae

All the areas I’ve fished have had 16-20 in of good ice.

19” of good ice.

That’s what I figured. Thanks.

Pigeon good to drive on with a diesel? Or am i too heavy yet? Or should a guy bring his quad? Heard a truck went through at the P.P. due to a heave. Havent been out there yet but the kids want to get out

Should be good. I wouldn’t cross any heaves or drive across the middle of the lake. It’s good ice. I’ve been going on with my 1/2 ton with quad in the box for a couple weeks.

Although yesterday a guy drove straight across the middle of the lake with his half ton. I talked to him and he wasn’t to worried. Lol.

Had an Epic day today. The bite was on! Catching mainly 4-6 lbs fish but had 1 just a touch under 8lbs and even caught 1 that was only 12-13” long. Great to see the different age classes for this fishery. At least the Whitefish are doing well.

Nice. You got em figured man.

nice catch ,

That’s great to see ya having success. They are not easy to come by but you’re kicking butt. Good luck on your next outing.

Epic alright! Congrats! This is the year hey :)

Interesting thing at the AEP sessions last week. They talked about the Pigeon of old and the small whites. They classified them as "skinny and starving" whites back then. As it became a better walleye fishery through stocking and the pike population was healthy...still a ways back, sound like that is when the whitefish started to change and to begin being thinned out - getting bigger.

Anyone I talk to about the old Pigeon seemed to think that was better and healthy to have the little whites. Easy to catch, etc. The bios say different. Too bad the audio is silenced as I would like to continue that discussion.

Today is a different place for sure. Hopefully it has hit that sweet spot now and we are seeing the golden years of whites there. It is a special lake for whites.

my son sent me a few pictures from this morning ,his smaller one is over 2 lbs and the bigger one over 6 lbs. he has put in a lot of hours figureing it out getting skunked . looks like it is a balanced year classes like the biologist say it is . not skinny fish that's for sure , fast growing lots of food , thus hard to catch

Yup, catching some tanks at just over 8lbs, average is between 4-6.5 lbs and some that are only 12-13” long ... great to see the different age classes again.

Anyone driving on at the old Mameo boat launch or is it all heaved up? Wanted to cut a few miles off my trip in the morning.

finally landed a pig of a white fish could hardly get him out of a 8 inch hole . need a bigger auger . hands were frozen by the time i got him the hole , great fighters . i am now addicted .

Well I can answer my own question. Mameo was drifted in pretty good. Grandview access is pretty easy. Headed a good mile out and found 20-23" of good hard ice everywhere I checked.
I didn't see or mark a single fish. Did not try for walleye. Typical pigeon. Hate this lake somedays lol.

Well done! They're there.

Congrats... they’re a tough fish to figure out for that lake. But they get big and they’re worth it the effort. We reeled in an 8lbs 11oz tank on Sunday.

Dam! You tied my biggest. 8.7 lbs or 8 lbs 11 oz. That is a big white :)

that's a huge fish, how big of a hole do you use .

10” hole. It’s bigger but at the same time, the smaller fish can get turned around in it on you if you pop the hook or line. But I like to see more, down the bigger hole.