Brownlows Report

[Zip-in-Z]

Decided to try Gull/Brownlows today, Burbhunter667, Bwackwabbit & I departed Sylvan around 7:00 am, it was raining and ugly out, when we arrived there were already a number of vehicles parked & guys were dragging their gear out. Very few people parked out on the ice, however, that changed by early morning, the lake access area was one big parking lot.

We went to the right of the road, to an area we had a lot of success at last year. Started in 12 ft and ended up in 5 fow, we caught a bunch of Perch, some nice Whites had fun with a few Burbs & some Pike, although we never seen a walleye. Fish were semi-active in both depths, the bigger whites were cursing 2-3 feet below the ice. Fishin tip, Burbs really like pan fried shrimp on a jigging spoon. Brass, green & yellow W/W produced, and Jack (Jaw-Jacker) can catch monster Perch, too!

We had to produce our Fishin Licenses & had an interesting chat with a C/O who was testing our knowledge on possession limits of Gull Whites.

When we were loading up, Alberta Bigbore stopped to chat, his group did well, too. Nice fellow.

Plan on going back next week, here’s a few pics from today, Burbhunter667, Bwackwabbit may add a few …. enjoy.

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[1bluZebec]

Awesome pics. Still feel uneasy about the vehicles bit I've never been to gull yet so can't say maybe its all good 12"+ bit I still worry. Getting busier by the hour. I take it you passed his little quiz:-) them some decent fish good one!

[bwackwabbit]

Great way to open the season! Good company and enough fish to keep us interested. All topped off w/great weather!

Sylvan tomorrow for ^^this guy!

[sallanh]

hey very nice..looks like you guys did well...i was the guy that loaded up a green quad and sled beside you...ill be sure to say hi if i see you again...i caught tons of small perch and no whites..but a great day..

[YeeHaw]

Was waiting for that tow/deck truck to go under, but never happend.Seen that quad and Argo out there; I was on the trike. Couldn't get a whitefish if my life depended on it today. Did get some perch though.

[linger]

how deep were you fishing. and how much ice?:)

[Alberta Bigbore]

I was on the trike. that was u???




I was that giant Fatfish waaaaaaaay out there NW of the entrance

[RavYak]

Can't believe people are driving out already... Must have a few screws loose...

[SNAPFisher]

Interesting, same CO was pulling over vehicles when I was leaving. Must be checking on catches.

Good day for me too. Left by 2 p.m. 2 whites, 4 perch kept. I did manage to land an over 5 lb walleye too. Lots of other fish caught.

[bwackwabbit]

Nice to see some walleye action SNAPFisher.

Amazingly we saw none all day?

[yoteblaster]

Had a chat with that F&W officer as well, great guy. Very professional and easy to deal with. Beautiful day to be on the ice!

[Zip-in-Z]

Couple of members P/M'd me about w/w's .... these were what worked yesterday tipped with a small piece of fake powerbait maggot. Something else to make or buy & give them a try!

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[YeeHaw]

I will have to try thoes colors on tuesday, and a bit shallower than I was. Thanks for that.

[kinwahkly]

Another good day at Gull, fished 8 ft water, lost 2 nice whites at the hole, kept these 2 with some smaller perch for dinner.

[Bassett]

Couple of members P/M'd me about w/w's .... these were what worked yesterday tipped with a small piece of fake powerbait maggot. Something else to make or buy & give them a try!



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Interesting, I couldn't get them to bite a wire worm. They went nuts over a ciciada but ended up committing to a westaskiwin special like fat kid on cake!

[spinN'flyfish]

great fish, whites and perch eat similar things so w/w's would work same with maggots

[Fishslayer99]

Great job zip, you made out pretty good. I just returned from my first trip to Gull. 2 keeper perch and they were very tasty, iced a pike that was 65cm.The wife didn't set the hook good enough on a 8 to 10 pound pike, saw a real nice burb that wasn't interested, but only one whitefish all day. I was fishing in about 6ft think the camera might have spooked the whites away. Not a bad day, better than work!

[FreshAirGetter]

One day hopefully I'll be just like you...lol. Yesterday at Gull I caught 9 perch and a burbot. Today tried new spots which didn't pan out well, 4 perch, but did finally manage to catch a whitey. Now I don't feel like they are an impossible fish, but still got some learning to do! Great pics and thread!

[Zip-in-Z]

Bwackwabbitt & I went back out to the shallow bay on the right of the lake access road, it was a slow day, most Whites were very inactive, but managed to get my 3. Bwackwabbitt caught a gazillion Perch and had a big Pike on until it broke his 30 lb fluorocarbon leader ... he was some disappointed.

What worked today ....

First brass w/w & yellow bead - caught 1 White the Burb & couple Perch.

The second thin Brass w/w with gold bead caught the other 2 Whites, in 3 minutes or less, then nothing.

The 3rd one had the most interest but no takers, the last 2 had a few come straight it & turned at the last second & disappear. Tried a number of other colors none worked.

Some pics from our adventure, notice all the vehicles out on the ice, I measured a couple of different places, it's 13" or more. B.W. may update later. Were back on Sylvan tomorrow, looking for some monster pike.


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[YeeHaw]

Lol, u got my truck in the one shot. Was slow for me again, two keeper perch, and a 6lb burb.

[Bassett]

I need to catch me a burb. I have never once seen one in my life. I'd love to taste one and see if there what everyone says they are!!

[kevinhits]

How thick is the ice there, so many full size trucks on the ice.....

[Macdrizzle]

How thick is the ice there, so many full size trucks on the ice.....

He said 13 inches

[ineptflux]

Was at Gull today, was a consistent 12-13" clear where we were in 2 different spots (few kms from each other). Measured the spot I was at (10FOW) at just over 12" clear.

[Borntohuntforcedtowork]

How's everyone doing today? Any luck with whites?what u using?how deep?

[Double-Eh]

Went out yesterday for the first time ever. Got skunked but it sounded like a bad day all around talking to folks.

What kind of motion do you give the wireworm? I had my horizontal and at all depths. Generally motionless. But I did try a few very light jigging patterns and some raising and dropping.

[Zip-in-Z]

Bwackwabbitt & I were out on Friday, we both drove out on the ice & parked in 6 fow at approx 7:45 to watch another beauty sunrise. Drilled our holes got set up and it was still quite dark, had a hard time seeing anything down the hole.

I normally drill two 10" holes side-by-side and fish two rods with 2 w/w's tied approx 10-12" apart. About 25 minutes went by before I had a nice White come check out my copper w/w & yellow bead, the fish is about to inhale it and I could see it hit my 4 lb line first then turned & didn't come back. Another 1/2 hour goes by and one more White shows up, moves in on the same w/w, touches the line were the bead is not were the hook is and takes off. I sit there for another 1/2 hour and don't see another fish, time to move.

By this time the sun is up and we 15-20 groups among us on the ice & no one was catching fish. I moved to a spot a bit deeper in 7-8 fow, within 5 minutes or less had a football size Perch come in and stare at the same copper/yellow w/w, takes a swipe at it, hits the line not the hook and was gone, never to come back. Shortly after that, had the "Mother-of-all-Whites" come in and go after the same copper w/w, she hit the line end, didn't inhale the hook and was gone, this fish hung around for about 1 hour teasing me but wouldn't go after any of my w/w patterns again.

Time to move went back into the bay in 5 fow, seen 2 more Whites that weren't interested & the caught a small Perch that got sent back. Moved a couple more times and ended up going back to a previous spot were the monster White was hanging around. Spent the last 1.5 hours staring down the hole until a good size Pike showed up and wanted to eat my camera head, was able to get a pic, before he left. That was my day, 1 small 4" Perch.

Fishing Tip ... lesson learned today, the Whites were very spooky, few & far between, but a few would move in for a closer look & commit, they were going after the bead first on the w/w and when they hit the line they immediately backed off. I plan on making a new batch of w/w and these will all have the colored bead at the hook end. Something for you to consider, too!

Bwackwabbit has a few stories to share, he satisfied his addiction & got his Perch fix and then there was this monster Pike ... to be continued!

Were going back on Sunday to meet up with Jack&7, maybe we'll see you out, too! ... some pics from Friday!

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Someone asked what the access road was like to Brownlows ... it's plowed!

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Sunrise over Gull ...

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By mid-morning lots of people were out among us!

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About 2:00 pm everyone was gone ... No fish!

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Not camera shy but wouldn't bite!

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Top 2 w/w brought them in but the beads s/b at the hook end like the last 2.

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[Stryker2]

Nice pics, beautiful sunrise... Must've been hard to see those fish and not be able to catch them! :thinking-006:

[Bassett]

Have you ever tried a ww or wetaskiwin with a fly dropper?

[Zip-in-Z]

Have you ever tried a ww or wetaskiwin with a fly dropper?

Yes ... but have or had trouble trying to get them to stay horizontal otherwise Mr. White says no thanks.

Do you have a trick to share ?

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[Bassett]

Yes ... but have or had trouble trying to get them to stay horizontal otherwise Mr. White says no thanks.



Do you have a trick to share ?



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Have only ever done it for trout. Was thinking trying fly with my wetaskiwin as sometimes the whites are swimming at different levels..

If I can keep it horizontal it'll be interesting to see what catches more.

[Alberta Bigbore]

Lots of full sized trucks on there. Last saturday i measured 9" ice....yikes

[waterninja]

Congrats on a nice day on the ice. Looks like you caught a nice variety of fish.
Been checked by lots of C.O.'s in the past but have never seen one wearing a backpack.

[Bassett]

Lots of full sized trucks on there. Last saturday i measured 9" ice....yikes


I'm goin tomorrow to gull won't catch me driving. Best 70$ I ever spent was on a sled.

[Zip-in-Z]

Congrats on a nice day on the ice. Looks like you caught a nice variety of fish.
Been checked by lots of C.O.'s in the past but have never seen one wearing a backpack.

Hey Ninja ... tks for the kudos, this was a new guy who just transfered in and was nervous agout the ice conditions, all-in-all a nice fellow.

Was wondering when you were going to join your buddy HeeHaw out on B-Lows ... if your thinkin about making a trip out in the next few days, we will be out there on Sunday & Monday & perhaps Tuesday ... let us know & I'll put a "Reserved" sign out for you on a decent piece of real estate next to us. Ice conditions are 13" plus were we fish, so you can drive out like most others.

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[Borntohuntforcedtowork]

Giving this spot a try again 2 days in a row not much yesterday but thought id try again I'm in 10' of water with some weeds am I wasting my time if there are weeds and of the fish people caught yesterday how far off bottom were they?

[Bassett]

Giving this spot a try again 2 days in a row not much yesterday but thought id try again I'm in 10' of water with some weeds am I wasting my time if there are weeds and of the fish people caught yesterday how far off bottom were they?


Your first mistake is the weeds.

[Borntohuntforcedtowork]

Ya I made the mistake of getting the girlfriend all set up before I looked down the hole I moved around a bit didn't do that good so by noon took off to south buck did ok there caught a few jacks one decent one and 5 walleye right before dark nothing big enough but overall a pretty good day.

[Zip-in-Z]

Ya I made the mistake of getting the girlfriend all set up before I looked down the hole I moved around a bit didn't do that good so by noon took off to south buck did ok there caught a few jacks one decent one and 5 walleye right before dark nothing big enough but overall a pretty good day.

Some weeds are ok if you have patches of sand either directly under you or in the immediate area.

Looks like you still had some fun on Buck, congrats!

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[Zip-in-Z]

Bwackwabbit & I departed Sylvan early, got out on the lake at 7:30 got set up and were fishin in about 7 fow, just before 8:00. We sat there for over an hour before we had 4 Whites drop in for a look, but wouldn’t commit. We gave up and moved at 9:30 to shallower water, seen a few more Whites, one came in was mouthing our w/w but wouldn’t inhale it, then disappeared.

The fish were few & far between this morning, we decided to try deeper water and found a spot we did very well at last March in 14 fow, we were on lots of Perch, but not all that large. After lunch we moved shallower again, got set up and within 5-6 minutes I had a large Pike staring at my jigging spoon/shrimp combo, the fish’s head was as big as my boot, after a few twitches, I lowered the spoon which spooked it & she was gone. After another hour we moved again, to even shallower water, within 5-6 minutes had a White come in, no hesitation & inhale my copper/yellow bead w/w. We sat there and didn’t see any other fish … it was time to go, on the way out it was above 0C, with light freezing rain & some serious wind.

Fishing Tip … lesson learned today was stay in shallow water if the fish are inactive, the odds are better, there will always be a few that will take advantage of a meal, as in the case of the only White we caught, have a look at what it had to eat today.

Some pics from today’s adventure.

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Quite a few groups were out today.
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Ice was this thick.
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This was not suppose to happen!
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Took them a bit to get it right!
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This was different -Garbage Bag Shack.
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Only one Mr. White today.
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Same color combo produced except the bead is on the hook end.
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Interesting Eats ... shrimp & goodies smorg.
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Not sure what the red guys are will have to try red w/w's!
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[Brandonkop]

Wow! Gorging on the shrimp. Those would be tasty whites I bet!
Those garbage bag tents don't really seem like a safe alternative. Must not have much ventilation in there.

[pipco]

I'm thinking the red things are bloodworms. Lots of scuds in there.

[BPman]

The red worms are Chironomid worms - will grow up and hatch to become midges in the summer but are a prime fish food as is. They tend to be most common on muddy bottoms.

[Zip-in-Z]

I'm thinking the red things are bloodworms. Lots of scuds in there.


The red worms are Chironomid worms - will grow up and hatch to become midges in the summer but are a prime fish food as is. They tend to be most common on muddy bottoms.


Tks for the replies, got a few of these in my collection ... will test drive it on the next adventure.

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[Stryker2]

Great Photos Zip! Good luck in your next adventure, let us know how you do with the red w/w.

[Macdrizzle]

Tks for the replies, got a few of these in my collection ... will test drive it on the next adventure.

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Nice hook! What kind of material is that made of?

[EZM]

Wow! Gorging on the shrimp. Those would be tasty whites I bet!
Those garbage bag tents don't really seem like a safe alternative. Must not have much ventilation in there.

Look on the bright side ......... there's a use for that b-b-q cover we all don't use !!!!!

[SonnyCovin]

My truck weights just a little over 9000 lbs and with 12 inches of ice and another truck within 6 feet of mine and never had a problem with ice cracking. caught limits and most of them big ones. Three weeks ago I was on Pigeon and got some jumbo whites and back then there was 10 inches by Johnsonnia and saw 12 big whites and caught 5 with a brass ww with a red bubble by the curve of the hook.

[SonnyCovin]

Well don't use suffix line it won't tighten enough to keep the hook straight so tie a piece of 14 lb line to it and problem solved. I love 15 lb suffix because its great for ice fishing and it has a 6 lb dia. and great to work with I only use about 2 feet of 14 lb mono and it works. Tight lines.

[happyfisher]

went to brownlows today...put shack on ice.....was in about 15-20 FOW....saw a billion perch...kept 3...caught a pike....missed another 4 pike....

No whites or burbs....im guessing im to deep? what depth should i be in for some whites? I noticed water was cloudy too?? anyone else experience that?

thanks

Happy

[Brandon5555]

Decided to try Gull/Brownlows today, Burbhunter667, Bwackwabbit & I departed Sylvan around 7:00 am, it was raining and ugly out, when we arrived there were already a number of vehicles parked & guys were dragging their gear out. Very few people parked out on the ice, however, that changed by early morning, the lake access area was one big parking lot.

We went to the right of the road, to an area we had a lot of success at last year. Started in 12 ft and ended up in 5 fow, we caught a bunch of Perch, some nice Whites had fun with a few Burbs & some Pike, although we never seen a walleye. Fish were semi-active in both depths, the bigger whites were cursing 2-3 feet below the ice. Fishin tip, Burbs really like pan fried shrimp on a jigging spoon. Brass, green & yellow W/W produced, and Jack (Jaw-Jacker) can catch monster Perch, too!

We had to produce our Fishin Licenses & had an interesting chat with a C/O who was testing our knowledge on possession limits of Gull Whites.

When we were loading up, Alberta Bigbore stopped to chat, his group did well, too. Nice fellow.

Plan on going back next week, here’s a few pics from today, Burbhunter667, Bwackwabbit may add a few …. enjoy.

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haha that's awesome! that was me and my buddy with the argo. Im the one in the grey carhartt sweater. Caught a few decent pike along with a big old burbot that we ate for dinner. the Officer was a great guy. Talked with him for a while. Seemed to be a little more interested in the argo than our fish though haha.

[Brandon5555]

:sHa_shakeshout:apparently your camera adds like 200 pounds

[Alberta Bigbore]

Headed to gull fo the morning. Anyone else?

[Sloughsharkjigger]

Gull bound as well.... if all goes as planned we should be drilling by 0800. Think we will start to the right of the Brownlows launch... white Toyota tundra & 4 passenger flatfish.

[Borntohuntforcedtowork]

My friends are going tomorrow I'm going Sunday they are going to try birch bay tomorrow let me know how u do and I'll do the same

[Alberta Bigbore]

Gull bound as well.... if all goes as planned we should be drilling by 0800. Think we will start to the right of the Brownlows launch... white Toyota tundra & 4 passenger flatfish.

I should be near there as well. Dirty Gunmetal grey F150 Chrome pkg

[Brandon5555]

Also en route shortly here. In the argo again

[Bigwoodsman]

My 5 year old daughter and I drove out for the afternoon. Arrived around noon and set up. She caught her first fish and her first limit of perch. Yes they were all small but when I threw one back I caught an earful. No harm in letting her keep a limit this time. On the drive home we discussed letting the babies go back and keeping the bigger ones. She was so proud to show her mom her catch and watched as I cleaned them up.

She had perch and chips for dinner and is already planning our next trip. She also mentioned that fishing was so good she didn't even get a chance to unpack all of her barbies!

I think I made her a few memmories. I know I did for me and I'm sure 1/2 of Brownlowes heard her too.

BW

[Bassett]

My 5 year old daughter and I drove out for the afternoon. Arrived around noon and set up. She caught her first fish and her first limit of perch. Yes they were all small but when I threw one back I caught an earful. No harm in letting her keep a limit this time. On the drive home we discussed letting the babies go back and keeping the bigger ones. She was so proud to show her mom her catch and watched as I cleaned them up.



She had perch and chips for dinner and is already planning our next trip. She also mentioned that fishing was so good she didn't even get a chance to unpack all of her barbies!



I think I made her a few memmories. I know I did for me and I'm sure 1/2 of Brownlowes heard her too.



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That made my day! Thanks for a great post.

My day was very slow at Wilson's.

[Tyangelo]

At Spot X, not too far from Brownlows. Was slow today. Only a couple perch.

[Kim473]

My 5 year old daughter and I drove out for the afternoon. Arrived around noon and set up. She caught her first fish and her first limit of perch. Yes they were all small but when I threw one back I caught an earful. No harm in letting her keep a limit this time. On the drive home we discussed letting the babies go back and keeping the bigger ones. She was so proud to show her mom her catch and watched as I cleaned them up.

She had perch and chips for dinner and is already planning our next trip. She also mentioned that fishing was so good she didn't even get a chance to unpack all of her barbies!

I think I made her a few memmories. I know I did for me and I'm sure 1/2 of Brownlowes heard her too.

BW

This is what it's all about. Great job.

[Stryker2]

My 5 year old daughter and I drove out for the afternoon. Arrived around noon and set up. She caught her first fish and her first limit of perch. Yes they were all small but when I threw one back I caught an earful. No harm in letting her keep a limit this time. On the drive home we discussed letting the babies go back and keeping the bigger ones. She was so proud to show her mom her catch and watched as I cleaned them up.

She had perch and chips for dinner and is already planning our next trip. She also mentioned that fishing was so good she didn't even get a chance to unpack all of her barbies!

I think I made her a few memmories. I know I did for me and I'm sure 1/2 of Brownlowes heard her too.

BW

WOW! What a wonderful story! You sound like every little girl's dream dad! She's a very lucky little girl! Good for you both and I wish you many more great moments fishing together! :medium-smiley-035:

[Sloughsharkjigger]

A group of us spent the day at Brownlows. Fishing in 15 to 17 FOW produced a fair result. Perch, Northerns, Burb and one walleye. No one was really trying for whites. Beautiful day... did not even deploy the tent, did it all old school.

Managed to get one fellow into some decent Perch action. He has been out a few times now with no luck but is sold now.

Perch ranged from 4" (hungry little ones) to 11". A couple Northerns in the 63cm plus catagory with one at 70cm and a couple of average sized Gull burbs.

[chriscosta]

Twist the eye of the wire worm 90 degrees with a pair of pliers and your wire worm will always sit right ....i think thats what your trying to accomplish ...always sitting horizontal

[chriscosta]

Nevermind lol i didnt realise this was a 3 page thread lol i was still reading the first page ...whoops lol

[FBI NATIVE GUY]

Heard that the good perch fishing was on the north end of Gull. Any truth to that? Have caught them at Brownlows but few and far between.

[chriscosta]

Funny i always look to tbe ne corner of any lake ...and i normally find perch too

[Kim473]

Anybody been out the few days? Have the whites turned on yet from slow to fair? Gonna be heading there when it warms up a little and sun comes out again.

[laker taker2]

Fished gull almost all day today. Started off the south point from brownlows early. Saw lots of fish on the camera. Walleye, burb and some small perch. Nothing would bite. Moved into the mass of huts area, saw a few small pike cruising around and only caught one all day. Cold, windy. Water seems to be clearing up but it just ain't happening for me on gull this year. Tried to drive on at Wilson's beach around 2pm but the heave prevents it all together. Then went to sylvan and fished 2 hours without a bite until sunset. The Rest of my winter will be east of calgary exploring.

[jrb]

Been here since 11 am. Staying in 1 of Adventure ice fishing's shacks with my 2 sons. 3 little perch, 3 small pike & a couple burbs. Not a bad day. Quality time !!