Holiday fish pics

Most of the recent posts are about gear so throwing out some pics. Feel free to add from this week. I got out yesterday morning. It was 5 degrees and I got cold but had I used my shack instead of running I would not have done well. Ended up with a perfect sized meal for last night. 8 gills and 3 perch. NW Sconny. The gills were biting slow but running big. Pic is 3 9 inchers. Biggest was 9.25. The remaining 5 gills were not much smaller. Perch were cleanable with the biggest being 10. They were a pleasant surprise since this was not a perch lake and small. Can’t wait to get back out once it warms slightly. I have several places I want to try this week. Oh I forgot my ice scoop. Fyi the auger cover will work in a pinch but I don’t recommend it! Lol

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Nice looking gills. Tasty

Metro lake from last weekend. And yes, my wife lets me clean fish in the kitchen!

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Nice fish guys.

Awesome!!

Hastily notched a couple IA deer tags on the 23rd so I could run to ND instead of IA on the 26th. Fishing was so-so, managed to put the lady on some well fed eastern ND fish. Hoping to log more time in the Alex area in January.

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Metro crappies yesterday.

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Metro crappies are getting thickerer

nice mixed bag gander

Nice fish guys!

Nothing real special. Got on a solid gill bite but the colors were better than the size.

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Had a nice flurry of panfish going, when all of a sudden they all scattered. Look at my snare rod and it just got nailed by this slimeball!
She put up a heck of a fight, thrashed the inside of the shack, slimed everywhere, but sure will taste good with some fries and tators tonight!
Ended up with 8 crappies,six sunfish and the pike.
My little one wanted a picture but she was a little nervous😬

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New lake up north on a crappie jig.

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SE MN….wife did not know i cleaned them in the kitchen

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My 5 year olds biggest pike and first flag of the year . 30 inch metro pike

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Bottom pic is XMas eve morning- Vermilion East end, twin 18s (eaten that evening) Other pics are morning after XMas- Vermilion West end. Middle pic is a 22”, bottom pic is a limit from 19-16”. Caught a few more that were released as well. Was treated to a few solid morning bites this holiday season!

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Got a little over 24 hrs left of our annual Red Lake Christmas-New years trip. I promised I would be home in time to take mom out for a good dinner New Year’s Eve. It’s been rough, but when the bite windows happen you have to ready!

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Came home to 18″ of snow after a 45mph drive home from LOTW.

Had a 900′ freighter sneek up on us.

My son “won” a goldfish from a fair this summer so now he has to co.e everywhere… he got a buddy for a few minutes.

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Some nice looking fish everyone. I’ve been having a hard time getting myself motivated this year. I’ve been battling a cold for a few weeks now and with the cold forecast for the next week or so, its probably not going to happen for awhile. This is by far the latest into the ice season I’ve gone prior to getting out. Hopefully if I keep seeing all the picture from you guys I’ll get myself motivated and get out there.

Our annual Red Lake trip 12.26-12.28.

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nice bunch of fish fellas!!!!

i’m hoping to have some after holiday fish pictures!!!!!!

Got this surprise on Christmas day. Was the second largemouth I’ve caught through the ice and by far the biggest, 18.25″. Got two more around 15-16″ after that one.

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Mike wrote:

Got this surprise on Christmas day. Was the second largemouth I’ve caught through the ice and by far the biggest, 18.25″. Got two more around 15-16″ after that one.

I spear alot. Them darn bass are agravating. they come up to your hook and line, sniff, maybe bump the hook and swim off like there stuck up. an hour later they attack it like they never ate before.

Out of red lake and in the pan in short time. Don’t get any fresher. Fresh eyes and Hamms go together like peanut butter and jelly.

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Um….worked.

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Not many but they were nice for just a couple hours

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Heading to Shawano Lake WI next week. You guys have me chomping at the bit.

Hope this works. My granddaughter on LOTW’s. 27 3)4.

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Got back out this afternoon. Not the biggest but enough for another vacation meal for my wife and I.

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Central ND Walleyes before Christmas.

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