Ice Fishing at Petrie Island

Well, for a while, it didn't look like we were going to be able to do much ice fishing this winter, but it eventually got cold and we got some ice.

Scott has an ice shack out at Petrie Island and it hardly ever gets used on the weekends so he gave me a key. Sweet ass!

Pat and I headed out to the shack on Saturday, early afternoon and fished out of some holes that had already been drilled right near the shack, within view of the front window. It was a beautiful sunny day, not too cold, perfect day for ice fishing.

There was a fishing derby going on but it was further down the river. There was a ton of traffic going by but not many people around us. There is a small village out on the ice that you can't see in these photos.

Louis and Daigle showed up to check things out but weren't dressed or geared up for fishing. They stuck around for a while and we all left around 7:00 - 7:30.

Caught one Pike, probably around 2 lbs. Here it is.


Here's a pic looking back towards shore.


Here's Pat chillaxin'.


Here's the shack. Inside and out.