Feb 3rd Bluebird Skies and Lakers, Perfect conditions

Got out to a lake in Haliburton (thanks Nicholas for the tip), lines down by 8am. Perfect walking conditions, solid and flat with about 8” of ice. Set up on a ledge around 55’ with a deep basin nearby. Started off catching several juvenile cisco, the first two on a fly. A positive sign, the lake trout had to be close by.

Within the next hour, the lake trout had moved in. It was fascinating to watch them corral the schools of cisco on the sonar. Jigging just below the clouds of baitfish and drawing them high into the water column to trigger bites.

Suspended marks, close to bottom, some completely unmarked- the lake trout were clearly active. Vibrato, nedhead rigged with a soft plastic, tube jig, Swedish pimple and live emerald shiners on a dropshot. They were taking just about anything. Fished from 45’-68’.

In total, we landed 14 lake trout. Just one of those days where things click. My 2nd keeper:

Stomach packed with juvenile cisco:

Killer day! Nice report

Thanks Drew! They’re not always like that, gotta take them as they come.

Very nice fish.

Looks like a terrific day. Weather was stellar.

Nailed it! Well done. Cant beat a day on the ice like that..let me quess you were fishing next to them??

Man! I miss ice fishing on a regular basis. Thanks for showing me what I am missing all this time!

Very cool to see the cisco in the trout. I always like opening up fish stomachs to see what they have been eating.

Well done !! Thanks for the pics !

Not quite but I was fishing in my t-shirt for most of the afternoon!

Wow you smashed them, congrats on the great day!