Frenchman's bay March 10..., a day out with the boys

With Mom at a baby shower in Pickering I figured I would round up all the husbands from the party and Hit the ice. This would be the first time I take my boys on the ice. Was going to pick up minnows and worms at Tightlines but they were closed. Had to circle back to Scarborough. Walked out from the West side of the bay towards the crowd. Walk was short and not that slushy. Set up in 10 ft of water and only marked a couple little guys. Moved to 7-9 ft of water and thats when things picked up. Caught 3 jumbos and a pike. My little guys are "hooked"! They had a blast watching my Lowrance and making patterns. They watched as perch would rise up on their spoons and they would yell when a fish was marked ( who needs an fish alarm function, just bring your 5 and 3 year old!) Great times and VERY good memories.

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enojying a snack on the ice



first fish

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big brother wondering why little bro first fish is bigger than his

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bucket list item #3- fishing with my kids.....CHECK!

Nick

i forgot to add... if you plan on heading out there is no need for an auger, lots of holes out there. By the time we left it got slushy so don't know how long its going to last. Swedish pimples worked well and both pinheads and worms worked. There's about 8 inches of ice but with this rain and warm spell don't know how long this is going to last. We fished from 12-5:30. Action died around 4:30. be safe out there!

Nick

Congrats, good job, well done, great pics. Getting out with the little ones is a special thing, you'll never forget it, neither will they. Thanks for posting.

Thanks for posting quickme, priceless memories with the kids. Looks like they had a great time out there, the smiles on their faces say it all.

Fish On
FatRap

Looks like you had a great time out there with more success than we had. Awesome to get out there with family and friends and have a good time. The weather was perfect as well for kids to enjoy and not be freezing.

I agree, with this warm weather and rain, we might be shore fishing sooner rather than later.

i was surprised you didn't do better... lots of dinks nibbling away. Must of been the time of day. Great little spot to bring kids, just have to stay alert of the ice conditions.

Great pics not a bad pike either and the kids look like they were having a blast!