tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638057204126621755.post6772886382908725958..comments2023-06-16T04:08:05.712-07:00Comments on Freshwater sport fishing in Montreal, Quebec and Ontario.: Ice fishing marathon to end 2017Freshwater Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214539605710658200noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638057204126621755.post-13727986887315508902020-12-06T11:25:28.158-08:002020-12-06T11:25:28.158-08:00Nice post! I live up near Mt tremblant. We have th...Nice post! I live up near Mt tremblant. We have those white worms in the perch as well, if they are not 2 bad I just cut them out. I hold them in front of a light to help spot the worms. Often you can tell which ones have more worms by looking at there face. If you can see a few in the jaw area there is a good chance they have lots of them. Let them go and keep some of the cleaner ones. They are supposed to be ok to eat as long as you cook them thoroughly. <br /> I catch large trout fishing with tip downs very shallow. 2-4 feet under the ice. I use mealworms on small flies with 4lb fluorocarbon. The light line is very important. You have to set them and move away from them in the shallow water. No radio, no snowball fights. Your setting traps. <br />As for the Pike. I will set my tip ups parallel to deep weed lines. Look on google maps to find em. I drill a hole a couple feet away from each tip up, that way I can quietly move and jig through out the day. I believe the jigging will bring attention to my deadbaits. I catch more jigging usually.<br />The best thing I ever bought for ice fishing was a Garmin striker ice fish finder. They are about $200, they help me set up quicker by showing me the depth and where there are weeds and drop offs. The trout and perch become a video game. You can see the fish, your small baits and every jiggle of the rod tip. Small tungsten jig tipped with a Maggot is my weapon 90% of the time, and rarely gets refused. That’s my 2 cents, hope it helps!Mcjiggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145440354990569617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638057204126621755.post-83116719999997541302020-12-06T11:25:11.523-08:002020-12-06T11:25:11.523-08:00Nice post! I live up near Mt tremblant. We have th...Nice post! I live up near Mt tremblant. We have those white worms in the perch as well, if they are not 2 bad I just cut them out. I hold them in front of a light to help spot the worms. Often you can tell which ones have more worms by looking at there face. If you can see a few in the jaw area there is a good chance they have lots of them. Let them go and keep some of the cleaner ones. They are supposed to be ok to eat as long as you cook them thoroughly. <br /> I catch large trout fishing with tip downs very shallow. 2-4 feet under the ice. I use mealworms on small flies with 4lb fluorocarbon. The light line is very important. You have to set them and move away from them in the shallow water. No radio, no snowball fights. Your setting traps. <br />As for the Pike. I will set my tip ups parallel to deep weed lines. Look on google maps to find em. I drill a hole a couple feet away from each tip up, that way I can quietly move and jig through out the day. I believe the jigging will bring attention to my deadbaits. I catch more jigging usually.<br />The best thing I ever bought for ice fishing was a Garmin striker ice fish finder. They are about $200, they help me set up quicker by showing me the depth and where there are weeds and drop offs. The trout and perch become a video game. You can see the fish, your small baits and every jiggle of the rod tip. Small tungsten jig tipped with a Maggot is my weapon 90% of the time, and rarely gets refused. That’s my 2 cents, hope it helps!Mcjiggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145440354990569617noreply@blogger.com