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He’s home safe. Thanks everyone

One for the in-laws!!!

I was up River last week casting from shore. I caught the biggest king Iv’e ever seen.

Get over it, most people wo grew up around Thunder Bay call walleye pickeral. If you called it walleye people thought you were an American.

Feel like I just had a stroke. Am I alone?

I’ve never had it happen before but my jawjacker landed 2 fish on its own this weekend!! Was set so shallow I heard bells and came running and there was brook trout flopping on the ice… happened 2 times!

DONT DO DRUGS MORON

Not true. Mercury is natural in the environment and may be released from forestry. In this case the mine is not even in the same watershed. Has nothing to do with the mine at all.

Sure most people who grew up around thunderbay as I did aswell say that… but they are still wrong, just because they say it doesn’t make them right for saying it wrong for 50 years… look up in the regulations how many pickerel you can keep… 0 , Walleye is walleye there isn’t even an argument to be had. You are free to say and do as you wish I just have to correct it everytime I see or hear it.

There’s still multiple places to access the lake if needed… place is a drama fest you’ll never catch me out there

Adrian is not plowed. lots of ice. got the truck in but definitely needed 4 wheel drive

Not a lot but they are there. Cold wet night. lol

Im no expert either but it looks like dinner to me

Well day 2 I managed a walleye and a rainbow trout. I was told that rainbows were pretty uncommon in the lower Nipigon. Saw some other boats catch salmon. Today I hooked into something that took 300' of line. I tried to reel it in when it tired but it shook the hook. Unfortunately that's the end of my attempt at the Nipigon. Had the right idea towards the end but it was a humbling experience.

Just some friendly encouragement to throw a line where you least expect to catch... I've been fishing wherever I can close to my workplace and my daughters daycare. I walked along the shore near the disc golf course on my lunch break and after 20 or 30 minutes of casting managed to catch a beautiful 19" walleye just a few days ago. I hadn't given that lake much of a shot since I figured the relatively recent draining of it would have negatively impacted fish populations.

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mercury is natural forming in most lakes.

Monday night (May 15) my son and I tried our luck once again after a few sparse nights over the last couple weeks. We headed out around 1 am. McVicar was quiet, no smelts and noone attempting to catch them. Stopped at the south side of the Current River mouth, a few people dipping and we got a small amount - enough to cover a pail bottom for 30 minutes work. Headed out to McKenzie - got there around 3 am - and were fortunate to find the smelt run in full swing - we along with a few others were able to fill each pail in a half hour - every dip of the net brought in fish. Our best dips had 20 - 40 smelt landed. Still surprised to be catching smelt this late on the calendar - and it was warm last night - around 20C with a warm breeze. Guessing they will still run for a few days, was a strong run last night.

Other seasons I can’t seem to locate in the regs: walter, Waldo, king salmon, steelhead, coaster, swamp donkey, eel pout, laker, brookie, looper, musky, gator, snake, hammer handle, smallie. Most things go by many names but the only “correct” name is sander vitreus

People went on Saturday night and said it was too early, will take a look early this week. Also Zach, hilarious joke! Only issue with it is according to Oxford "run: (of a migratory fish) go upriver from the sea in order to spawn". Now the real question is if smelt walk?

I wouldn’t agree with you to say the co’s aren’t the greatest that’s just not fair to say, I think many of them are doing a great job but there’s only a few of them and we have a whole lot of land to cover so they obviously can’t be everywhere all at once but that being said Many many people received tickets for snagging salmon in the fall… they are allways watching 👀.

Its starting to be on pace for a very low water season if we do not get any good rain. Even after a fast melt with the snow. We had a very low water season, I think 2010 or 2011? Where fish came in and you could literally see every single fish. The spots where its usually deepest were crossable with rubber boots. Did this stop people from tossing hooks across the schools? No. Was a snagfest and sad. Its shitty when it happens but when that water is trickle low its best to just let them be. No sport to it at that point. Gotta have those high chocolate milk water early to flush out the rivers, then the slow drop and the fishings good. Heres to hoping.

Hammered my personal best on oliver after work tonight

Hope they went back on the water…

Easy fishing from shore. Walleye are waiting.

I’m getting the boat out!

Go otter! Eskimo is nice too both are good. I’ve had frabills, eskimos and now the last 3 years I’m using the otter (I have the lodge and new to me this year monster lodge for camping trips). Depends what size you are looking for and how many people you fish with… whatever brand you choose take the amount of people they rate it for and divide it by 2 that would be how many you can comfortably fish.Both have full walk through doors . Otter is a bit better in the wind with the strap system that doesn’t lift up off the ice also the bag is definetly easier to put the hut in with otter aswell when it’s covered in snow and ice. Message me if you wanna talk about it more. I’m hard on gear and they get well used every single week… done me well.

Stay safe this ice fishing season.

Here is a satellite image from yesterday. With no snow it should be freezing well, not sure how thick it is though.

Depends what you are looking for/or if you looking for hook setting capabilities or not… for walleyes/perch/stocked trout I religiously I allways have a second line out with the black fox triggers and/or then the jaw jackers to a lesser extent just because way they set annoys me a bit having to have a loop on the end of the rod but for big baits and lake trout I use the frabill insulated tip ups with suckers on them but it does suck you don’t get a rod… I’m asking Santa for the finicky foolers with hole cover as I’ve seen them out a few times and it’s a tip up that allows you to use the rod… very similar to the ifishpro but I find them too cumbersome to pack around and expensive.

It’s the broodstock brookies they put in there this year… not even posted online yet… 1 hour we iced a dozen or so between 2-5lb-> all released… I don’t wanna eat them nastys.

Got some in the smoker today

The river mouth of the salmon snag fest … oh wait I mean current river. Where there’s dozens of people filling stringers of just disgusting rotten zombies all snagged in the back.

I got a 20 gauge single shot from dnr last week 200 bucks out the door with 2 boxes of shells seems to be a good deal to me

Im usually there doing scouting trips around this time. Probably going this weekend and this week. Usually either get a very black salmon, or an extremely fresh chrome. And big brookies in lower Nipigon as well. a guide is never a bad idea, but if you just take your time, go slow and be smart you should be ok. Depending on water levels there is a certain way to navigate the river, not just for boating safety but trolling as well. Most of us that have fished that river for 20+ years or more, are aware of the major underwater messes of trees that get littered with raps every year. But some areas you have to flirt with the rock piles and current seams/breaks as thats where the fish sit. When the water gets reeeeeeeally low, like a few years ago, the fish dont bite as much with all the boats trolling overhead, and offers some very cool and fun casting opportunities from the boat in areas near the launch and dam. When the water is really high, troll deep diving jointed husky jerks, or, or cranks and plugs as close to rocky shore as possible watching depth and for trees. good luck

Salmon are in there year round, myself I would say best bet would be last week or two of august or first week or two of September! Busy place that time of year

Just pay attention to the forecast and conditions while you are on the water. When the horizon looks like conga line of elephants its time to head for shore. The old Tbay Harbor Master used to say "you can go any where you want on Superior, as long as your off the water by 9:30AM. After that, mother nature takes no prisoners " Good luck! AB

Limits were to be reduced this season but will take effect for 2024. Sport - 2 Conservation - 1 Lake of the Woods seems to be in trouble. Not entirely sure about all the smaller lakes in the zone. If you fish in zone 5 keep up on any reg changes to avoid trouble.

Gonna check at vicars tonight I`ll post if any luck.There will be no B.S. like some azzholes on here!!