Trout On Ice

[captainhowdy]

Somehow I caught a laker on a genz bug Sunday at Metrobeach. I lost him when I was trying to get him through the hole. 2Lbs. test, he did two head shakes and was gone. I almost cried. 8-9 Lbs'er I'm guessing. Fought him for at least 20 mins and he absolutley trashed my rod. I guess it made up for the hours of catching dinks all day... Pretty kewl.

[454casull]

I'd be sursprised if that was a laker. Not saying it wasn't but I've heard about steelies being caught over the past few seasons...

[USMarine1171]

Especially since you were close to the Clinton R. Probably about to run up the river. That would be sweet. Wish you could of had him.

[captainhowdy]

Well I believe it was a laker... It might have been a steelie... I'm not a trout guy... Needless to say it was my first on the ice.

[USMarine1171]

How deep were you?

[captainhowdy]

6 FOW... straight out in front of the beach, farther out than I usuall walk... it was a nice day sunday... Well past the crowd...

[Johnny G]

it was more than likely steele. my dad and i have pulled them through the ice a few times throughout the years. my first one i had on was when i was out at cotton rd after dark and it broke off when i was using an old plastic wiggler imitation. (the biggest i had on through the ice). when we do get one, though, it is a tasty bonus! usually get at least one every other year. my dad got one last year while fishing between 9 and 10 mile. was about 19 inches.

[Ballz]

A few years back I was trolling for muskie in November and caught a 16lb king. He hit a 11'' black cisco kid in the channel by the dumping grounds. I'm sure he was heading to a river.

[smallywally]

Lake Trout is entirely possible; I caught one last fall while casting for smallmouth out by the firecracker- about a 7#er, hit a green tube. And yes, i,m sure it was a laker.

[D and L]

Lakers, steelies, salmon, wipers :lol: in Lake Saint Clair .....Those are all SWEET catches.
I can attest to a beautiful steelie I hooked through the ice just 75 yards straight out from the launch at Brandenburg a few years back. Drilled, dropped a wiggler down (3 fow) and WHAM... Had that beauty on for about five minutes:
To the hole... past the hole... streaks of silver and iridescent pink.... the spots.... the tail.....the pinging of my 2 lb test.... the scream of the drag.... the scream I made when he finally broke off :yikes:

Thanks for the report, bummer that he broke off but man you'll always be thinking....someday I'm going to get another chance !!!! ;)

Laura

[Perch Eater]

Last year at conger bay using a marks spoon something slamed it thought it was a pike fought it for 5 mins seen a big silver flash under the ice it was a steelie big one had a 5in hole and I couldnt get his head through it was sweet though

[UNREEL]

Could also have been a brown. There was one caught in the horseshoe late last week, 6# . I had a steelie smack a ken's about a month ago about 100 yds from where the brown was caught. Have seen them there years past.

[neil duffey]

i caught a laker 4 years ago trolling for walleye about a mile off shore from the sang launch... i dont have the picture... it was taken by my uncle, w/ his film cam:rolleyes::lol: the old fart... it was nice. he went back in:D it was caught on my grandfathers boat, that was willed to my dad and i... it was my first trip on the boat after my gramps passed.:D