Fishing report from Jan 1st-4th

Hey guys, just got back from Bear Creek cottages and had a great time up there. Shawn and boys sure know how to treat their customers and put them on fish!

We were supposed to have a 6 and 4-man bungalow but we lucked into an 8 and 4-man bungalow. The extra space in the 8 man was awesome for our group when we're all together at meal time or the evening festivities.

I couldn't tell how many Walleye we caught between the 7 of us, but it was a lot of them!! Unfortunately I can tell you how many Perch we caught and that was 3, no Ling, no Pike, no White fish, no mud puppies and that equals no fish fry!

That 18.1 inch slot size sure makes things a little tough. We caught 2 at just shy of 18 and I mean just shy. One that for sure would have been over was lost at the hole by my brother-in-law. Tons of fish caught were in the 12 to 15inch range and they seemed to be biting most of the day. The bite stopped everyday at dark and then not another fish would be caught till morning.

All in all, a fantastic trip and I would recommend the boys at Bear creek to anyone looking for a lake Nipissing ice fishing experience. Now having said that, Bear creek is the only operator I have stayed with on Nipissing over the years and I'm not putting down any of the forum sponsors from up there. Just haven't stayed with them is all......

Hoping to post some pics when I get them emailed to me.

All the best to you boys!

great report, and Shawn is definitely one of the best.

Thanks for the update racer222 we will be there jan 23 to 25

Thanks for the report. I'm going up with a group on the 16th and reading this makes me even more excited

Will also be there 23-25 cuda c ya there first time with bear creek hope it's as good as ya say lol

Awsome news hope the perch turn on by the 15 of jan , bear creek is a great outfitter

Our group will be up from Jan.22 to 25, looks like our board members will be well represented up there that weekend. Been fishing between Idle Tyme and Bear Creek for the past 22 years, has always been a great outfitter.

Opener was awesome! We were out with ssic and they put us on the fish. We caught 97 pickerel with only two being keepers. One was a 5 lb and the other was an 11.5 lb 31.5 inch. We also caught a 10 lb ling. Perch was slow only catching 6.

Haanzy, we were the group leaving at the same time as you from new york, that pic doesnt even do your walleye justice, it was huge. We caught about 40 during the weekend and two lings. Only one keeper at 24 inches. But always fun

Very nice pickerel Haanzy, sounds like you guys had an awesome weekend.

Thanks for the update and porn

Thanks for the updates fellas.
Haanzy - That's a beauty, very nice.

Yukonhunter, yes that was us. Just on my way to get her mounted!

Wow !!!! nice fish ....cant wait to be up there Jan 16 to 18th

Our group had a lousy time dealing with Idle Tyme/ Bear Creek which is a shame because we read up about how they were one of the good operators. We made the decision to pack everything up and leave after one nights stay and had an amazing time on Lake Nosbonsing.

What happened with Bear Creek gord88. What made your trip lousy.