NorthShorefisherman77 1 Report post Posted January 18, 2015 Heading out next weekend. I am a first timer. Hopefully the fish are still biting. Been looking forward to this for awhile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therealfndeal 61 Report post Posted January 18, 2015 The bite only usually gets better as the season progresses Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Porkchop21 34 Report post Posted January 18, 2015 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jasmine_334 9 Report post Posted January 18, 2015 Got 22 in about 3 hours, the bite is getting better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shmanks 21 Report post Posted January 18, 2015 Caught 17 keeper and threw back about 10 and got robbed lots on the tip ups. Biggest was 13.25 had a good time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flybum 95 Report post Posted January 19, 2015 What is everyone using for bait? We tried lots of different stuff the other day, 9 keepers by 3 guys in about 4-5 hrs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmateurHourAngling 49 Report post Posted January 19, 2015 They wouldn't touch a small minnow so I tried a medium-large and that's what they took one after another, was just rigging it with a small gold buckshot and ripping it hard -JADEN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Porkchop21 34 Report post Posted January 19, 2015 I usually use a plain hook and medium minnows with a split shot, nothing fancy but it produces. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RH. 56 Report post Posted January 19, 2015 Pink jigheads with a minnow works best for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Wetlinetightline Report post Posted January 19, 2015 Pink jig heads. Small medium minnow was the winner for me as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
123 10 Report post Posted January 19, 2015 is the ice ridge ok for crossing now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalleyeWayne 137 Report post Posted January 20, 2015 We were out on Black Bay last Sunday and iced 3/4 of a 5 gallon pail of jumbo perch. You don't need to over-complicate it with throwing pots & pans down the hole. Our go-to was 1/16oz jigs (lipstick & peacock colors) with small minnows. Small jigging spoons tipped with a minnow worked also. The fish are there, you gotta entice them to eat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hampat Report post Posted January 22, 2015 Good morning ,we are heading out to black bay this afternoon and staying over night.My question is does anybody know what shape the ice ridge is in for crossing .Should be a good time ,have not been out there for a couple of years!Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flybum 95 Report post Posted January 22, 2015 Totally fine, ice ridge is in good shape right now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SILVER MINNOW BAIT SHOP 129 Report post Posted January 23, 2015 Hey I just heard there was a musky caught out there. Any truth to that? Silver Minnow Bait Shop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fisherdude 69 Report post Posted January 23, 2015 Check the post titled pike? Muskie? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SILVER MINNOW BAIT SHOP 129 Report post Posted January 23, 2015 My bad, I should have scrolled down prior to posting!! Silver Minnow Bait Shop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hampat Report post Posted January 23, 2015 Thanks ,I hope we catch a few Actually going out tomorrow afternoonThe weather should be great Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaptain Kirk 34 Report post Posted January 23, 2015 Hows the Ice Ridges Today after the warmer weather Guys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyctr 227 Report post Posted January 23, 2015 black bay is sleds only if i see another atv out there im gonna go bullistick. i spent an hour and a half out there fixing a ramp so i could get my clients in and some moron with an atv went and totally demolished it. i ended up having to find another spot 2 miles away to get everyone in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishbum 35 Report post Posted January 24, 2015 What kind of ramp was this that you built ? If someone brings a quad out there should they have planks to cross the ice ridge ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyctr 227 Report post Posted January 24, 2015 the ridge is not passable with atv`s here is a photo ill take more tomorrow in the day light Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyctr 227 Report post Posted January 24, 2015 What kind of ramp was this that you built ? If someone brings a quad out there should they have planks to cross the ice ridge ? i shoveled snow into the ridge to make the ramp then packed it with my sled and shoveled more on top lots of work just to have someone come and destroy iit and leave not even try to fix it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Some Old Guy 968 Report post Posted January 24, 2015 I know that anyone can use whatever they want to get out there. But I have personally seen what Gary does to maintain the trail. He builds crossings over ice ridges and grooms the trail to make it comfortable for his customers. When somebody drives a quad or othe wheeled vehicle down the trail he makes, it wrecks it. Riding in the sleigh behind Gary's machine can get bone jarring. If you are heading out in an atv either stay to the side of the trail or blaze your own. I have seen some weird stuff. Like for example, a guy on a sled drives down the ice road at lac, stops in the middle if the ice road and drills a few hole right in the road and starts fishing!! Needless to say it ruined a large stretch of road. Anyways be a little courteous. We are all out there to have fun. Roger. 1 R.T.R. Respect the resource! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pro fisherman-Stud Muffin 420 Report post Posted January 24, 2015 Maybe I should bring the track truck out there shuttle guys out ... hmmmmm 2016 Dog Lake Open Champion. Thunder Bay BASSmasters Vice-President Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
