Tobin Lake Pike fishing Feb 2011

[Slannesh]

Hey all,

Just got back from Tobin lake in Sask a couple hours ago and I wanted to share some info about our trip.

First off, it was COLD. The mercury hit a balmy -38 before wind chill. Lesser fishermen would have just stayed in bed but we'd just driven 8 hours and had 3 hours of sleep so we would not be deterred!

After a long day we retired for the night and got a wee bit more than 3 hours of sleep but 5:30 again came early and we headed out in slightly warmer temps (-25ish) that mother nature augmented with strong winds for us.

I was very happy with the results! Caught my personal best pike in both length and width but not on the same fish. Anyhow, here's some pics!


First fish of 2 on day one
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185968_10150407060290694_682090693_17494790_690321 4_n.jpg


And my second fish, also my longest of the trip. Anyone care to guess a length?

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181751_10150407060365694_682090693_17494793_657626 1_n.jpg


I was fortunate to have the hot tip-up on the second day and landed 5 fish, including this monster!

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183612_10150407060610694_682090693_17494798_193823 7_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184980_10150407060710694_682090693_17494799_588743 8_n.jpg

All in all a great trip, hard conditions to fish in but I think the results are totally worth it :)

[rielbowhunter]

AWESOME! thats three great fish, what did the biggest weigh?

[Triple Threat]

Very nice fish. Great job

[Daceminnow]

beautiful northerns. too bad you had to cross the border to find them. i'd say it was definitely worth the tough conditions and the travel time!

[Topwater]

Congrats! That fish is a TANK.
Steve

[Alberta Bigbore]

Those pike are WHALES !! Nice catches

[chubbdarter]

very impressive!!!!..

[grice]

sweet catches ! where were you on the lake? the flats , petaigan bay?

[tuffymitch1]

Awesome pike,you guys had a great trip,congrats!:sHa_shakeshout:

[nicemustang]

Nice fish. I love tobin. Good to see that there are still some nice ones caught.

[Bound2Fish]

Those are some nice looking catches, congrats

[Rock Doctor]

Very Nice Pike, Awesome:).

[Dust1n]

Huge qualilty fish

[King Midas]

Beauty! Did you weigh them?

[Slannesh]

Thanks for the comments everyone!

We didn't weigh any of them as it was too cold and we wanted them out of the water as little as possible. The heaviest one we estimate at around 25 lbs. The girth on that fish was unreal.

[goldscud]

Awesome...worth all your effort

[ryisnky]

Awsome!

[DuckBrat]

I love your style of not weighing the fish, minimal handling+Quick Picture=good C&R. Those fish are precious. Thank you for sharing.

[Topwater]

We didn't weigh any of them as it was too cold and we wanted them out of the water as little as possible.

:happy0180:

[Jwood 456]

Nice! Now those are some lunkers.:sSig_cool2:,

[trainerdave]

Awesome, responsible C&R. Now someone else gets to have a great chance for a catch-smile, picture and release. :sHa_shakeshout:

[Big Schnizz]

That thing is a monster! Beautiful fish. I wouldn't be shocked if that fish went over 25. What were the travel conditions like out there? Were you driving on the ice or on sleds?

[whitetail Junkie]

That thing is a monster! Beautiful fish. I wouldn't be shocked if that fish went over 25. What were the travel conditions like out there? Were you driving on the ice or on sleds?

I'd say more like 33 pounds!!!

Wicked fish,for sure one of the fatty pike this year on the AOF!!! Way to Go!

[Chris84]

Congrats man, them are some huge fish! Well worth putting up with the cold weather.

[Slannesh]

I'd say more like 33 pounds!!!

Wicked fish,for sure one of the fatty pike this year on the AOF!!! Way to Go!

I wish, but I don't think so... it was over 20 for sure but i'd be very surprised if it went 30.

[Slannesh]

That thing is a monster! Beautiful fish. I wouldn't be shocked if that fish went over 25. What were the travel conditions like out there? Were you driving on the ice or on sleds?

Thanks!

The weight is just an estimate since we didn't put any of them on a scale... but I do know it was a heavy, heavy fish.

The conditions were pretty bad, lots of blowing snow and we got stuck a couple times getting off the second night due to drifting. We drove on with two trucks, one with tire chains, one without.

[mudpie]

which part of the lake were you at. we are going up on march 8 usually fish the flats wont to try somewhere new

[Slannesh]

which part of the lake were you at. we are going up on march 8 usually fish the flats wont to try somewhere new

Out in the middle basically. To be honest it was hard to tell, we just went as far as the guys were willing to push the truck through the snow after we left the plowed section and tried to stay away from the existing shacks.

[MrsGeek]

Pictures turned out great. I'm glad Sean got to take you there this year. The guys always have so much fun slamming the monsters out there every year. Too bad it was so cold though. I think Sean's legs are still sore from running after those tip-ups the whole time.

[Fishfinder]

Awesome pics!(thanx for sharing em) Great job guys, keep up the stellar work:) Monsters indeed!

-Welcome to the forum MrsGeek-

Cheers n GL all!

[floppychicken]

I'd say more like 33 pounds!!!

Wicked fish,for sure one of the fatty pike this year on the AOF!!! Way to Go!

Was thinking the same thing! You don't see too many PIKE with GIRTH that big and yet still so long! That is easily 30lbs IMO.

Nicely Done...

Cheers,

[Chris K]

Pictures turned out great. I'm glad Sean got to take you there this year. The guys always have so much fun slamming the monsters out there every year. Too bad it was so cold though. I think Sean's legs are still sore from running after those tip-ups the whole time.

Slannesh, you got to head out there with Sean and his brother? Man are you ever a lucky guy for those two to put you on fish like that!

Chris K

[TyreeUM]

for sure! clearly those guys know how to catch big fish other than rainbows (oh yeah and I guess burbot now too...) Most people have to pay those guys to show them how to catch fish like that!! It was a good trip for sure! I have caught a lot of big pike at tobin, the bigger one would have been close to 25 pounds...not 30 plus...

[Wolverine Boy]

I wish, but I don't think so... it was over 20 for sure but i'd be very surprised if it went 30.

Good for you for releasing them!

Some may disagree but I would bet money that is a 30lb pike.

I have caught my share of big pike and IMO what pulls that fish past the 25 lb mark is girth (right through the length of the body). I had a 27 pounder caught near me a few years ago and he was definitely smaller than that. There are quite a few pike that have length but it is that girth that adds the lbs.

[gramps73]

Great looking fish. Congrats on what looks like you had a good trip.

[caver77]

Supermongrous! Wow, beautiful fish. Thanks for sharing.

[Speckle55]

Very nice Pike ..pictures can be deceptive .. length and girth would tell// i have a 49 3/4 to tip 23 inch girth 32#5 mounted (oppss).. yours are Awesome!! any Pike over 20 in my books is a beautiful Pike.. you have some great memories

[Slannesh]

Regardless of what she weighs it was a great trip and the fishing definitely made the cold and the wind worth it :)

I'll for sure remember those fish and the trip in general for a very long time. Glad I got some good pics out of the deal... Unfortunately now I have to find a way to catch a bigger one!

[crazyfish]

awesome fishing, thats some pretty nice looking pike ! They look very healthy ! Congrats on a great trip , thanks for sharing !