Ice Fishing Lake Nip

[Longshank]

OK, It's getting cold........

So who'es all headin up to Nip for the opener and with whom?

Jim and I will be there on the 3rd of jan. with SSIC.

[klrjay]

Absolutely can not wait to Ice fish these lakes up here.. I've been Ice fishing Simcoe with my dad for a long time.

I just moved up to North Bay for work back in July and I just cant wait to get out there fishing!! looking forward to meeting some of you guys!!

Cheers.. Jay!!

[Brooktrout]

I hope to make it up there this year - I missed last year. My cottage is in Burk's Falls so I go up for a couple of day trips to Calendar Bay.

[Shawn_skinner]

Hey everyone im new to the board and was just checking for tips for ice fishing on lake nippising ????? I rented an ice bungalow at glen echo and i cant wait to go for the opener ..... Heading up on jan 2nd and leaving the 5th ... i normally fish on simcoe for whitties and lakers , so any tips on gear and techniques would help me out alot .....

Thanks everyone

[walleyehunter]

can't go wrong with a jig and minnow. Use a 1/4 oz jig head orange or yellow, small twister tail and tip with a mud minnow. Jig this right in bottom and you should get into some walleye. Also small spoons jigged the same way work good. Good Luck on opener and let us know how you do.

[Longshank]

Agree with above.

Also simple single hook and minnow spilt shot works well.

Try 6 inches offf bottom.if harrased by perch, move up higher.

Although many people do not night fish that hard on Nip. we have had 2 outstanding nights for walleye...and the others were a bust!

During sunny days...get a setup for pike after 9 am going ...I prefer about 3-6 feet off bottom with a very active minnow on a quick strike rig.

Herrring all day long with small jigging spoon or Genz worm

All esle fails, just fish for perch.more every year and decent sizes as well.

[Shawn_skinner]

thanks everyone for the tips .... well the way the weather has bin i hope theres ice for the opener, not to formiliar with the weather up in north bay but im sure there is going to be more then enough ....

[dickie]

I'm fishing with Sandybay cottages from the 16th-19th of Jan. We have had decent luck with jeff and his setup.

[Longshank]

Ya..Jeff has a good operation.

We were just notified to reschedule to a later date, so we picked the 15th as well.....