ice fishing steelhead

[steeliebob]

There is some safe ice on huron in the UP but it changes from day to day. I have been out a couple of times this winter but no luck as of yet. I came close yesterday as I had a screamer on the tip up but missed that one. If the ice ever forms good I am looking at February and March to be good fishing months. It is bad when you live in the UP and cannot find good ice. A few years ago I was catching my limit in January on Lake Michigan out of one hole quicker than you could drink a cup of coffee. No shanty just go out drill a hole and you were back at your car 45 minutes later with a meal of nice chromers

[Priority1]

Bob, You will be on them in no time.

[Nailer]

Good luck when the ice becomes safe.

[Adam Bomb]

Good luck bob, be safe

[steeliebob]

No ice on L Michigan, I am going to try Huron this weekend again. If this keeps up I will need my waders soon. Mabey I should uncover the boat and put the riggers back on it. The bright side of things is that my heat bill was only $68.00 this month, I guess that is not bad for a 2000 square foot home

[Priority1]

No ice on L Michigan, I am going to try Huron this weekend again. If this keeps up I will need my waders soon. Mabey I should uncover the boat and put the riggers back on it. The bright side of things is that my heat bill was only $68.00 this month, I guess that is not bad for a 2000 square foot home

You must be stoking a wood stove heavily, to only have a $68 heat bill.

There is a lot of open water by me. I need to get my inside chores caught up, and start casting some cleos.

[steeliebob]

I managed to find some good ice. We just could not manage to put the hook to the fish that hit. We missed out on a couple of nice screamers and had two break off. Right when we were going to call it quits the pole sitting on the bucket started bouncing. I put the hook to it and it was another screamer. This time the fish lost after a 40 minute battle. What came through the ice hole was a 34" 14 pound steelhead. About 10 minutes later my fishing partner caught & released a 15 inch brook trout. Catching that big fish on an ice rod felt like a 20+ pound king on the rigger. I will post a picture later

Edited January 18, 2010 by A-Fishy-Anado
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[Nailer]

Nice job on the Steel Robert.

[Adam Bomb]

Awesome...Sounds like a blast to me!

[Priority1]

Robert, Good Job on the steel.

[steeliebob]

I got the picture posted in the trout and salmon galleries. Smoked him up this am boy what a tastey fish too.

[steeliebob]

Ice is great now and the steelhead are biting. I got two over the weekend 8 & 11 pounds both were 30" long. I have steelhead spawn now which is better than the salmon spawn. Looking forward to getting back out this weekend.

[Just Hook'n]

NICE. That is nearly a wall hanger there. Plus the story, I would be really tempted.

[Rob]

very nice

[GLF]

Nice job Robert!

[steeliebob]

My wife made me take all of the taxidermy stuff out of the house. My office looks like a taxidermist office not an insurance office (two bobcats, two deer, two brown trout, one brook trout, one walleye, coyote, red fox, badger, beaver)

[GLF]

My wife made me take all of the taxidermy stuff out of the house. My office looks like a taxidermist office not an insurance office (two bobcats, two deer, two brown trout, one brook trout, one walleye, coyote, red fox, badger, beaver)

Lets see some pictures of your bobcat mounts.

[steeliebob]

I left my camera at home, I will get them in there tomorrow. They were both done at Great Lakes Taxidermy in Cheboygan. I get loads of compliments on them. I will probably do a steelhead this year and my wifes brook trout.

[steeliebob]

I will be going out steelhead fishing this weekend from St Ignace. I would be willing to take someone just to keep you off of that unsafe ice downstate. First come basis and don't stand me up call 906 -643- 8630. Last weekend I was on 9" of good ice. You don't have to worry about bringing quads or sleds as I can drive within a couple of hundred feet of where we will fish.

[A-Fishy-Anado]

Great offer Bob. I wish i could take you up on a steelie hunt. I will be up in Sault St Marie for the I-500 so no fishing for me this weekend.....only the taste of and the smell of race fuel!!

[Priority1]

My wife made me take all of the taxidermy stuff out of the house. My office looks like a taxidermist office not an insurance office (two bobcats, two deer, two brown trout, one brook trout, one walleye, coyote, red fox, badger, beaver)

Bob, Tell her to take her pick, the livingroom, or the office.

[steeliebob]

I still want to make a trip down and walleye fish with you Frank. The offer is still open if anyone wants to steelhead ice fish this weekend. I miss fishing in the Tawas area as I used to get some real nice salmon & trout out there.

[steeliebob]

I have a picture of the wall in small game and a picture of the buck in deer but so far I could not get the bobcat pictures to upload due to size.

[Rayman96]

I will probably do a steelhead this year and my wifes brook trout.

let us know how you make out when you tell the wife to take her mount out of the house!!!!!:no::grin:

[Priority1]

I still want to make a trip down and walleye fish with you Frank. The offer is still open if anyone wants to steelhead ice fish this weekend. I miss fishing in the Tawas area as I used to get some real nice salmon & trout out there.

Bob, Come on down this Spring or Summer for some walleye whacking. Ice fishing would be tough for me to do. I seem to do a lot better in the warmer weather with a boat under my butt. Walking on any uneven terrain, gives me problems.