Weirdest fish caught while ice-fishing? [Archive]

Loomis

12-06-2002, 10:46 PM

My wife and I were ice fishing at night once when suddenly a huge bullhead came up and stuck it's head out of my wife's hole(:D ). We were amazed, I told her this would never ever happen again. No sooner did my lips stop moving and he pops his head out of my hole!!! This was too much to take. I put 5 or 6 black nasty wax worms on and let it sink to the bottom. 2 minutes later the fight was on. It was about a 12" bullhead and was delicious!!!!! Never had this happen again. Anyone else ever had that happen? He begged me to eat him!!!

I heard of another story where 2 pike spearing shantys were close together. One shanty had a dog in it and while they were sitting there a muskrat popped out of there hole. It swam back down and the dog went after it. Meanwhile in the shanty next door, all was quiet when a big dog came flying out of his pike spearing hole. I heard he crapped his pants. Not sure where I heard this or if it's even true, but can you imagine a big dog blasting out of your hole. Would scare the crap outta me!! I've heard a few stories about muskrats popping out.

Magnet

12-06-2002, 10:56 PM

My wife and I were ice fishing at night once when suddenly a huge bullhead came up and stuck it's head out of my wife's hole( ).

No sooner did my lips stop moving and he pops his head out of my hole!!!

You guys really need to start taking better care of yourselves!!!!
LMFAO!!!!!

If anything ever sticks it's head out of my hole, please shoot me!:D

Magnet

Tattoo Mike

12-06-2002, 11:09 PM

I caught a rod last year. But my new wierdest catch came today while fishing with Tubejig on the pond. It was a mudpuppy ofcourse.

Loomis

12-06-2002, 11:15 PM

Ruler

12-07-2002, 12:20 AM

One time, a buddy of mine caught a muskrat on a russian hook. Good thing we had a spud instead of an auger! :eek: ;)

just ducky

12-07-2002, 09:56 AM

Years ago I caught a 14" rainbow while perch fishing in 3 feet of water in Anchor Bay (Lake St. Clair). Just happened to get checked by the DNR that day, and he said they planted tons of little steelies in the St. Clair River (at least they used to back then) and this one must've wandered. Thing is it was 14" and they don't stock them over about 7 or 8", so it had been around for a while. Oh and in case you're wondering, I kept it because trout over 10" were legal in great lakes (at least back then, not sure now).

discdrag

12-07-2002, 10:55 AM

last year i caught a crayfish on a teardrop, nothing more exciting than that

shortbox

12-07-2002, 11:08 AM

last year I was on chilson pond just south of howel , the crapie started hitting , had one come threw my hole a hit my bobbler.

motoman

12-07-2002, 11:40 AM

About 5-6 years ago, I heard they were catching Pike at Anchor bay, so me and my buddy head out. We drilled some holes, set up a shanty, down goes my swedish pimple. Honest to god, I pulled up an old leather boot! Now that was weird and unexpected. Didn't catch any pike, only two jumbo pearch and that was it after that.

shortbox

12-07-2002, 11:46 AM

Forgot about this one
We went to saginaw river wallye fish at the grain towers off the zillwake bridge.
My freind said get the gaf i got a bigone on , I was looking down the hole as he was fighting this thing trying to get a look. As soon as I could see it , it turned out to be a cow scull , turning and twisting in the current.

JRock

12-07-2002, 03:00 PM

Mud Puppy on Sanford Lake. Didn't know what ist was til someone told me. Dropped it right back in my hole. Pretty ugly.

Banditto

12-07-2002, 03:25 PM

I don't mind the look of a mudpuppy. Now a cow skull, that would be strange.

I caught an acustic guitar walleye fishing in the Detroit River.

Tattoo Mike

12-07-2002, 05:08 PM

I caught a handlining set up in the detroit river. 2 lb sinker like 50' of cable and 2 rapallas. All new sinker still had the price on it written in marker.

IT pimp 2002

12-09-2002, 01:26 PM

16 inch Musky on a perch tear drop. Was very silver and didnt fight much.
Released to swim another day.

Swamp Monster

12-09-2002, 02:42 PM

A 42" Gar! Caught on a teardrop and waxworm. Pretty exciting when your 9 or 10! A little scary too when all those teeth pop up through the hole!

gratioteer

12-09-2002, 04:56 PM

I would have to vote for an eelpout... pulled a few of them through the ice in Minn... very strange looking fish and they can get quite big.

bigcountrie1

12-09-2002, 05:47 PM

Many years ago my old man came home with a three inch sturgeon caught through the ice on McClaren lake in Hesperia.

I think that story about the dog coming through the ice has turned into an urban legend. I heard the same thing a long time ago up north.

Eastern Yooper

12-09-2002, 07:18 PM

I have caught many-a bad hangover while ice fishing. :)

But like the others, pulling a mudpuppy thru the ice in Bay De Noc is something I never quite get used to.

skinne

12-09-2002, 08:06 PM

after telling my dad about these post he was telling me that while fishing alone on my uncles gravel pit at about 2 in the morning he had a muskrat come out from 1 of the holes he was fishing he said he left the shanty in a mad ass dash and didnt go back till the next day.

UNCLE AL

12-10-2002, 08:28 AM

A guy I used to work with in Saginaw lived up on the Bay in Pinconning, and would tell that story about his dog going in the hole, and coming out in another shanty. Always a good laugh. We were fishing Pinconning road on last ice one year, and catching bass, crappies, perch, then my buddy catches about an 8lb. burbot. Had never seen on before. He took it home, and said that the meat was real mushy, and tasted like s@#t.

notmuchtime

12-10-2002, 09:18 AM

Fishing thru the ice in Wyandotte last year (the one and only time last year) I caught 3-4" minnows all morning long. After I left, my buddy fished the same holes in the afternoon and limited out on slab 'gills.

Garret

12-10-2002, 01:55 PM

Ice fishing Beaver lake North of Munising in mid January for the first time. (three feet of snow)

While setting up our third Tip-Up number one had a flag up. (couldn't be this easy could it?) We were fishing for walleye and pike. My buddy and I played rocks-paper-scissors as we ran over to the flag to determine who was the lucky one to get the first fish. I won!

When I pulled up the tip-up the line was on it's last wrap and it tugged on the knot at the end of the spool. As I pulled on the line I turned to my buddy and said" THIS HAS TO BE THE BIGGEST PIKE I'VE EVER HAD ON" I fought it for about 15 minutes as it pulled line through my fingers fast enough to slice the skin. "Can't be a Walleye, must be a huge pike?" It finally came to the hole, my buddy put the gaff in and stuck the fish in the head while pulling it out in one swift motion. Our eyes grew big as the fish lay on the ice flipping around still full of fight.

We high-fived as we stared at the 8 lb Coho salmon laying on the ice, still rather silver and not real old. What a thrill!!!

The salmon took the 6" chub we were using for bait. What a trip!:eek:

fishnut

12-10-2002, 04:44 PM

Mudpuppy on Long Lake in Alpena, County.

Lunker

12-10-2002, 05:20 PM

you know whats uglier that catching a mudpuppy ..watching one breath !

Radar

12-11-2002, 01:35 PM

my buddies and I had two shanties out on the ice off of Linwood and were catching perch while waiting for our tip ups to go off. We'd been there for a couple hours putting quite a few back, when my buddy from the other shanty yelled that we had a flag up. I busted through the shanty, ran to the tip up and noticed most of the dacron gone. I pulled up the slack, gave it a tug and the fight was on. I felt it's head jerking and everything. Had to be a walleye I thought as I saw a refection of silver down through the hole . But as i got it closer to hole i noticed something must be wrong. Once it was just under the ice I was extremely frustrated to see a unopened bud light can attached to the treble. I was even more mad to hear my buddies from the other shanty laughing hysterically as they knew the whole time since they placed it there. Talk about complete humiliation and frustratioin.

Fishfoote

12-11-2002, 02:09 PM

3" crayfish on a tip up...must have been too close to the bottom. Taste just like shrimp!

ybone

12-11-2002, 02:17 PM

fished a small harbor off the kalamazoo river last year. caught around 18 to 20 nice gills and a 5 pound channel cat on a tip up. ate him too.

Z202

12-11-2002, 02:42 PM

A mud puppy??!!! Just a mud puppy?

Last year, new DNR launch at Crocker. Saw a guy
with two kids, complain about loosing their second rod down the hole. (Adult must have had a heck of a time with 3+ rods, two young kids, and him trying to fish) They left soon after. 1/2 hour later, my buddy pulls a mud puppy through the ice, hook, line and sinker and a rod. We figured the fishing gods were giving us a little pay back. So we returned the pud puppy. To bad the other folks had left, but who would have stayed around to find out if some one catches your tackle.

bounty hunter

12-11-2002, 03:20 PM

seen a guy catch a sturgeon off bell river in lake st clair about 10 years ago or more. was a real nice one about 30 pounds or better

pmtiny

12-11-2002, 03:45 PM

I to have caught the dreaded mudpuppy...Union Lake. Scared the hell out of me:eek: I never saw one before. I thought it was a mutant dogfish.

IT pimp 2002

12-11-2002, 05:26 PM

What the heck is this ? I may not have the spelling right.

LandonSenk@ameritech.net

12-11-2002, 06:06 PM

Caught a 3lb carp on a pink tear drop with a wax worm on it last year in quanicassee on my first ice fishing trip in about 4 years. :)

stelmon

12-11-2002, 06:12 PM

Originally posted by IT pimp 2002
What the heck is this ? I may not have the spelling right.

It PIMP,
It is aka known as a burbot., Here is a pic.
http://www.meacfans.com/ubb/image_uploads/1031817672.jpg

notmuchtime

12-12-2002, 10:08 AM

I forgot about this till I read the empty beer can story. Was fishing in Elba Mar marina on Grosse Isle and doing very good on the 'gills right after I pulled one up out of the hole an unopened can of Budwieser popped up in the hole. It was chilled to perfection!:D

IT pimp 2002

12-12-2002, 12:52 PM

I have caught these in Northern Mi. and while they are ugly, they taste quite good. Just never herd of that term before. I guess they stand on there head when feeding on the bottom. I think they are native fish for the great lakes too.

toad

12-12-2002, 09:55 PM

In Alaska they call Burbot "the poor man's lobster" and from what I understand it is highly prized catch. I was told to cook it in a pan of boiling water just like lobster and dip in butter.

Tattoo Mike

12-12-2002, 11:11 PM

You can have mine. :D

Ruler

12-13-2002, 12:08 AM

No matter what you call em, they're one ugly-***** fish!!! I've never seen one before viewing Stelmon's pic... I think I'm gonna have NIGHTMARES! :eek:

sunup

12-13-2002, 11:46 AM

Reached in the hole to pull a lake trout up and grabbed an 18 in. lamprey that was stuck on his side. Fish, lamprey, and line all went flying out of the tent. Fed the lamprey to the seagulls. The fish was OK, the lamprey hadn't gotten through the skin yet. Lampreys make my skin crawl.

Steely-Head

12-13-2002, 01:40 PM

They do taste just like lobster. Cube em, boil em, dip em in butter and you have a tasty treat, my uncle really likes burbot.

Lunker

12-13-2002, 06:24 PM

Hey lamprey have feelings too!
Just kidding I hate those things, I saw some huge salmon trying to shake one off ,up in the UP over Labor day. It was leaping completely out of the river 3 times in a row. Id hate to be attacked by one , that would cure me of fishing for good Id say.

Ive heard Burbot is a freshwater cod?