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Drove across the north dam today see there walkin out on the ice. Couple whites layin on the ice.
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11-15-2012, 11:54 AM
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Looks like after hunting this Saturday morning, I know where to go.
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11-15-2012, 11:58 AM
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Is the ice thick enough or is it just the crazies out there.
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11-15-2012, 05:56 PM
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i not trying it yet especially along the dam. South of launch should be ok.
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11-16-2012, 08:45 AM
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Every year the ice is usually sketchy at the dam this time of year but by December it is solid. It is shallow along the dam but still dangerous so if anybody ventures out, take precautions.
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11-16-2012, 09:03 AM
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I fell through last year at the dam but luckily the whites are in so shallow water I only went up to my knees.
If the ice is real sketchy, stay on the rocks and jig with a 7-10 foot rod.
I plan on heading there Sun and/or Mon.
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11-16-2012, 09:46 AM
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See you there!!
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11-16-2012, 03:18 PM
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just came back from the McGregor....
ice is good...solid 4 inches...but closer to the shore (dam rocks) ice is not safe....
around noon it was +1C and ice was covered with water in some places....had to leave......
managed to get 1 on ice, and lost 4.....
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11-16-2012, 03:47 PM
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Were the whites in the typical 4-7 FOW? How close to the rocks is the ice bad, a foot or two?
I'll try and remember to bring some wood to bridge across on the ice, or bring my waders  . I'm itching to get out on the hard water.
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11-16-2012, 04:10 PM
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fish was at obut 9FOW.....
bad ice is up to 2-3m...depends on place....
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11-16-2012, 05:11 PM
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new moon, over zero temp.....all against us
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11-16-2012, 05:23 PM
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hehe ya!
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11-16-2012, 09:00 PM
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since the first ice I`ve got 6 LWF  all canned....man, it`s tasty mmmm
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canned ..eh? so is it pickled ..... any tips for the novice
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11-16-2012, 10:28 PM
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Ditto, can you share a recipe or two? I've been mostly smoking all the LWF and RMWF and to be honest, it would be nice to have something different once in a while.
Although I still LOVE smoked fish and I don't think I'll ever get sick of it. Got addicted to it living in Europe and Scandinavia.
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11-16-2012, 11:48 PM
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canned really? do you do it yourself or do you get a company to do it for you? what kinda shelf life do they have once canned?
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11-16-2012, 11:51 PM
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Ditto, can you share a recipe or two? I've been mostly smoking all the LWF and RMWF and to be honest, it would be nice to have something different once in a while.
Although I still LOVE smoked fish and I don't think I'll ever get sick of it. Got addicted to it living in Europe and Scandinavia.
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wife canned some of the ones I smoked last fall, its awesome! 
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don`t know the shelf life....it has to be stored in the fridge...
it`s a long process....took me 9 hours to finish.......
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Pickled
Wife and mil have done lots of pickled pike over the years from grandmas not so secret recipe. If that sounds what you are looking for let me know and I will get her to post. I always miss the whitefish run every year and don't target them over winter so I cannot vouch how the recipe works for whites but pike hits the spot.
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canned whitefish that's easy. smoke em, but for about 1/2 the time, then follow the instructions on your pressure cooker for canning fish and viola canned smoked fish. I do that with salmon whenever I have more then I know what to do with, doesn't happen much now that I don't live near the coast but the option is there.
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11-17-2012, 02:03 PM
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smoke and can it....something new to try thanks
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11-18-2012, 10:57 PM
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Here's an update to everyone planning on going out there. There's only about 4 spots to access the main ice, and some of them are dicey so make sure you have a change of clothes just in case (or an inflatable  ). It's 3-4m of open water between the rocks and good ice. Once you get on the ice it's 3-4 inches of solid clear hard ice.
The fishing was very slow but I did see lots of whites on the camera, they just weren't really interested in anything I had to offer. Tried san juans worms, pink gammarus, prince nymphs, wetaskiwins and bell bouncers.
Lost three on the wetaskiwins but couldn't land them. Didn't look like others on the ice were having great luck either. I'm hoping the water clears and hardens up next week, it's very murky right now.
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Well after couple dudes broke off all the ice where I got in (they took turns trying to swim to the main ice for fishing) - spare clothes became very handy .
Got 3 pikes - let them go and one burb I kept
Whitefish is there but not biting. I had 3 "bites" and every one of them left a scale on the hook, guess it's so many of them that every once in a while they snag even on a small single hook.
Very frustrating, I am starting to wonder if there any form of snagging that is not too illegal, if people manage to catch them at spawn???
Still a good day, decent burb on a 4 lbs line was fun
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11-19-2012, 09:23 AM
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all 6 I got a week ago - were caught by the mouth, so they are biting
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11-19-2012, 09:24 AM
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I fished there for a few hours on Saturday. I caught a burbot in the morning right after I drilled my holes and then I went partridge hunting for a few hours and then fished for whites for 2 hours before dark and landed 4 of them and lost a bunch. It was a good day of fishing and hunting. I bet the ice will be gone by the weekend.
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Good to hear that... Did they have anything in their stomachs? What time of a day you got them?
I was catching some just before sunset and on last December (all had clean empty stomachs), maybe I had better luck because they were almoust done with the spawn though.
I also watched them ignoring anything you give them when they are busy spawning (open water under the bridge last year in November), I actually got one right at sunset that time.
Anyhow I didn't have much luck with them yesterday (tried wireworms, sanjuan worms, muggets, "boatmen", minnows) I didn't see other people catching them much either... 
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11-19-2012, 10:58 AM
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9-11AM and 3.15-3.30PM.....that was it......before, between and after - nothing, not even a single bite
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11-19-2012, 11:14 AM
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I find that the whitefish bite best right before sunset. I like to start fishing for them around 2:30 and keep at it until 5.
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11-19-2012, 11:43 AM
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4:45 yesterday was a closing time on that lake. I was catching them after dark there too last December
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What's the ice thickness there? Where is the thickest spot?
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