The HT Enterprises Nero Mini Compact ice auger is the best hand auger I’ve ever used. I’m so impressed with this auger that I’m not sure how much use my propane ice auger will get this year, it’s seriously that good! I bought the Nero late last season after I found it in the clearance section at, of all places, …
Ice fishing season is here! It’s almost a week earlier for me than first ice last year and, given the warm weather, I wasn’t sure there would be ice at all. Black Nugget Lake is my usual first ice destination. The lake is small enough that it’s quick to freeze over and the first ice trout fishing is usually pretty …
Ice auger maintenance is important. Last winter I found myself at a remote lake that took me hours to get to only to find that my auger wouldn’t start. Eventually I got it running long enough to drill a couple holes but I was fuming that my auger wouldn’t work in the first place. I take good care of my …
The MVP of my ice fishing season has been the Northland Tackle’s Rippin Shad in a 3/8oz Glo Redfish Tiger. I’ve had this lure rigged on a dedicated rod all season as my searching bait and it does not disappoint! It was very rare a walleye or pike would turn this offering down, most would fly in and hit it …
The 2018/19 ice fishing season has come to a close and this one has been a real grind. This year I was drawn tags for Pigeon Lake and was excited to catch and cook some winter walleye. Fast forward to the end of March and I’ve put in 10 days on Pigeon from dawn till dusk and managed to land …
My friends and I had a great time fishing Gull Lake over the weekend. Thanks to Chad Hughes with Gull lake Fishing Charters for renting us an ice hut to use because the wind was bitterly cold. The shanty was located just off of Brownlow’s landing in 15 feet of water. There was a huge village of tents and …
Catch and release fishing has been a pretty common practice for me most of my life. It seemed straightforward and I didn’t put much thought into how I was handling and releasing the fish I caught. Lately I have been listening to a podcast called Anchored, hosted by April Vokey, and episode 46 about the high mortality rates of fish …
The snowmobile versus ATV debate for ice fishing comes up every season and it’s not an argument that will be settled anytime soon. A few years ago I decided to buy a machine for ice fishing because I’m just not comfortable with driving my truck on the ice. I will take the truck when the ice is three feet thick …
Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday season with friends and family and spent some time on the hardwater. My holiday was pretty unfocused, I spent time most of my time visiting and eating and also welcomed a new niece into the world. I did manage to get out ice fishing a few times around the Whitecourt area, …
On Sunday I paid a visit to my favorite summer trout pond, East Pit Lake. The weather was terrible and I got skunked, but that wasn’t the main mission of the day. I just got my hands on an Aqua Vu Micro and I was really interested in checking out some of my usual spots. In the summer I come …