I had an all fishing weekend with a few friends of mine Was nice no wife squaking at me, just fishing, beer and friends.

Fished Gull Lake on Friday, Heres a pics of the size of the Ling cod/Burbot we we're catching out at Wilsons Beach between 8lbs - 10lbs each...caught a huge Pike as well as you can see in the 3rd picture.



Big Pike


Saturday we fished Sylvan from about noon-6pm at....hooked into a good Pike too about 10-13lbs, the bugger took all 100yrds of 35lbs nylon braid off my tip up must have took me 10mins to pull him in. Caught some nice whitefish as well.

some of the whites....


the 100 yard dash Pike...


Today we fished Sylvan Lake again, hooked into lots of fish I think between the 4 of us we caught and landed over 30 easy, wasnt even going to try to fish for Pike but firgured Id give it a shot.... good thing I did.
Should have heard him and the other 3 guys I fished with when we're all sitting around then I get up and run like a bat out of hell because I see my tip-up go off and land this 17lbs bastard, he decided to take a run once I got him to the hole and the nylon tip-up line tore right through my fingers down to the meat. But it was worth it. :P

 

As I look outside at sun, +15 and no snow at all.....nice to get away like that. I wish I had the time to do the same.

 

Ice love ice fishing, sometimes you juts gotta make time for yourself to do some of the things you want.

 

Mmmmmmm, poor man's lobster.

 

Nice...

I have a cabin on the south shore of Gull... And a buddy of mine is building a store/home at the NW corner of the lake. He's the guy that built the 1000 sq. ft. (EACH floor) double decker houseboat that's up there... And my brother just bought some rental property in Rimbey...

Yep, we all wanna move up there eventually. Get the heck out of the city permanant

 

SOOOOOOOooooooooooooo......................







WHEN'S DINNER?
Looks like a great time.

 

Nice pictures, nice to see a fellow fishermen. I do alot of ice fishing through the winter in quebec as my uncle has a cottage up in Kippawa so i spend many weekends there ice fishing and snowmobiling. It doesnt get much better. You guys definately hooked into some nice sized fish. What were you using for bait?

 

Hands down my favorite species to fish for in the winter, and quite possibly my favorite to eat aside from Walleye.

and what I was using for bait?? Ancient Chinese Secret for the whitefish and a 8" Sardine on a harness for the Pike, the Ling were caught on a jig with a 4" Sardine.

 

ling cod is one ugly **** fish....i caught one in the bow, and i gave it to an old oriental man.
that's some good variety @ that hole, good job dude.