Ice Fishing

[Auger]

Myself and 11 other guys took our annual 3 day trip to Granby last weekend. We've been doing this trip for about 7 years, in all that time we have never caught a big Granby laker until this year. We hit our usually spots then added a half dozen new spots to the roster, used new techniques, new baits and constantly moved. We caught around 25 fish a day so the fishing over all was fairly slow but I think that's the way it goes if you're targeting big fish. I think we've finally got this lake nailed down.

We used your typical tube jigs, twister tails and sluggos. Fish were caught in 55-70 FOW.

28 incher


38 incher

[TheVath]

Nice Lakers Auger. You guys camp up there?


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[Auger]

Thanks. We rented a house for the 3 nights... Makes it nice and comfortable, especially when the crockpot has been slow cooking all day.

[sniper7]

Very nice fish! I love eating lake trout!

[Auger]

Thanks, Sniper. A few of the guys kept some small lakers for the table. How do you cook them?

[Husker95]

Beautiful lakers Auger. I ice fish a lot down here (11 Mile mostly) but have hit Granby in the past. I will NEVER go there again without either a snow machine or 4 wheeler. Most of the time, that lake is horrible to ice fish on foot.

I have eaten a lot of smaller lakers (25 inches and smaller) and just fillet them, bread and fry them.

[Auger]

Yeah being mobile is key.

I fished 11 mile for the first time this year, that's big lake too! I almost wished they allowed machines out there.

I have only tried lakers baked and boiled and didn't care for either. Could be my spoiled ass is from MN, too much walleye. I'll try and fry them up next time.

[Husker95]

I hear you Auger, I grew up on Big Mac in Huskerland and had a steady diet of walleye and white bass growing up. People go crazy over catfish - my dad wouldn't eat one with a gun to his head. I have only fried up the little lakers - big ones might be a little oily

I have been getting my ass kicked at 11 Mile this year but will hit it again soon. Here is a vid from last year, early ice at the mile - a little over 24 inches. Makes me feel better posting it as this year has been so rough. But that's fishing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlwS059kOlk

[Auger]

Wow Husker, dandy fish! That pig did not want to come up the hole!

Yeah the reports from the Mile haven't been so good this year. I'll try it again at some point.

[Tech0662]

awesome looking fish, almost time to get my stuff out as well.