Quinte Fishing

I was very fortunate today to be invited go out fishing with one of the true "Ice Gods" - Chris Currie, his friend Ian and my friend Paul. Chris was very concerned last night that the wind and the rain were really going to make it hard to get around. As usual the Weather forecasters got it wrong again.

We got out to Hank Heyink Fishing Huts from Jackson's Point around 7am. Ken was great and took us out to the far fishing grounds in a really cool Bombardier from the 50's with some other customers



Chris the "Ice God" Currie got into some huge Whities instantaniously.



The my buddy Paul had one smash his jig!



Finally I got a fish and it just started screaming drag. This was no Whitie! It was a huge Laker.



Chris and Ian landed it while I got my Camera. What a HOG!



Then Ian & Paul both had a double header of 6-7 pound Whities. What pandamonium.



Chris with another BEAST on a jigging spoon.



I finally got my first Whitie! What a thrill!



Chris landing another one of Ian"s Simcoe Slab on Ian's "ICKLE PICKLE SPOON!



Chris trying to talk some sense into these fish.



By the time all the dust and line settled we caught over 20 fish, with Paul "I DON'T REALLY LIKE ICE FISHING" catching over 11 fish which Chris, Ian & I caught 3 each!



A Special Thank You goes out to Chris "THE ICE GOD" Currie for being a great guide for the day! He put us on the fish right away and kept them going all day! When the bite was at its peak the guy did not even bother fishing, he spent all his time landing our fish! He even makes a mean Moose Cheese Burger. What an incredible day on the "Hard Water", one which none of us will ever forget. Thanks again Chris from Paul, Ian & myself.

AWESOME REPORT!
Mike

Great Report and awesome pictures!!! Thank you very much for sharing.
Cherish the day, and remember how it felt when the bite isn't on.

I love the retro Bombardier. How much ice was out there?

To the the guys that ice fish the bay alot, Is there ice that much better then ours? I would think that kind of shuttle service and the on ice bungalows would go nuts here. Has any one tried it, or is it just our ice can't be depended on?


Scott

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West Lake Willows Resort, Picton Harbour Inn, and Bay of Quinte Charters
Bay of Quinte Charters offers a 26' Charter Boat operating out of Picton Harbour with a fully enclosed cabin.
Picton Harbour Inn offers 31 rooms, docking, and a restaurant on the sheltered waters of Picton Harbour.
West Lake Willows offers 8 cottages and camping at the doorstep of the famous Sandbanks on West Lake.

www.bayofquintecharters.com, www.pictonharbourinn.com, www.westlakewillows.com

Ice is about 14"-16" thick.

im thinking it could be a little of both but mostly we dont walk out that far to need a shuttle around here 400 yards is a long haul. most never go out even that far.......... them that do own machines so they can run and gun... just my thoughts... grizz

Great job nice fish .... to bad the walleyes arent on like that .

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I would rather fish than work any day !!!!!!!!!

WOW thats an awesome bombardier..awesome report and great pictures!!
that must've been one exciting day!

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Born An Angler, Bred to Fish!

What Chris showed us out there really blew me away. I had been Ice Fishing before and caught many fish, but GIANT Whitefish and that huge laker, all I can say is WOW!!!

Is Chris a guide on simcoe?

Off topic, but what did you shoot the pictures with? I'm assuming an SLR? They are very clear images.

Scott

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West Lake Willows Resort, Picton Harbour Inn, and Bay of Quinte Charters
Bay of Quinte Charters offers a 26' Charter Boat operating out of Picton Harbour with a fully enclosed cabin.
Picton Harbour Inn offers 31 rooms, docking, and a restaurant on the sheltered waters of Picton Harbour.
West Lake Willows offers 8 cottages and camping at the doorstep of the famous Sandbanks on West Lake.

www.bayofquintecharters.com, www.pictonharbourinn.com, www.westlakewillows.com

Chris is not a guide just a good friend and an expert Ice Fisherman. Appearantly he has been Ice Fishing on Simcoe since he was in his early teens.

Yes, I shot the images with a Nikon D300.

Nice. I have a D50, but would love a D300. What len did you use? I just got a Nikkor VR 18-105 and a pelican case so I will take it out more often. I never take it and I want to take more pictures.

Scott

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West Lake Willows Resort, Picton Harbour Inn, and Bay of Quinte Charters
Bay of Quinte Charters offers a 26' Charter Boat operating out of Picton Harbour with a fully enclosed cabin.
Picton Harbour Inn offers 31 rooms, docking, and a restaurant on the sheltered waters of Picton Harbour.
West Lake Willows offers 8 cottages and camping at the doorstep of the famous Sandbanks on West Lake.

www.bayofquintecharters.com, www.pictonharbourinn.com, www.westlakewillows.com

I was using a Nikon 14mm-24mm F2.8 Lens.