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Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:25 pm**

Friday night at the game, my phone rings. It's my buddy - wondering if I'm hitting the ice Sat morning? Well yes I am!!
This morning came early... on arrival at the lake, drilled a few holes, ... then light pillar announced the sun would soon be up to take the nip out of the air.

The bite was slow at first, landed two small lake trout by 11:30am. Then, just before noon, I hooked the first decent fish of the day. The line stopped dead on the lift, then all heck broke loose!!

Combination freight train / bulldog - this one had some weight and was full of vigor!! The Med-Heavy ice rod had a good bend, and I gained on him, only to have a drag pull right back down to the depths. 2nd time up - got the head into the hole and flipped this fella airside.

At 7lbs 2oz, this is my best laker so far this ice season. One fish that turned a mediochre day into a GREAT DAY!!

Good luck tomorrow in La Belle Province...
O4T

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:31 pm**

Nice Job! Like the hat! (got the same one)

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:35 pm**

Thanks for posting, hoping we have similar success tomorrow

Anything over 5 lbs will be a new PB for me

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:25 pm**

Some decent fishin there fella. Nice greasers!

RJ

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:39 pm**

Nice laker there man

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Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:50 pm**

Good report and great looking fish! Nice work.

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:44 am**

nice Laker!

love those "black" looking ones . . .

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:36 am**

attaboy, Len!

I pulled up a pair on Loughborough on Thursday, and both of them would fit in that one's belly!

Black back = orange flesh?

Doug

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:07 am**

Way to go Len! Nice to see trout through the ice posted on FH.

Mark

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:52 am**

Nice Fish, next time go bigger and try the West River..lol..

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:32 pm**

Thanks for the replies!!
Charles - are you suggesting West River spoons?

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:49 pm**

Good job there O4T

JimW

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:54 pm**

Sutton West River spoons used to be "THE" lure for jigging up Owen Sound splake in the winter. Gold one side, silver on the other, with a real slow flutter.

I have used them for lakers here in Eastern Ontario, without any success. Yet........

Doug

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:58 pm**

Great report ! good job

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:14 pm**

[ Gold one side, silver on the other, Doug[/quote]

Hi Guys, I fished the Pemi & 31 for 18 years when the lakes were open, the only spoon I used was the West River, the spoon with the gold side is useless, the one you want is the spoon wih the silver on one side and the other is the copper color!!

Beleive me they work!! also in the spring>>>

Charles

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