Well, if i am not working this weekend ill be joining Brandon and Dad on the lake again in hopes of catching some more monsters!
The weather is going to be very nice, +6 as a high, should be water on top of the ice, we may need to bring cleats….
Thanks everyone!
Tomorrow after work ill be heading to a differant lake that is supposed to hold nice pike. maybe ill get some more to throw on here!
And these are the second day catches… all 12lbs within ounces of one another!
Enjoy!
Here are all the good pictures taken of the nice fish i managed to land this weekend… the first 5 are all 12lbs within the ounce! and the second 2 its up to your imagine! haha
Enjoy and congrats to all the other anglers catching nice fish this winter!
Alright, here are the rest of the photos. the first 5 are all 12lbs within ounces…
Enjoy.
Chris… Thought you might like this…
I hadnt caughta pike in the winter months over 12lbs yet in my ice fishing carreer haha. But this weekend was a huge change, i realized, you CAN catch big pike in local lakes that have the “potential” BUT, to be successfull time after time with landing big fish, you must put on the miles and go to the lakes that HOLD big fish….
The last 2 weekends i targeted a lake 1.5hours away from home with my brother and dad. Dad and i didnt even have a nible last weekend but i had my redemption this weekend….
Caught 3 Northerns in the 5lb range, 3 that all weighed 12lbs and one monster 43″ 21.5″ gurth and 23lbs… These are the pics on my 23lber and i will post the rest when i get them.
But you are right, a double treble is a must, Tip up fishing means alot of missed fish but a big treble behind the head and a stinger treble at the tail is a sure way to increase hook sets. I noticed the shiniest sisco, hearing or smelt works the best. and 8ft to 15ft seems to be the key depth on any pike fishing lake or reservoir!
Keep atem boys! 
Today was another great day… only caught 6 fish, 5 for me and 1 for dad… 3 of mine were fractions of a pound from eachother at 12lbs…. I will post pictures soon!
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What a beast!!
More details please. 8″ hole??
10″ hole at first but it was a cold day, holes were constantly freezing over. in the end im sure it was about a 7″ hole….
like i said above. the length was 43″ and gurth was 21.5″
i wont state what the weight, but ill say that my brother lost one bigger when it was half wa out the hole and cut the line and his thumb badly befor it snaked its way back down leaving my dad with a soaked arm… My dad also caught a 17lber…. and we missed hook sets on heavy fish. Too bad Alberta is a barbless province… Today i caught 3 12lbers i will post pictures when i get them!
All were caught on Windless Tip Ups, Hearing and a treble through the body…
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Incredible fish.
What are the measurements?
21.5″ gurth 43″ length…. and a 10min fight on the tip up… went out today again and caught 3 more hogs. all three 12lbs. will post pictures soon!
Here you go boys.
Nothing like a Canadian Northern!
Alright… So the derby was very slow for us… i was SKUNKED both days. Weather was horrid… 26lbs was the first and seconds place winner.
BUT!!!!
I had my redemption today! And what a day it was….
Managed to catch 8 Pike. all respectable fish… and ONE MONSTER 23lber.
Here are the pictures! Dad caught a 17lb and brondon lost his what we guess to be around 25lbs. It was a great day for big fish and excitement!
I will be returning to the ice tomorrow morning in hopes of another day like today!
Alright, Im back in action!
This weekend i will be participating in a Derby on a trophy lake along with my Father.
Each year the winner is a 26lb and bigger pike so it should be interesting. Huge prizes and lots of fun!
This will be my first weekend off in a LONG time so i will enjoy every minute on the ice. I will keep you all posted! 
HEY! IM STILL HERE!!! HAHA
Sorry guys havent been able to get online and yak!
Im in the middle of moving in the evenings and working. Damn Oil Patch here in Alberta has Sky Rocketed and i havent had a day off in 14 days now. Hopefully i can get out on the ice soon. Ill try my best to keep this thread going!
Well, Unfortunately for fishing matters, ive been called out for a big pipeline survey so i wont be icefishing for a week at least. But the day i get off of work B.O and i will be heading out for some Big Pike and Walleye.
Just dont want you forgetting out us! Haha 
Nice fish Chris! I have yet to get over the 10lb mark this winter here in alberta but i HAVE hooked into some solid fish. It seems up here the big ones are caught late Feb and all of March so i am looking forward to getting into some 15lb+ pike.
Im usually just setting tip-ups out with a smelt, herring, or anchovie with a treble through the center of the body.
Is this how you mainly target these toothy critters?
Dont be fooled though, i do finess them on my walleye rods using anything from 1/8oz to large summer spoons etc.
Here are some pics as of late!
The Big boy was caught last feb in a warm water exhaust from a water treatment plant in 2008. It is my biggest yet, and dont be fooled, in Feb the water was still COLD! haha
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Nice lookin gaters
Heck of a difference a week makes, when you started this thread it looks like you have about 4″ of snow but now it is all gone. And by the amount of slush it looks like you have about a foot of ice. Am I pretty close? What is your temperature high and low lately?
You are darn close! But the ice hasnt melted, just the snow on top. We had close to 9″ is some most places on the lakes around here, not all the snow is melted, and rubber boots were nessesary for a couple of days but now the lakes are completely soli again, which makes for a good skating rink..
It is on average +4 degrees celcius and -6 Degrees Celcius over night now…
We were out today again, didnt produce as many today but we lost some HOGS on the tip ups…
Will be trying again tomorrow on and hopfully pull in a 10+ lber!
I wish this wind would settle down. Lived here my whole life and im still not used to it! The bad thing is i think the Chinooks we are having is effecting the feeding of the water lurkers…
We will have to try again tomorrow. In +10c and 30km winds…
I use an FL-8 now, and i really like it in comparision to the showdown.
I havent had any problems picking my bait up in upwards of 45ft… havent fished any deeper yet though!
I would imagine things are very differant, but here in alberta, every gas station or fishing show will have a freezer and fridge with frozen smelts, herring, or anchovies….
I find the Herring and smelts work best they are usually 5″.
Sorry i cant put you to a location…
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Well i went out today… to say te least i should have stayed home. winds were howling and snow was drifting. didnt catch a thing but broncidious!! haha
At least you were on the ice….I was sitting at work thinking about where I would like to be ice fishing…
Ditto. But this weekend is fairing to be excellent out, nice high pressure system… sun, im looking forward to fishing some deep flats for some ‘Eyes!
And Fishing for Eyes we will be,
Can i get an AMEN!?
Boys Boys Boys… I have never heard of any of these brews before, besides Labatts.
Up here, its A.Keiths, Canadian, Coors Light, Bud Light, Brewhouse, or Kokanee!
And if none of those are familliar to you, you are either a hard liquor drinker or NOT Canadian! haha…. unless your from saskatchewan where PILSNER is your poison!
CHEERS!
Well i went out today… to say te least i should have stayed home. winds were howling and snow was drifting. didnt catch a thing but broncidious!! haha
I just purchased some of the ratsos and shrimpos.
ill be giving them a try tomorrow aswell!
Thanks everyone for your inputs!
They are pretty simular.
It would most likely do the same thing.
Here in AB we use alot of those tinsle tales for perch, and trout through the ice.
James. This is my version on a wire worm…
it is just a small 1/16oz jig head with red and black wire wrapped as a body with red crystal flash out the back.
I usually put a maggot on it…
the walleye pic is the one i caught on this exact wireworm… it is my way of “finesse” fishing haha
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It was on a self tied Red wireworm to mimic a blood worm…
Do you have a pic of what a “wireworm” looks like?
I could take a picture and try to upload it.. i will post it on here when i have gotten this done!
I also tend to fish for eyes the same way.
Although i have been successful using tear drop sized hooks with maggots the last 2 weeks. i got my biggest walleye through the ice this way… It was on a self tied Red wireworm to mimic a blood worm…
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The majority of whitefish I’ve caught have come on walleye sizes spoons tipped with minnow heads. I don’t know that I’ve ever caught on on a minnow under a bobber, etc. I usually run into them when fishing off the edges of deep structure. They seem to be more common around soft bottom areas. More often than not I’ll be working near the bottom for walleye and see a mark on my flasher well above bottom. By quickly reeling up the to the fish I can get the bait in front of it before it moves on. And the bigger ones fight like heck, even on walleye gear.
Wow, fishing for these in your locations seem to be much differant than here in Alberta Canada…
Alot of people here say to use a wire worm, a single hook and a maggot about 10ft from surface level…
I myself have never pulled one through the ice. I wil try tomorrow though. Even thought i am unsure how i will fish for them
Thanks James and the rest of you for your replies!
This guy right here is from canada….
Medicine Hat Alberta Canada to be exact!
