Devils Lake with Steven Rinella | The Canadian Angle

In this episode, we head just south of the Canadian border to Devils Lake North Dakota for some world class ice fishing. Jay Siemens is joined by Steven Rinella, Mandy Uhrich, Chester Floyd, and Ryan Callaghan in hope of catching and cooking the big four species that call Devils Lake Home; Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, Walleye, and White Bass.
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[@johnnythevis9486]

So this is the trip that “wasn’t good enough” to be an episode of Meateater. It seemed pretty damn good to me!!

[@conjohn3522]

The footage is pretty foggy most of the video. Wouldn’t be up to meat eaters video standards. Content was good though!

[@mac.swanson]

Yeah, for a youtube video its pretty great content, but their show is much more produced and polished. As someone who has edited hundreds of hours worth of videos I can tell that just putting this together was tough. Like Con John said, a lot of the footage starts to fog up once they get inside those shacks, and that's where most people were most of the time, so it makes sense that most of the footage was fogged up.

[@nfausman]

Chesters folly 😂😂

[@liukiang8329]

It's a good video for KZbin, but i can understand why they pulled this one out.

[@andrewgervais3915]

I love the show but I think I prefer these youtube episodes. They are more relatable and i'd even like to see more B roll. I would 100% watch a 45 minute to an hour video that had a lot of like "behind the scenes" stuff kinda like how the Hunting Public shoot their stuff.

[@JaySiemens]

We're back on the ice!!!!

[@coreyrhymer]

Heyyyooo

[@ChooseFreshAtSubway]

What happened to 39 hours?? 😢

[@piercecorneau8285]

@@ChooseFreshAtSubway that’s uncut angling and I think Arron is having a rough year haven’t seen him post once

[@jaadmaan8156]

@@ChooseFreshAtSubway they did something similar! Called game of inches was very good!

[@fadedchannel]

The ice bite is hot in CO!

[@bw8932]

Glad you salvaged this! Turned out pretty good considering the conditions, nice work!

[@kevenyu3057]

Anyone else notice at the 7 min mark. Everyone is fully dressed and covered up. Jay is standing there without his coat and gloves. You can tell who the Canadian is. Lol

[@jacobaberle6881]

Devils lake is not to far from Canada gets just as cold in North Dakota

[@bradydeegan479]

Never discontinue this series. Jay is such a great asset and is very entertaining to watch.

[@patrickferrie5895]

Steve and Jay together. Classic!

[@riverrat1149]

Kept waiting for little Perik to show up and fall into the hole.

[@nickvaandrager4392]

🤌🤌

[@ticebain]

I like how a couple months ago Steve releases a video about the new season of the main Meat Eater show where he spends a significant amount of time bitching about this cold ass trip to ND that they ended up not being able to make a coherent episode out of the footage because everything froze, or was fogged, or whatever. Meanwhile Jay is going “Sweet, I’m gonna make my first episode all about that awesome trip to North Dakota!”

[@nickvaandrager4392]

Any episode with Steve in it is an instant banger

[@NoseNuggets]

With all the new meat eater shows i'm worried Steve is starting his exit strategy while keeping the meat eater brand and show concept alive. Poor guy probably wants to get back to hunting for himself. But Steve makes the show, i'm sorry to say. I could watch/listen to Steve talk about hunting or do Experts React videos every single day, i couldn't say that about anyone else on any of the shows apart from maybe Callen. He's knowledgeable, funny, and good in front of the camera.

[@austinanderson1729]

Jay made this video for me. Stevens Lucky to have him. Steve looked like a millionaire bitching about the cold.

[@bradjihj5469]

@@austinanderson1729 I don't know a person that would be comfortable at -27°

[@liukiang8329]

@@NoseNuggets You hit the nail on the head. I love what the others are doing too, but Meateater episodes with Steven just hit different. I've listened to all his appearances on Rogan, and I hardly listen to the podcast except for some KZbin clips, but when Steven's on, I make sure to go listen to the whole thing on Spotify. It'll be a bummer if he leaves.

[@forkthepork]

@@NoseNuggets I'd watch Cal hunt for sure.

[@joef.2908]

Also, good job saving the day on that footage Jay, what a shame if it were all just left on the cutting room floor.

[@fadedchannel]

I've seen all of Steven Rinella's Meat Eater series multiple times. Big fan! The channel is kind of modeled after his series. Awesome episode!

[@elktough777]

Great episode! I know you guys had a lot of troubles on this trip and you did not think it would be a good full episode of Meat Eater but I think it was great and would of thought that it was a great episode. You guys certainly know better and are the experts though. Either way glad you released it. Looking forward to getting out in the ice soon myself

[@CyrilSchaefer]

My daughter waited on Steve at a restaurant in SW Montana a couple nights ago. They briefly talked wildlife biology, hunting and was polite enough to look at some of her pictures. He left a generous tip. By her account he is a righteous humble man with a beautiful family.

[@_JoshDFishing]

Congratulation you just won Happy new year prize 🌲🎄!! Helpline is projected above feel free to reach out for personal guidance via Telegram 🎊

[@Chertoff88]

I really miss Steven Rinella on Meateater. I don't think I'm going to watch anymore

[@D_Boone]

He's literally on every episode of the main show. What are you talking about?

[@englishpope1664]

This is episode that Steve banned from the Meateater 11 series and gave Chester living hell about it. To be fair, I can only imagine filming in such brutal conditions, so Chester the Tester gets the hall pass. Please keep the Canadian Angle going. Jay is a great host and has such a positive vibe and a love for all things swimming beneath those icy waters.

[@darcywandy29]

Been waiting a long time to see this footage. Two legends meet to ice fish. Awesome video Jay.

[@tday99music]

This series is money! Would love to see Jay describing how he filets the different types of fish on the next one. What an awesome trip, and pretty cool of meat eater's own Mr.Rinella to be a part of this. Great duo right here

[@nickcourt4735]

Jay, 4 or 5 years ago. I would've been pumped to see this video. Because it's "the Steve rinella" fishing with some guy for jumbos. Now, after watching you, your channel, and your family grow these past few years. I'm proud to say how pumped I am that "the jay Siemens" is fishing with some guy named Steve. Hopefully what I'm saying makes sense, your the GOAT brother! I know your sick of hearing it but I hope Aaron is okay. Itd be unreal to see you, A.W. and Steve all in the same video. Hopefully it can happen! Tight lines everyone!

[@n8inc924]

Fished devils lake a few times for walleye in the fall. Wildest place I’ve ever been, old farm equipment half in half out of the water and old farms flooded all over the lake. Beautiful place!

[@johnnybuckbrush]

I thought we weren't going to get to see this episode. Glad we got it! ND winters get cold but this cold makes good ice haha

[@sycamoreandsalt]

I need to make friends w someone that has all that gear

[@skunkycatog]

Bro Steve is one of a kind. After the passing of ken block we have to show how much we love and how much Steve means to us. Steven thank you for all the knowledge and inspiration you have given us.

[@mumfi3400]

Awesome, this day just keeps getting better:) I thought this episode was scrapped?

[@lokei1326]

It was scrapped as a MeatEater episode, so they made it a Canadian Angle episode

[@mumfi3400]

@@lokei1326 thanks for the info :) brilliant episode, i liked it allot.

[@rodneyalaking8241]

What it looks like when millionaires go ice fishing😂.

[@bjohnsey86]

Let Jay plan and direct the next "Meat Eater" TV Episode on Lake of the Woods instead of down south. It would be great to see them up in Canada fishing.

[@lprisk2013]

Is this the “failed” episode?

[@lprisk2013]

Nice try

[@CatalystSM]

Nothing not to love about this episode! Should include it with the full season 11!

[@pik2490]

I was under the assumption that this was Chester’s folly.

[@benjaminhoagland8473]

I think this was supposed to be a meateater TV episode but they didn't have enough, so they turned it into a Canadian Angle episode instead. Lemons -> Lemonade which seems appropriate since Chester is the lemon man

[@vincentvega5686]

Time for Steve to take Jay out on a hunt. That would be an awesome episode.

[@davidcudlip6587]

That fried fish at the end got me hungry. The coating mix looked awesome and I have to try it.

[@JakeBarr17]

So glad they let jay run this for the Canadian angle.. I don’t get why it didn’t make the cut for the main show. Jay is so good though so I’m glad the story was told through his lens.

[@ericksonluck4802]

Its a little surreal to have been watching Jay and others develop on youtube, and then things like this happen. Great show. So much admiration for both of these guys. And seeing Cal in there, Chester... I really like the feel of these more 'rough around the edges' videos. Keep doing this, keep the feeling real, or reel. However you want to say it. :D

[@aussieredneck818]

Great episode. Something here in Australia we can never do is ice fish. Better add that to my bucket list. Which is getting longer, guess I need to live to 110. 🤣

[@jeremyhespen8516]

This was the episode that was never supposed to see the light of day according to Steve! Nice to see it get put out there!

[@Slamtroop]

Glad you guys were able to use the footage !! !:)

[@Lafingfatman]

Man would it be something to sit in a shack with Steve and pick his brain for a few hours. I'd take Jay to. Enjoyed his content for years.

[@corymcintosh534]

The key to eating whitebass is you only keep the meat above the lateral line...its a clean white loin that fries up great.. the lower portion of the fillet is muddy

[@ryanhighberg4662]

I did a guided trip up there two years back and my guide laughed at the guys hole hopping. They follow contour on much of the lake like walleyes. Find it, drill and sit your ass still and watch them come through every 15 to 30 minutes. Also, fun fact, their is no natural baitfish in Devil's Lake. Freshwater shrimp is the forage.

[@maughan6957]

R.I.P Grandpa he used to love perch fishing I. The sandhills back home.

[@michaetsully87]

Back home in Michigan their is only one option for fish batter... Good ole Drakes crispy fry mix.

[@mntrailertrash4458]

We call them northerns in MN, next tie the rope around your ankle, get a teaser box for the decoy if you go again.

[@NotoriousFigure4]

Yes Welcome Back STEVEN R WE NEED MORE OF STEVEN R HUNTING VIDEOS

[@lukepro2351]

Is this Chester the Disester's fishing trip? Love it! Great video!

[@andrewsbbq]

All the new presenters they’ve brought on to the Meat Eater brand are great, but there is a reason Steve is so successful and has grown the brand the way he has. He is such a great presence and has great delivery and makes episodes he is on all the better.

[@DaleGribbleMD]

They aren't all great.. but i guess that's subjective

[@MultiMrNoone]

Man, cooking at the end. Everyone just looks so BEAT. I feeling I am familiar with after many a long ice fishing trip.

[@chopstix2002]

I love that Chester is just dole-ing out squeezes of lemon 😂🤣

[@zachtheturtle5800]

Isnt this the episode of meateater that got canceled

[@joshuamalbeuf6383]

Sitting in a -44 cold snap right now, can’t wait for it to warm up a bit to get out on the ice

[@eduffy4937]

Finally, the ice episode worked out!

[@tylermandziuk3858]

I think Steve needs to come up to Lake Winnipeg for some greenbacks or Lake of the Woods for some smallies

[@TheFlanman10]

The fishing episode that almost never happened.

[@RenegadeBeef]

19:25 You got Wisconsin, Michigan and Ontario all ice fishing in North Dakota… Love it!!!

[@bradleyaronson3616]

Ole Chester’s Folly. Great episode, so glad this footage came to life.

[@bradleyaronson3616]

@TextNow890 this scam is played out my man. Come up with something new.

[@lewismooney3941]

I’m confused. Is this Chester’s redemption, or is this the footage that they said wouldn’t see the light of day?!

[@MrBuzzGame]

Hey guys good video. You should do an overnight stay on the ice fishing. Love the vids Merry Christmas

[@toadpond101]

This makes me want to get out there and go fishing!

[@jgdent5810]

Go do it!!!

[@DWSOutdoors]

If you get all the red meat off of the White Bass I can trick you into thinking it was walleye if I fed you both lol

[@jonfillion3732]

let Jay run the fur hat ice fishing tour.

[@timscheich2133]

My two favorite outdoor show personalities jay and Steve!!!! Great show

[@ianaldrich5919]

Yes! Hope we are back on the hunting fishing videos. The true meat eater lifestyle. I enjoy these last few more cooking episodes but nothing beats a good ole Steve fishing video

[@theblackhawkbear]

"The episode that shall never be seen"

[@larjohnsonrfl6161]

Love this combo of Jay and Steve. Can we see some more Ryan Callahan hunting with Steve?

[@jakedavid8187]

Jay just slaying it as always... i wish catch and cook was readily availble in my home town its so good and waiting on shipping is always lame. hahaha

[@99acrewoods3]

Two of my favorite guys to watch in the outdoors in one great episode. Pretty fun to watch Steve ready to keep all the fish because he love to eat good meat, compared to Jay loves the game of catching fish, very interesting dynamic for sure.

[@rickie2sticky66]

Jayyyy is the man! Love seeing Steve ice fish! Both together is AWESOME!

[@jonrheault979]

Awesome Jay. Been a fan of meateater for a long time. And your show as a homer! Great episode!!

[@jbrnewman]

So glad they salvaged an episode of something out of this misadventure.

[@dominic123454]

I don’t like live look that’s my old man take

[@zonadeaventura_]

Brother you are an inspiration for me and my new channel, I hope one day to make my dream come true and go hunting or fishing with you. thank you

[@peterparsons7141]

The one comment made “there’s stuff that goes wrong when it gets really cold”.. that’s an understatement and I have hunted in extreme cold (sub arctic ) What do I consider extreme cold.. -48c. When the wind blows hard, and the temp. Is -48c..there are no words I can use that will begin to describe the conditions. It’s so cold when you fire a centerfire rifle it sounds like a pellet rifle. It’s so cold you wear full gear while riding in the truck. Exposed skin freezes in 10-20 seconds. Metal becomes fragile and shatters. There’s no moisture in the air, so snow rises from the earth. A Caribou carcass freezes into a popsicle in 15 minutes. The best cold weather gear made, just to stay alive. Everybody should do it once.

[@earlshaner4441]

Good afternoon from Syracuse NY everyone thank you for sharing your adventures

[@ntf543]

As a Minnesotan who's seen a lot of fish filleted Jays handy work with that knife was art

[@chrisrob369]

Chester the lemon zester

[@ronnorton9005]

I been watching you guys and I've come to the conclusion, you need to plan a trip down to Flaming Gorge, it's just south of Green River, Wyoming but the Burbot are no limit and you can catch some HUGE Lake trout! Just a suggestion.

[@Stonehorn]

Man, our fishing season ended October 1st, and god damn I can’t wait for January 1st to start Ice Fishing for Walleye, perch, crappie, and smelts. Those Eskimo Ice tents are awesome. I have two of them (bought the cheapest version to try one, then upgraded to their top model) and my best friend and I have been using them for three years now. We used to build real wooden ice shacks until I tried these.

[@user-by6yc8yl7v]

White bass are a super interesting species that alot of anglers don't even know are there nor target. I target them up here in Toronto in the early spring and late fall when they're running in mega schools chasing tiny bait. A 1/8oz-3/8oz chrome spoon gets it done casting from shore. If they don't want the spoon a white twister tail+1/8oz jighead swimmed near bottom gets it done. There's nothing like getting on a mega school of soft water "white perch" (white bass). Yellow perch are cool too..

[@jon2464]

Nate and Blake Lafleur are good people. Legends around devils lake

[@GG-zk1im]

Went to Devils Lake last year through “Hooked up”fishing guide service. It was a horrible experience. Sat in the same spot and didn’t mark any fish for 3 hrs. Then they moved us and same thing. The next day we sat in the same spot. Two day trip we caught 4 fish between 5 of us. Didn’t even get to fish full days. First day we didn’t even start fishing until about 10 am. We’re told to meet at 7 am and they were over an hr late. Fished that day until like 4 pm. Next day a little earlier start and we were done by 3 pm. They didn’t go and try to find fish for you like they say they do on their website. He was more worried about fixing his snow machine. If you are thinking about going up there fishing through a guide service do not go with hooked up. My family and i have done a lot of open water and ice fishing in our years by ourselves and we know what is right and wrong. We just didn’t have the equipment to get out on the ice bc of how deep the snow was. When we got back to the hotel we seen ppl bringing in buckets full of walleye and perch but we were told by the hooked up guide service that they just had a front move in and it really messed the fish up. I could see for myself that what they were telling me was a lie. A month later a buddy of mine went up with some friends through hooked up guide service. They didn’t catch much and after talking with him they were put in the same spots my family and I were. My buddy has a live scope and he said they barely seen any fish on it. Josh is the owner of hooked up and he is definitely on that tweaked stuff. Showed up at our hotel just twitching everywhere dry mouth super talkative to the point you couldn’t even understand what he was saying. Talking about random things just by himself. He buried his vehicle the first day and just walked off leaving my parents stranded not knowing what to do. He showed up over an hr later. His other hired guide was Adam and he was decent and tried to do the best he could with getting my parents out to start fishing. Seriously do not go through hooked up fishing guide he will basically just steal your money. Very little effort put in by him. Disregard the testimonials on their site it’s a sham and have had multiple ppl tell me that he is a tweaker

[@fringeelementflyfish]

My favorite so far. Follys and all.

[@sooperdt]

This is back to the meat eater I like.

[@jakerichards1205]

It was probably killing jay to keep those fish 😂

[@hunter-vg8pt]

Personally, I don't keep anything below the center line of the white bass. Trim red off and rinse well. Use a spicier bread crumb. I like Cajun shore lunch. They make great fish tacos.

[@mntrailertrash4458]

We got jumbo perch in Devils lake and good walleyes Nothing beats going to lake of the woods in the best state of Minnesota though. The first perch was small though, love the snow bears. and some people forget ND and Minnesota the coldest areas around lmao

[@tjstevens6495]

First vid I’ve seen from this channel, unreal one too!! Got me pumped for the hard water! But one thing, how are yall worried about weather when you fishing outta that mobile hotel room?!?

[@halhudson4009]

I’m just gona say…..a musk ox hunt…..ok sure no question But there is not a fish on this planet I want to catch bad enough to fish for it in -27 degree weather lol hell no

[@guyserenko1354]

hate to tell you this,,, but devils lake is overrated,,, there are plenty of small lakes that would have out produced that catch by along ways. I have a soft spot for devils lake but I prefer to summer fish it off shore in the evenings is some great fishing.

[@Martin.W.F]

So we get to see Chester's Folly after all 😅

[@GretchenUselman]

keeping 10-11 inch walleyes...steven rinella can head back to where he came from. my goodness. the least favorite video that jay seimens has even been apart of

[@nic4573]

So happy this finally happened!

[@subiiih8963]

It's fun. It's a shrimp hunted in Alaska, but shrimp heads are really delicacies when you eat them fried with only the horns cut off. so delicious

[@chuckycali4088]

Missed you steve

[@David35445]

Couldn't hit the like button fast enough!

[@BIGRANZ24]

I wish Blake and Nate would let me take the snobear when I go up…😂 All jokes aside boys the bass need the the trimming, otherwise smoke em!

[@mrfixer987]

Great video guys. Thanks for the reminder that bass suck for eating. Tried one a few years back. Just took one to try it because I fished for them as a kid and maybe ate one in quite a few years fishing as a kid. They taste just as I remember.

[@calnajimy8308]

Keep the egg sacs of female perch (especially smaller ones) and pan fry them until they brown. Surprisingly good

[@tomwinterfishing9065]

Nice to see how you perch fish! We have these in England. They aren’t particularly prized unless specimens over 3lb. Chumming with chopped worms is usually the best technique, although live baiting with a small fish often accounts for specimens. Lure fishing is becoming increasingly popular, but it’s pretty ineffective compared to live baits.

[@deanjohnston4073]

From the video it gives the impression the fish are just thrown to the side to freeze to death. Please tell me you put them out of their misery! Love the channel just hoping I’m right.

[@markmcintyre3187]

Lv the icefishing episodes 🖖🤘

[@stevetipton7151]

Enjoyed it...would have loved to see more Chester (the bitcoin investor), more Mandy and more Cal

[@ryanhammond5455]

Next time soak the bass overnight in whole milk, it'll push all the blood and funky tasting stuff out.

[@doeyjiaz4798]

Great watch! Now I can't wait for Simcoe to freeze!