Ice is on!

[SNAPFisher]

Went out to Pigeon this morning. Got to the lake about 7:30 and made it out at Mulhurst and was setup by 8 a.m. Punched about 20 holes in total. 10 inches at the least and 12 at the most. Lots of ice for this time of year!

Didn't see a thing until about 9 a.m. Walleye were on the prowl. First one was a bit bigger than expected. Really, really fat and healthy. Probably close to the 4lb mark:



Caught about 6 or so walleye, 1 pike and 1 white. Kept the white. Gave me a fight like none other. Put it on the scale at home and it weighed in at 4.2 lbs:



Lots of sizes to walleye from the size in the pic all the way down to 12 inches...maybe 1 lb. Had close encounters with about 7-8 other whites. One of them was a tank (guessing at 6 lbs based on the one I landed).

NIce day with no wind, -8 and sunny. Great day to be out!

Cheers!

[Geezle]

Sounds like a pretty good day on the ice!

And I'm glad to hear that we're starting to get more options than just the little trout ponds around here

[Sundancefisher]

Originally Posted by SNAPFisher

Cheers!

Great white.

If the year class is that big...it should be a great year. Saw a wickedly awesome year class go through once at Lac St. Anne. Skipped as many classes as I could.

[Thundercatcher]

Awesome, I only ice fished Pigeon lake once last year. Do you have to go far from shore to get into the fish??

[Dust1n]

I know the jumper in that pic

awesome fish btw

[SNAPFisher]

Thanks guys. Most of the whites I saw where in this size class...or bigger. I did have one that looked about 2 lbs so multiple year classes seen on the whites as well.

Originally Posted by Thundercatcher

Awesome, I only ice fished Pigeon lake once last year. Do you have to go far from shore to get into the fish??

Mulhurst takes awhile to get to 10 FOW. I also fished deeper. I was out about 400 yards and then about 600 yards.

I`ll be bringing the sled next time. Didn`t think it was thick enough but it is good to go.

[buckmaster]

Nice going Snap ! I was gonna get out this weekend but wasnt to sure of ice thickness. Thanks for the update......

[Daceminnow]

Mmmm walleye. good looking floppy fish too. thanks for sharing. surprised at how much ice you found. be sometime before we see 10" down here.

Dace

[Alberta Bigbore]

Congrats on some awesome fish Snap........ That whitey would make some good fish patties. Mmmmmm

[ogre]

Very nice white! Are there any shack out on the ice yet?

[SNAPFisher]

Originally Posted by ogre

Very nice white! Are there any shack out on the ice yet?

Not a single one yet.

[Kim473]

Hey Snap! Nice catch!
Do you use a camera when your targeting whites, or do you find the cam spooks them?

[SNAPFisher]

Originally Posted by Kim473

Hey Snap! Nice catch!
Do you use a camera when your targeting whites, or do you find the cam spooks them?

No cam when stocking whites. I definately miss the cam but it is also nice to change it up. My neck takes a kicking though. Think I need a better tent to go with my neck

[Ayr]

Nice work Snap!

You enjoy the ice this winter......for both of us

Cheers,

Ayr.

[SNAPFisher]

Originally Posted by Ayr

Nice work Snap!

You enjoy the ice this winter......for both of us

Cheers,

Ayr.

Will do

Have fun in warmer climates. Keep in touch.