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Old 01-09-2011, 05:02 PM
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Default Gull Lake Jan 9th fishing.

As soon as I put my line down this white came in and nailed my wireworm (no maggots) without hesitation. After catching this white after only fishing like 2 minutes I figured it was going to be a good day, but it wasn't lol. The entire morning I only seen one other white which was quite a bit larger then the one I caught but it was suspended and never seen my hook. The guy I was with managed one pike, which is a miracle for us lol. First pike of the year and if the fishing doesn't get better it might be the only one of the year. 31.5 inches and it weighs 8 pounds 6 ounces. My whitefish weighs 2 pounds 6 ounces and is 18.5" - another average one. We never seen a single perch. Their was a huge group of people fishing about 400 yards away, so I am only assuming they must have been catching something. Who knows the whites may have migrated


Super cold day and the lake is full of deep snow drifts. The fish were both frozen in less then 2 minutes.
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Old 01-09-2011, 05:08 PM
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Nice Gull lake cucumber!! Ill prolly wait till the late ice to get out, I just cant get motivated yet to go ice fishing this year... lol... I must be sick
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Old 01-09-2011, 05:22 PM
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don't you just love that pike slime in the sink . my wife doesn't
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Old 01-09-2011, 05:51 PM
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Had a bunch of experience with brook trout slime this year and learned a new tactic to deal with the problem. Wash them and then give them a good old pat down with a paper towel and the slime and slipping is all gone. Seems like common sense, but took me 20 years to learn this skill!
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Had a bunch of experience with brook trout slime this year and learned a new tactic to deal with the problem. Wash them and then give them a good old pat down with a paper towel and the slime and slipping is all gone. Seems like common sense, but took me 20 years to learn this skill!
That is similar to what I did to it. I just washed it off I didn't dry it off. Should make good eating though.
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Old 01-10-2011, 03:02 PM
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How was the driving on the lake? There are usually some pretty beaten main roads, so I am just wondering how those are doing. Thanks
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Old 01-10-2011, 04:34 PM
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Beaten roads are non-existent. The lake is pretty drifted right now, but a truck with 4 wheel drive will have no problem.
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