Finally FIRST ICE!!! Sight Fishing BROOK TROUT

Well, it is about time! Before this day I had not caught a fish for about 6 weeks. I missed out on the last two weeks of October because of an ankle injury. Pretty the whole month of November the weather was just cold enough to make some ice but not cold enough to make safe ice. I heard it was good to go the previous weekend but I was playing darts in my league tournament. So needless to say this felt great to FINALLY get out and catch a few fish.
It just makes it that much better that it was sight fishing on a beautiful December day for brook trout. Some quality fish were caught and I also got some really awesome strikes and releases on video. Hope you enjoy!
Cheers and tight lines!
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[@TaroMurata]

incredible footage!!

[@differentfins]

Thanks bud!

[@cartoonkiller3564]

happy to see you getting back to it! now you got me looking forward to getting some ice where i'm at.

[@differentfins]

Glad to be back on the hard water. When you do get some ice best of luck! Hope you get them!

[@Burkefishingoutdoors]

Right on man!!! Ice ice baby 👍

[@differentfins]

Oh yeah Cory, this is the sh1t!!! I love early ice! (comes to NW Ontario about a month after you have it up north at Ganglers) LOL, cheers bud!

[@gregmaggie3353]

Man, you gotta love Atikokan!

[@differentfins]

I do love winters here! More than summers in Atikokan haha. I'll take a cold day over mosquitoes any day 😂

[@jimanness4586]

Thanks for the great video… I think looking through the ice like this is the best 👍👍 great looking fish as well 👍👍

[@differentfins]

Yeah it's pretty awesome to set the fish and the way they act

[@crystalblier1023]

Love the underwater footage!!! That lake has the most beautiful fish and beautiful sunrises. So nice to be back at it, looking forward to the Splake vid!

[@differentfins]

Just about finished tge splake vid. It'll be good to go for Tuesday

[@freshwaterfishingwithadrian]

Yes dude!!!! They love that whistler jig!! So cool! Awesome job 💪

[@differentfins]

Thanks brother! I got more sight fishing vids lined up! Yes, those Whistler jigs are some of my favourites!

[@Billyfishing_watch]

Ice, ice baby. Great vid Joe. Tight lines Brother 😁👌

[@differentfins]

Thanks Billy! Same lake where I had the shelter blow off lol.

[@Billyfishing_watch]

@@differentfins looks like you got lucky with the weather 😁👌

[@wooooofishing]

Yaaaas!!!! Ice fishing!!!!! WOOOOO

[@jimkeats891]

Also, the fact that you leave in the footage of the "epic fails" and misses...made me subscribe!

[@differentfins]

Haha thanks! Many more fails coming your way lol

[@reeloutdoorscanada]

Love the underwater footage. The water is soo clear!

[@differentfins]

Insanely clear! I also have a sight fishing video for splake (next weeks vid) and last weekend I tried this with pike! I want to master sight fishing for as many species as possible. My favourite way to fish all year! Cheers bud!

[@reeloutdoorscanada]

@differentfins Was surprises that suckered smashed it too. That was wicked! Can't wait

[@DpuckFishingandOutdoors]

Winter is here! Okay, well it is THERE. Gorgeous brooks. You got some studs!!!!

[@differentfins]

Thanks Doug! How is the weather in the northeast? Have you been fishing at all, or do you hang up the rods until winter is over?

[@jimkeats891]

I spend so much time fishing for largemouth bass or (salt water striped bass, flounder and blues) that I forgot how BEAUTIFUL trout are!!!

[@DpuckFishingandOutdoors]

My rods basically get shut in the garage around thanksgiving. @@differentfins

[@differentfins]

Ouch, I used to be able to stop fishing in the fall and not go out again until spring but now I just can't go more than a month without it. i start going through withdrawals after about 4 weeks without catching fish.@@DpuckFishingandOutdoors

[@DpuckFishingandOutdoors]

@@differentfins I wish I could. I can't stand January and February being stuck inside

[@ncoutdoors2710]

So pumped to watch this. Just Splake fishing right now. Will be tuning in shortly!! Sight fishing is the best!!

[@differentfins]

Agreed! Good luck finding splake brother! That is my next week's video. Water isn't crystal clear like this but the fish are larger ;)

[@ncoutdoors2710]

Thanks Joe! I ended up with about 20 micro splake today. Haha, biggest was only 13 inches. Still though was so fun to get some. Once board of splake. I headed over to a pike/walleye lake. And funny enough. Caught 3 smallmouth and lost even more! It was nuts! Will make for a cool video I think. And as for the video. Wow. Unreal shots Joe. Those were some awesome Brookies and I gotta say the suckers are pretty cool too! Really enjoyed this one. The net is a genius idea while sight fishing. Can't wait for next weeks splake video!

[@differentfins]

@@ncoutdoors2710 cool, can't wait to see it!

[@therealfarwater]

Very fun video, thanks for sharing! If you want to catch big lake trout through the ice, lay one of use those giant suckers (salted) on the bottom under an ifish or tip up. Have fun this winter!

[@differentfins]

Hey Eric! Those suckers would be good bait size. My dead bait of choice though is cisco/tullibee. I will chop it up for chum then use some of the belly meat to tip a jigging spoon. How was your summer? Too busy to make videos... or are they coming?

[@therealfarwater]

@@differentfins ciscos are always my first choice, but we can’t get them here in MN, there’s been a shortage for the last 5 years and I can’t find them anywhere. The preservatives in the frozen smelt from Lake Superior seem to scare off lake trout-I rarely catch anything on them-so I generally go with 8-12” pike suckers for dead baits. For some silly reason, chumming isn’t legal in Mn, otherwise I’d be doing the same. I took a step away from KZbin for a little while. I got burnt out this spring posting so much content then I hurt my back in July and needed surgery to repair a ruptured disc that was causing nerve pain. I’m still not 100%-I missed all of August and September and October focusing on recovery. I got out for deer hunting this fall but didn’t shoot anything. Today I woke up to rain, so I don’t know when I’ll be able to get out and do some fishing. I’ve got a ton of spring/summer content filmed, just need to focus on editing. You’ll likely see some content from me after the first of the year, then a hunch more leading into spring/summer again. I’m very excited to get back at it.

[@differentfins]

Ouch, well hoping for a full recovery on the back. Looking forward to your new content. It was raining here this morning also. most of our lakes now have 6-8" of clear ice so the rain wouldn't affect it too much. Most days are below freezing until end of month but no snow in the forecast at all! This will be my first ever green Christmas! Wild! @@therealfarwater

[@therealfarwater]

@@differentfins thank you! I’m still not 100% but I’m feeling better most days. I moved north to have colder snowier winters, it’s bizarre to have 40 and rain in Ely in mid-December-I don’t like this one bit

[@mattspence2059]

Can't wait to get out ice fishing, might head up north and try some small lakes this weekend. It's so cool watching those fish chase your lure in crystal clear water, Great video Joe!

[@differentfins]

Oh yeah, you should get out there! I have another KZbin friend from Toronto who has been driving a few hours north and has been fishing stocked trout ponds through the ice. Probably around North Bay/Sudbury

[@placidpaddler]

Incredible footage of a sucker feeding suspended off bottom. I’ve never seen anything like that before, especially through the ice.

[@differentfins]

I have had a couple actually take the lure quite aggressively! Suckers are underrated fish! Sometimes they give you a heart attack though because, for a second, you think it's a giant brook trout coming in lol.

[@RaulGarciaFishingandOutdoors]

Man, that's a good start to the season. It's definitely a fun way to fish

[@differentfins]

I've gone fishing 4 times on ice and each time has been sight fishing. Got to take advantage of this mild start to winter. Soon the ice will be 2 feet thick and covered in snow. Is the trout pond open yet?

[@RaulGarciaFishingandOutdoors]

@differentfins it is actually I checked Sunday now. I just need time, and also, the temps have been +3/+7

[@differentfins]

@@RaulGarciaFishingandOutdoors it was -20 this morning, plus 6 tomorrow 😳

[@RaulGarciaFishingandOutdoors]

@@differentfins yeah same 😅

[@TravelnFish]

Awesome; nice work!!

[@differentfins]

Thanks! I love sight fishing. Look forward to this every year!

[@TravelnFish]

@differentfins Very cool! Nice job shooting & editing your content as well as your fishing skills.

[@MountainStateAngler]

Thanks for a wild video bud!

[@differentfins]

Thanks for watching. I love these trout! Cheers

[@jimkeats891]

Dang. It's been soooo long since I last ice fished. I miss the sound of ice "making".

[@differentfins]

It's spooky but very awesome at the same time!

[@jimkeats891]

​@@differentfins I just told my son about the first time I went ice fishing with my stepdad...me said it was a "good sign" yeah...kinda tough to believe (as a rook) when the noise comes with a CRACK in the ice...going LITTERALY between my legs! I lived...and love (and miss) ice fishing!

[@wooooofishing]

I almost felt like that sucker said, goodbye Joe 👋 Lol like you've caught him before. He didn't seemed stunned after swimming away. Unlike the Troutskis lol 😂

[@differentfins]

I guess suckers are used to being eaten... it's thinking: "oh well, you caught me" LOL (oh, it sounds like Eyore's voice from Winnie the Pooh haha)

[@wooooofishing]

@differentfins are "not" used to being eaten?

[@differentfins]

well they assume they will be eaten at some point because everything wants to have them for lunch lol. @@wooooofishing

[@wooooofishing]

@@differentfins ahhh yes! I forgot fish eat them too 😜

[@differentfins]

@wooooofishing lol I wasn't talking about people eating them LMao!

[@PatterningNature]

Friggin rights brother!!!!!!

[@differentfins]

Yes feels good to be out! Any ice in T Bay yet?

[@PatterningNature]

@@differentfins oof… we’re still in positive temps man! But the nights are cold. I haven’t explored any back lakes yet as I’ve been busy prepping my wolf/coyote area on the acreage!

[@differentfins]

@NorthCanadaFishing saw some big wolf tracks today walking the dog close to home. Honestly wolves are the lesser or two evils compared to coyotes. Coyotes aren't as big or bad as wolves but they are more brazen and more likely to attack pets or people. Wolves are smarter.

[@PatterningNature]

@@differentfins Yotes are the drunk uncle of the wolf/dog family LOL - heck they’ll even bark & whine to attract your domesticated dog into the bush line & then they all attack… quite smart but also sad.

[@wooooofishing]

I recognize this spot....isn't this the spot where your shack blew over lmao 😜

[@wooooofishing]

And you lost some ...pliers? Then recovered it the next day?

[@differentfins]

It was my under water gopro case lol, yeah same spot. We only have one brook trout lake within an hour of Atikokan. Stocking program here sucks compared to Manitoba.

[@wooooofishing]

@@differentfins that was a good one 🤘🤘

[@gregmaggie3353]

Ya, but they put lots in that lake every year@@differentfins

[@differentfins]

they put some in every second year. I am saying Ontario's stocking program isn't as good as MB because we don't get the same variety of fish. I am grateful for the two stocked lakes we have but it could be much better. @@gregmaggie3353