One more Simcoe adventure...more adventure... less fishing...

[icefisherman]

Haven't checked how the whities are doing on Simcoe for a week and was there bright and early this morning...thought I should take the one man flip over to protect me from the wind. As soon as I stepped on the ice I knew this was terrible decision....good 30 cm snow everywhere with some snow drifts double that. Pulling the heavy wide sled was not the easy task I was hopint it'll be....the damn thing was pushing the snow more than sliding on it....as a result I had to stop every 10-20 meters to catch up my breath and give a brake to my legs....after a while the knees didn't want to listen to me anymore and it felt as I was getting close to dropping in the snow and not been able to stand up after that...what normally take 20 min walk took 2hrs 15min today....by the time I got to my spot fishing was the last thing on my mind. I was fully engage trying to recover somewhat to normal condition...lets just say it took a loooong while...Good thing one of my buddies dad just arrived there with his snowmobile ....he pulled the sled for the last 20 meters and more importantly graciously gave me a ride back to shore. I don't think I would have made it on my own...it was just way too much of a punishment....so sitting in the hut counting my blessings I decided this will be the last ice season I fish without a snow machine of some kind...dead or alive I am buying one before next ice season come....
Year ago I was doing 3-4 km walk one way....but it seems those years and that physical condition I was in are long gone...so to same myself some serious health problems I better invest in a machine.
And for the rest of this season I'll try to go out only with someone who can be kind enough to give me a ride. Such a walk really take out all the fun on the fishing trip....


Anyhow....quickly to the quick fishing....Meegs again all the way...lost one of my best ones as I didn't notice the heater burnt my leader...so down it went to the bottom....that didn't preven me to get my limit for only 15 min....then played another hour or so with few more whities. Let a few go...was so tired felt like my bones are going to fall apart so I gladly took the offered ride back...what a difference....it only took few minutes instead of probably 3 more hours (if I was to be able to make it at all). So great thanks to my friend for the ride.


Few tired shots of the fish today....even they felt my pain and didn't want to pose...






















Cheers,
Ice Fisherman

[gino]

Man, that's a tough one! Nice fish though! You got in shape either way...

[FishinScuba]

At least you got into some at the end of the struggle. Some nice lookin whities.

[warpipe]

Funny how the lakes that were beside the road as a young lad fishing seem to have shifted a few miles back now!

[dutchhunter]

nice fish but still not worth a heart attack ,get a sled ,,how do you cook your white fish ,Dutch

[oaknut]

Well done on the whities. Hard work does pay off. Just think of how much better shape you would be in doing that once a week...... should the ticker take it.

[Wired]

Yes I know all about the Big Drag. A friend and I went to a lake up north a few years back which is where I dragged the fish trap out just 300 yards. Foot deep snow so it was a long soaking wet trip for me (burnt more calories than I wanted to). That's when I nicknamed the trap to 50 yard heart attack. Luckily for me some good Samaritan on a sled dragged it to shore and at the time would have been happy to see it keep right on going.

[Wired]

Bought a sled just because of this. After a couple years with a rocket I switched to an older smaller sled as I'm to old now to be dragging it out when it gets stuck.

[Fry Flier]

Nice fish and a rough walk, thanks for sharing.
I did not fish today since I am recovering from the same fate on Fri., Sat. and Sun. Rough walking it was.