Soggy Shirleys Bay and at last a Ling!

[Peron]

Was out on Shirley's Bay Friday evening. Slick and wet. The shacks are coming down fast. Any open holes are getting pretty big but still a lot of Ice. There was only myself and one other group fishing and someone dismantling a shack in the distance.

I should be writing all of the above in three weeks but this has been a weird winter.

Now for the good part. I heard activity over at the other group and a sloshed over to see what was up. Nice big Ling. As I was admiring the fish we noticed the telltale blinking of scarkners bite minder in the distance so I did the slip, sliding , sloshing sprint back to my lines.

At last! My very first Ling. I know a lot of people do not like them but I think they are an awesome looking fish. Worth the effort. I hope I have a couple more chances this season! Now I want a big one.

Rod

[otownyaker]

The "other groups" Ling . My first of the year. And cough thanks to the bite minder as well. As I was not paying attn

Nick etk meet you out there hopefully we will have a few more weeks of hard water. Even though j would live to get the yak out on some soft water

[RJ]

Congrats on your first Ling. I have plans to check out my Ling spot this week.

RJ

[scarkner]

Makes me smile to read about first ling AND about using the BiteMinder!

Rod - was it big enough to keep?

[CBB]

Congrats on the Ling. Was going to try and get in there to try for one but don't think it is going to happen before full melt down.

[Peron]

Makes me smile to read about first ling AND about using the BiteMinder!

Rod - was it big enough to keep?

Just at the edge of eating size but I just couldn't bring myself to eat him being my first ling! Light hookset so he was off to grow huge.

After all the positive reviews on the taste next one will hit the pan! This one would have been more snack size... Need to research the ling filet thing as well.

Actually, if their was ever a class for filet skills I would sign up.

Rod

[scarkner]

You don't get much meat off them, so they do need to be pretty big to be worth cleaning.