Finally success!

[OutwardBound]

I think we're getting this ice fishing thing down. After a few skunkage trips put on the ice, and a couple trips hauling in little ones- we finally were able to keep some pike! All in all it was a nice day with non stop action once we figured out where the fish were and it was shared with some friends as well. I also caught two more that had to be sent back down the hole. Here are some toothy grin pics!

Me and my first ever keeper fish


Dusty and his

Hehe I out fished him...


Mmmmm smoked pike

[gonefishin]

Good job and nice fish.

[cujo1969]

Where were you out fishing today we were at travers for the derby but got the zippo and a headache from the lemon hart rum. The guys besides us got 3 over 20lbs to scoop all the pike money in the derby.

[Capt Highliner]

hey nice Fish boys!!

almost couldn't see you with all that camo...looked like a couple floating fish pics!!

let me know how the smoked pike turns out...or how you do it??

Happy Fishin!!

[Versatile]

HaHa Danny you got called a boy

Where did you guys make it out too?

[Mish]

Thanks for sharing your great pictures. Looks like you two had a great day

they are the right size eating fish i think . Thanks for shareing the pic's

[OutwardBound]

Forgort to metion that we got checked by F&W. It was a guy who stopped us deer hunting before but he was excellent. Just checked for our licences and gave us a reminder that it had to be barbless hooks and 3 pike over 63 cm, didn't even check the holes to make sure they were barbless (they were though). Asked him a few questions about the lakes around here and gave us some good tips.

Although they were these guys across the lake fishing from there truck and when F&W pulled up on the Ski-doo to check the ppl about 3 down from him, he backed up the boat launch and backed down the road a bit then sped off. Sure looked like he had done something illegal, but F&W didn't go after him, which kinda sucks.

We were fishing at Clear Lake near Stavely

Smoked Fish Recipe:
1 1/2 cups Kikkoman soy sauce
1 cup water
1 cup white wine
1/4 cup coarse salt (pickeling salt)
1/3 brown sugar
1/2 tsp onion salt
1/2 tsp Ground black pepper
1 tsp franks red hot
1 -2 cloves of minced garlic

Put this brine in the fridge for 24 hours
Then put the fish and the brine in those big ziplock bags in the fridge for 24 hours
Smoke mine at 200 F for 1 1/2 hours, smoke and oven on.

And you can play with some of the ingirdants, by adding more Garlic, or hot sauce depending on your liking.

Dustin

[ULTRAlite]

Good catch - way better than eating skunk.

[Sage]

Congrats nice looking fish. I like to see people succeed.

[OutwardBound]

Oh gosh....I just hopped on the board bc Dustin woke me up laughing at the two boys comment This isn't the first time and I'm sure it won't be the last.....maybe I need to buy a pink toque! I'm also going to fry up one of the pike for dinner tonght and if it turns out we may just be really hooked on this ice fishing thing too!

Dannielle.....hehe

[packhuntr]

Way to go! They are a ton of fun hey.

keep a strain on er.

[Capt Highliner]

Originally Posted by CBRHunter

Oh gosh....I just hopped on the board bc Dustin woke me up laughing at the two boys comment

Oh i'm so sorry!! to be honest i was just lookin at the fish and the camo suits...which are pretty sweet!!

the blue toque is just fine!!

Great to see some fish coming out of that lake! Their was some serious doubts if they would be able to survive even after the changes to the canals. That's the first successful report I've ever heard about Clear Lake. At one time it was supposed to have been a really good perch lake. Not supposed to be any there now but great to see some slough sharks (i believe a few mature ones were stocked a few years ago, looks like they're doing okay). Nice pictures.

Great job those fish beat no fish!

[cujo1969]

Clear lake pretty much straight east of stavely? Was gonna try twin valley so if its close a person could fit both same day. Wonder any maps of clear?

[Lethalconnection]

Great lookin fish good to see you finally got some for the smoker.

[Drano]

nice looking fish..

Congrats...