Jack&7
01-03-2010, 09:12 PM
IT SUCKS!!!
There... I said it. Went out today and there were 4 other shacks out there. The access onto the lake looked pretty iffy and I don't have 4X4 so walking was the only other option.
I stopped to talk to the first group of guys we encountered to see what info they could offer (since this was my first time there). They had not had a bite in the three hours they were there and said the water was as clear as coffee. These guys were set up in 6 feet of water in what I think was the first lake from the north side. I'm a little unclear how these 3 parts of the lake are defined...
Anyway, we walked to what I thought was the middle lake once you crossed the berm. Two guys were set up there and they had one pike on the ice. Nice enough guys but they were also in about 6 feet of water.
We walked past trying to get to a little deeper and ended up punching a few holes for the tent and two more for the tip-ups. We tried everything from smelts on treble hooks to jigs tipped with smelts or minnows. The water is so murky! I have never fished in water like that before...I have no idea how the fish can even see in that stuff. It looked like weak tea with milk added. Well we fished for a few hours and didn't even get a bite.
The one positive part of the day was that this was the first time I used the hunting blind as a fishing tent. It worked great and my dad and I were comfortable in there. It was a pretty cold day so the Little Buddy heater that I just bought off of Dark Aisling got a tryout. It was just perfect for size and did an admirable job keeping us warm. Without that tent and that heater, we would've been screwed. I'll post a pic tomorrow.
As for Bruce Lake, I think I'd like to give it another try...but I'll wait for spring for that attempt.:(
There... I said it. Went out today and there were 4 other shacks out there. The access onto the lake looked pretty iffy and I don't have 4X4 so walking was the only other option.
I stopped to talk to the first group of guys we encountered to see what info they could offer (since this was my first time there). They had not had a bite in the three hours they were there and said the water was as clear as coffee. These guys were set up in 6 feet of water in what I think was the first lake from the north side. I'm a little unclear how these 3 parts of the lake are defined...
Anyway, we walked to what I thought was the middle lake once you crossed the berm. Two guys were set up there and they had one pike on the ice. Nice enough guys but they were also in about 6 feet of water.
We walked past trying to get to a little deeper and ended up punching a few holes for the tent and two more for the tip-ups. We tried everything from smelts on treble hooks to jigs tipped with smelts or minnows. The water is so murky! I have never fished in water like that before...I have no idea how the fish can even see in that stuff. It looked like weak tea with milk added. Well we fished for a few hours and didn't even get a bite.
The one positive part of the day was that this was the first time I used the hunting blind as a fishing tent. It worked great and my dad and I were comfortable in there. It was a pretty cold day so the Little Buddy heater that I just bought off of Dark Aisling got a tryout. It was just perfect for size and did an admirable job keeping us warm. Without that tent and that heater, we would've been screwed. I'll post a pic tomorrow.
As for Bruce Lake, I think I'd like to give it another try...but I'll wait for spring for that attempt.:(