Pine Island Report!!

[only ice]

Spent the weekend at Adrians and fished Of Pine. Didnt get any hogs, but fishing was not all that bad. Four of us and we brought home 28 fish for a day and a half. We let 50 or more go. 17 inches was the largest.14 was the min.Had a blast!! Fishing in 33 ft. Going back up Jan. 23rd. CANT WAIT!!!

[Guest]

Your report sounds about perfect. We fished 8 miles northwest of pine in 31ft and did very well but nothing above sixteen inches. We had to throw back 8 for every one keeper. Had a 8lb pout on, real fun. Everyone have fun on your trip up. I would guess 22"s of ice out from pine.

[only ice]

We had a great time. I had my son and his wife with for the first time to LOW.Have to make this trip every year now.They had so much fun!! My wife said we will never get to go alone again!Not sure about the ice. When your in the house its hard to tell how thick it was. But I think your right, must be about 20 some inches.

[tsperr]

Sounds like fishing was ok. How much snow is on the Lake? Can you drive around or do you need a sled? Was pink still a hot color? I am headed up to LOW this weekend and will post my findings when I return.

[bturck]

Onlyice: Thanks for the update. I am headed back next Monday. My wife is going to be with on this trip. Her first time on LOW so a little action would be nice to see. Thanks again for the update. Good luck, and hang on. Bill

[BobD]

Bill, are you going to riverbend?

[grayingfox]

Thanks for the great update! I and 3 buddys will be fishing that area on Friday the 16th. Were you fishing out of portables? How far out past Pine Island did you have to go to get to 33ft of water?

[only ice]

I like pink&white, but gold was working well to. There was not to much snow, but it was snowing on Sunday when we left??? I stay on the roads so I dont get into much trouble. but I did see a few 4x4s driving around off the roads.I would call or make a post before you go up for a better report! Good Luck!

[only ice]

We went out about 5 miles to get to 33 ft. The ice wasnt to rough so it didnt take to long. Good luck, and post your report, Im going back up on the 23rd.

[Yukon Don]

Just got back from Ballard's. In my book the best service I've ever had up there on the lake. They're organized and they put you on fish. A great place to stay! Two of us caught around 40 on Saturday and Sunday around 25. Warmer weather kind of shut them down. The ones we kept were 16-17". Had plenty to eat and to take home. Gold and pink were good along with glow. Fished about 31 feet.

[bmc]

Thanks for the report. My wife and I are headed up next week. When you guys are bobber fishing, do you use lead headed jigs or just plain or colored hooks? I usually use a bobber rod w/ a glow #6-8 hook and then a jigging rod w/ a buckshot spoon and half a minnow. Keep the reports coming, I'm praying for stable weather by next week. Oh yeah, shiners or chubs? We'll be staying at Bayview Lodge and fishing out of their houses.<P>bmc

[Yukon Don]

Hey BMC,<BR>We had better luck on shiners but good luck in keeping them alive. We bought some on the morning that we went out and 90% were dead by the time we got out there (1/2 hour later). We usally fish a "dead stick" with some type of small jig and minnow and then use the other hole to jig spoons etc. We found pink, gold, and glow to be better. Some said that green was good also.<P>Yukon Don