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Jjec99	Posted: Jan 23, 2015 - 06:45 pm #permalink #1
Egg Group: Newbies Posts: 5 Member No.: 8323 Joined: January 14, 2015	First timer on ice! Nice little pike!

Jjec99	Posted: Jan 23, 2015 - 06:46 pm #permalink #2
Egg Group: Newbies Posts: 5 Member No.: 8323 Joined: January 14, 2015	Not a great shot

VanSlyke	Posted: Jan 23, 2015 - 06:56 pm #permalink #3
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 795 Member No.: 6978 Joined: July 01, 2014	Nice! Way to go.

Dinky	Posted: Jan 23, 2015 - 07:17 pm #permalink #4
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1492 Member No.: 212 Joined: February 14, 2011	Congrats...I bet your "hooked" now! Side note...what's with the black spots all over the fish? Thanks for the pics Cheers Greg

Elrik	Posted: Jan 23, 2015 - 07:34 pm #permalink #5
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1710 Member No.: 5165 Joined: December 21, 2013	welcome to the addiction, leave your wallet and your sanity at the door.

dan-o	Posted: Jan 23, 2015 - 08:55 pm #permalink #6
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 751 Member No.: 6090 Joined: February 04, 2014	How much snow is on and around the lake?

Dbfish	Posted: Jan 23, 2015 - 10:37 pm #permalink #7
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 4464 Member No.: 1601 Joined: February 29, 2012	No snow and tons of ice! Great Walking conditions Dan.

jx7000	Posted: Jan 24, 2015 - 01:24 am #permalink #8
Parr Trout Group: Members Posts: 76 Member No.: 8026 Joined: January 07, 2015	Isn't that lake near a quarry where they're blasting stone (I'm sure not in the winter)?

Mackfisher	Posted: Jan 24, 2015 - 01:32 am #permalink #9
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 505 Member No.: 8390 Joined: January 15, 2015	black spots are probably from the fish spending most of its time in shallow water. I notice it on bass in shallow water lakes. I tend to put them back if they have it don't taste as good. JMO

crackofdawn	Posted: Jan 24, 2015 - 10:52 am #permalink #10
Egg Group: Newbies Posts: 9 Member No.: 8558 Joined: January 21, 2015	There's a lot going on with that lake soap factory and other issues. I've been fishing st john for 25 years it use to be a good lake to fish.

jx7000

Posted: Jan 24, 2015 - 12:15 pm

#permalink #11

Parr Trout

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QUOTE (Dinky @ Jan 23, 2015 - 08:17 pm)

..what's with the black spots all over the fish?

Greg

Those black spots are parasites, described on pps 12 and 13 of the "Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish." I wouldn't keep 'em.

https://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-ener...ario-sport-fish

Jjec99	Posted: Jan 24, 2015 - 12:25 pm #permalink #12
Egg Group: Newbies Posts: 5 Member No.: 8323 Joined: January 14, 2015	I threw it back.

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