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Ice fishing trips of a life time?

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Last Thursday landing the fish in my avatar sure ranks way up there for me even though it was only a couple miles from my house.

Have been on several very fun trips by dogsled into the BWCA.

Taking my boys out when the fish have been biting or them being able to watch the fish while spearing.

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I got to fish the Columbia River (Washington State, Oregon)for huge sturgeons and chinook salmon and steelhead. Around that time the Shad start to migrate up river to spawn, millions and millions of em pass by the lock and dam at Bonneville Dam where the Army Corps put an underwater fish viewing window. You can literally see thousands of Shad swim past. Got a few 5ft sturgeons (CPR) and landed 2 chinook salmon(25lb and 35lb). Freezer was full of salmon steaks for weeks! It was awesome! If only i'd known of the walleye potential in that river system.........

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I'm pretty much at my "dream trip" - being able to walk out my back yard on to the ice and fish morning, noon or night. It really isn't about hunting the biggest fish and chasing schools - it's more like gambling on what will come up this hole today. I've been fishing all season and have only moved the shack once.

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I don't want to side track the thread but my first ice fishing trip with my Dad was on Lindstrom, been hooked ever since, Zoob I am jealous.... Now my dream trip would be the Tarpon in the Keys. I could leave the auger extension and Vex @ home and throw swim baits at the pillars under the bridge, or maybe I would just settle for the jumbos in Devils Lake ND.

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Wow, looks like no ones really does anything other just run up to a loc, lake and drill a hole! My dream trip would be to fly in to Great Slave Lake in Canada and get some 40-50lbs Lakers! cool

You know where I dream about - and I get to live it. wink

There are other adventures I will plan in the future when the timing permits, and they all deal with big water and big fish. Chequamegan (sp?) would have been nice this year.

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Wow, looks like no ones really does anything other just run up to a loc, lake and drill a hole! My dream trip would be to fly in to Great Slave Lake in Canada and get some 40-50lbs Lakers! cool

You know where I dream about - and I get to live it. wink

There are other adventures I will plan in the future when the timing permits, and they all deal with big water and big fish. Chequamegan (sp?) would have been nice this year.

That has been one of mine as well Wanderer, if the Ice ever gets thick enough there! frown

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I like a lot of the little hike in lakes that are just outside of the BWCAW. I have found that the fishing is as good or better than the major b-dub lakes and there is actually less traffic on them. I can't specify which ones of course but that is where my best fishing has been. It quiet, peaceful, the scenery is nice and the fishing is great.

After being to Canada (red lake area) fishing during the summer I would like to try it during the winter too. For whatever reason I usually do better fishing through the ice so I can only imagine what it would be like in winter. One of those big lake trout lakes way up there in Northwest Territories would be sweet to try. I think I would have to bring catfish gear for the monsters lurking in the lakes there.

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I think my (realistic) ice fishing dream would be Fort Peck, MT. There's a ton of fish and they are BIG. I think it would be great to go out on a lake and set up the spearhouse and drop 5 tip-ups. A guy can catch anything from big walleyes and pike to lakers and salmon and just about everything in between.

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Yea Ed, Selkirk to the big water. my my my. Its only three an half hours away from me an I still havent hit it for walleyes. Took a 30 lb channel cat outa there but gotta do for walleyes. I really dont have any got to go places other than that. I fish trophy walleye, harvest trophy black bear, an ice huge gator pike pretty much out of my own back yard. NW MN. couldnt live any place else, except for Selkirk several weeks a year. Boar

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Originally Posted By: leech~~
Wow, looks like no ones really does anything other just run up to a loc, lake and drill a hole! My dream trip would be to fly in to Great Slave Lake in Canada and get some 40-50lbs Lakers! cool

You know where I dream about - and I get to live it. wink

There are other adventures I will plan in the future when the timing permits, and they all deal with big water and big fish. Chequamegan (sp?) would have been nice this year.

I have a friend that lives up that way -- and that area, plus the American Legion State Forest - are all kinds of fun to go fishing in the summer.

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I would like to go back to soix narrows with a friend from alaska. It must have been 5 years ago I met him up there we fished for a week off snowcats. probably put 70 miles a day. caught some big fish. It was a blast would love to go back.

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Yea Ed, Selkirk to the big water. my my my. Its only three an half hours away from me an I still havent hit it for walleyes. Took a 30 lb channel cat outa there but gotta do for walleyes. I really dont have any got to go places other than that. I fish trophy walleye, harvest trophy black bear, an ice huge gator pike pretty much out of my own back yard. NW MN. couldnt live any place else, except for Selkirk several weeks a year. Boar

It is a amazing fishery, and not all that far away. The ice fishing is beyond most anglers comprehension, especially for sumo walleyes.

They see the pic's, hear the stories...and still...they just don't really get how unique and close it really is...that just amazes me.

I used to imagine retiring to go fish cats up north on the Red in the spring, summer, and fall..and head South to a warmer place in late fall after the walleye run to winter...but now...looks like I'll be hard pressed to get away from winter.

Those sumo eyes would not let me leave I'm afraid...ever.

LOL!!

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