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patfish	Posted: Jan 17, 2016 - 10:33 pm #permalink #1
Fry Group: Members Posts: 30 Member No.: 5586 Joined: January 09, 2014	I just couldn't take the wait for simcoe hard water and headed to island lake this morning for some pike and had a great 4 hours of fishing caught 8, kept 5, lost 2. There's about 5" of black ice and 2 of white

tuna	Posted: Jan 17, 2016 - 11:21 pm #permalink #2
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 2731 Member No.: 7245 Joined: September 10, 2014	Very nice!!! Some good action. How are you planning to prepare them?

patfish	Posted: Jan 17, 2016 - 11:39 pm #permalink #3
Fry Group: Members Posts: 30 Member No.: 5586 Joined: January 09, 2014	Cut into steaks about 2" thick egg washed with a sea salt and pepper flour mix to taste pan fried served with lemon wedges, mash potatoes and either corn or peppery butternut squash

patfish	Posted: Jan 17, 2016 - 11:42 pm #permalink #4
Fry Group: Members Posts: 30 Member No.: 5586 Joined: January 09, 2014	Mind you to get rid of the slime off the snot rockets there is a trick diluting white vinegar and water and soaking the fish for a lil while to extract the slime then rinse and there ready to cook or freeze any for another time

blender81	Posted: Jan 17, 2016 - 11:44 pm #permalink #5
Adult Trout Group: Members Posts: 269 Member No.: 6505 Joined: March 24, 2014	Any perch being caught?

patfish	Posted: Jan 17, 2016 - 11:48 pm #permalink #6
Fry Group: Members Posts: 30 Member No.: 5586 Joined: January 09, 2014	I only seen a couple of 5"-6" through my holes not sure about anyone else, but there is perch

patfish	Posted: Jan 17, 2016 - 11:51 pm #permalink #7
Fry Group: Members Posts: 30 Member No.: 5586 Joined: January 09, 2014	I was kinda disappointed no perch, and the wait persists

zuperalexu	Posted: Jan 17, 2016 - 11:52 pm #permalink #8
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 514 Member No.: 7874 Joined: January 02, 2015	Nice work! What did you use? Minnows? Alex

tuna

Posted: Jan 18, 2016 - 12:22 am

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QUOTE (patfish @ Jan 17, 2016 - 11:51 pm)

I was kinda disappointed no perch, and the wait persists

The perch will come for you........... Just have fun out there.

cottagebum	Posted: Jan 18, 2016 - 09:18 am #permalink #10
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 514 Member No.: 3088 Joined: January 21, 2013	Was the top end of Island Lake open? I'm hoping to get out there for Crappie soon...

Dbfish

Posted: Jan 18, 2016 - 10:12 am

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QUOTE (patfish @ Jan 17, 2016 - 08:39 pm)

Cut into steaks about 2" thick egg washed with a sea salt and pepper flour mix to taste pan fried served with lemon wedges, mash potatoes and either corn or peppery butternut squash

And Y bones? Or do you fillet first?

Dbfish	Posted: Jan 18, 2016 - 10:13 am #permalink #12
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 4464 Member No.: 1601 Joined: February 29, 2012	Love that lake, fished it years ago when living in Toronto. Nice catch!!

garfield the cat	Posted: Jan 18, 2016 - 10:24 am #permalink #13
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 172 Member No.: 2354 Joined: December 28, 2012	Thought it was a C&R lake?

Dbfish

Posted: Jan 18, 2016 - 12:32 pm

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QUOTE (garfield the cat @ Jan 18, 2016 - 07:24 am)

Thought it was a C&R lake?

Oxymoron, Conservation area! Lol

chrome4life	Posted: Jan 18, 2016 - 12:37 pm #permalink #15
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 160 Member No.: 10617 Joined: January 15, 2016	Its a nice local spot to go and get some good action! In my experience its all about the visibility there! caught some pretty nice slabs

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