Ice Fishing - Saginaw River

[garrettjohnson91]

Awsome video but those were some sorry fish and im not sure if the gaff was nesisary for a 12 incher

[spartyon1988]

Grew up in Bay City, miss the river fishing. Back in the day we used to haul in a ton of channel cat and carp from the trainbridge at the Essexville/Bay City border. Perch were always small but still had tons of fun. RIP John the train bridge operator.

[riotpolic112]

all ive been catching was small ones, the ones on the mouth seemed bigger than the ones on the river, they like silver swedish pimples or blue jigging rapalas

[016kayykayy]

at 1:00 you can see steam coming off of his back

[JasonJForrest]

those walleye are so good eating! awesome video

[tenpointer1]

You need to try BiteMaster angling decoy's!!!!!!!

[clark144]

you blended in well with your surroundings

[mcmonkeyfresh]

well when there in the river during summer i fish up river at the train bridge i havent went out for walleye yet but iv been catching allot of small mouth under independence.

[mcmonkeyfresh]

i fish there every year :) even in the summer good spot for winter walleye..

[110sunview]

@mcmonkeyfresh Thanks for watching. You finding any good numbers of walleye in the rivers this summer?

[nntimm]

why were they gafing those tny little fish!!!:(

[1984ritz]

@nntimm I was wondering the same thing.

[trxexrider13]

if you look back and to the right when the dude is driling the hole is that a big black house

[TheGreatlakesfishen1]

Hey I feel ya a keepers a keeper there's size limits for a reason so we don't keep them to small! Great video!!!!!!!

[110sunview]

@TheGreatlakesfishen1 Thanks for the compliment and good fishing to you.

[bigboismalls]

i got the same shack as u!

[FishboiFishboi]

nice vid. hey i was wondering fishing like you guys just jigging the minnow back and forth, what jigging technique would you recommend using? would regular colored jig heads work?

[FatVsSkinnyShow]

where you are is a few blocks from my house im down there every day, this year 2 weeks ago some guy caught a 3 foot lake trout

[seacadet7]

What bait are you using?

[110sunview]

We use fireball jigs, jigging spoons, or jigging rapalas tipped with minnows. And yes, I think our shanty is a shapell. It's been a good one, had it for at least 15 years now. Thanks for the comments.

[seacadet7]

Not a problem. Have you guys been out much this season?

[110sunview]

Haven't been out walleye fishing yet. It's a 2 hour haul for me to get to the Saginaw system so I don't make it over often. I heard they are hammering them on the Bay now though. Any luck for you?

[seacadet7]

Nice Shanty.

Is your shanty the Shapell Minute Man I have the same one. It works well.

[jwmiller33]

is it really necessary to gaff the first fish? a fish shouldnt be needed for eyes unless they are over 2-3 lbs... and even then, you shouldnt gaff a fish if your not going to keep it.. and sometimes theres no way to tell for sure if it is in the slot or not, so you shouldn't really be gaffing those fish

great video tho!

[cyberjerk1983]

what is a hot jig or lure and what methodes do you use for walley?how deep do they usally sit in the winter..ive never fished for them in the winter

[110sunview]

We usually use Northland fireball jigs with a stinger hook or jigging rapalas. Color depends on water clarity. If it's running dirty we use firetiger or chartreuse. Tip with a minnow or minnow head. They sit right near the bottom.

[gali4436]

lonestar in the back....nice lol

[Chewonthis08]

ive been catching some nice ones but ive been out infront of sunset marina on the river in about 6 foot i limited out once so far but it seems like theres alot more size to the fish than there was two years ago the population is just getting bigger

[jtschid0910]

that first one you caught there was a perfect eater

[yoda12145]

1:02 your back is steaming!

[TheHuntingboy]

nice video my brother always ice fishes the river but i like to ice fish the bay for perch

[yoda12145]

go jump in the ocean....

[MrJonnyboy989]

you know if you slowed down your jigging and made them shorter pulls you would attract the bigger walleyes............they are in there full of eggs and not feeling very active! just a suggestion

[yoda12145]

walleye don't spawn in the winter.

[MrJonnyboy989]

all of the females i have cut open in the last two weeks are packed full of eggs so i imagine there in them in the winter time too ; )

[gambisize]

@yoda12145 walleye spawn in late March early April and have eggs in them while we're ice fishing for them in Dec., Jan., Feb., & March til the season closes on March 15 in the rivers. Open all year on the bay.

[stillrob420]

first off its not cold in a shanty, second walleye is the best eating fish ever, slat water garbage

[kegs666]

what a fucking lame way to fish.

[SaginawRiverFishing]

it is actually quite fun if you hook a big one.

[kustomcougar]

have you ever eaten the cheeks on the walleye? they are so good!!!

[pirog02]

those were all tiny u shouldnt just be gaffing fish like that the first one was gaffed and not a keeper.nice vid tho looks like fun

[lsetaxi]

You need to make sure you only gaff legal fish and you might want to take a tape with they look pretty short.

[elar4563]

is dow chemical still dumping in that river? i read that the wal eye have a bad taste.

[110sunview]

The walleyes are entering the rivers to spawn, they spend most of their time in the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. They taste great, as good as any I've caught during fly-in fishing trips to Canada.

[dawheele1]

You mean the Independence bridge by the poop factory outlet?

[110sunview]

Yeah man, that's the one.

[TrekJeff]

Not bashing, but how do you manage to use the gaff and not damage the sub legal ones?

[110sunview]

I am pretty sure the only sublegal we gaffed was the first fish on the video. Gaff is barbless and if you get them in the mouth there is little/no damage. Been catching a lot of shit for it though (rightly so I guess) so I won't be using the gaff anymore unless I know it's a keeper.

[whitetail54]

me and my frind are going up next week;Is the ice good and are the fishing biting and is there good place to park are truck?

[pirog02]

im glad ur not being an ass about it and understand why ppl would get upset.

[whitetail54]

looks like a lot of fun, Good vid.

[luapdm]

Nice video. Good Job!

[grizzzlystr8]

come to northern minnesota and catch some real walleyes just last week i cought a 31 inch 10lb one its going on the wall all those looked to be 17 inches er so the ones i keep have to be over 20

[GrockEr0709]

Can't eat that 31 tho bud

[MrJonnyboy989]

incase you werent aware the saginaw bay and its tributaries are ranked #1 in the US for walleye fisheries............the tournament through the ice ranks the top 50 fish and there is never a fish under 7lbs in the top 50 and top 5 is always 12-14 lbs. so come to saginaw/baycity to catch some real walleyes ; )

[Godsguy12]

lost a monster right at the hole at the saginaw river, got it in fast current with a minnow and jig,

[fryedaddy54]

that on the shiver on the river this year? had a little slower year this year in front of the coastguard station. love the snow mobiles in the backround. lol. get any size this year? heard some kid got a nice 12lb by idependence?

[gunlver]

I can't see anything in the VID? GOOD FISHING THOUGH!!

[kletkerobert]

what do u use for walleye bait and hooks?

[CPthehunter90]

i caught 3 nice wallies yesterday about 4 lbs each good eaters.. going out today hopefully i get some more!

[stryke23x]

I'm from the Green Bay WI area and have a cottage up on the menominee river in the UP. Just curious but what kind of water depth are you fishing in and how do you pick your spot to fish?

[110sunview]

Fishing 12-15 ft. if I remember correctly. As for picking spots...we try to get away from the crowd a little and that's about it. River froze over again last weekend so I hope to be out soon. Good luck.

[dmharvey79]

Don't waste your time on the river...drive a little ways and hit up the bay!

[suebeehoney70]

Great job guys, was this during the Shiver on the River? Gotta love ice fishing - a true NORTHERN sport! :-)

[110sunview]

I think it was during the Shiver. I live in Lansing though, so I usually don't enter the tourney. I used to work @ Gander Mtn. in Saginaw and got to weigh in some of the big hawgs that come from the Saginaw/Tittabawassee - great walleye fishery we have here. Good luck.

[ohiodeerhunter21]

at least ur having fun fishin and listenin to some country music...cant wait till the ice gets on my lakes.

[Sign1nutube]

Fish On Im form Bay CIty!

[refman16]

Great video guys. It made me feel like I was there with ya.

[cypherpunks]

Nothing like watching two grown men give a fishy-smelling hole a good working over. Reminds me of my college days.

Bonus points for the commentors trying to school a guy with a graduate degree and background in conservation.

[bcfishman85]

I wasn't accusing you of keeping an undersized fish, but I see no point in gaffing a fish that doesn't even weigh one pound. Just because the gaf doesn't have a barb doesn't mean that it doesn't injure the fish. Save the gaf for fish that are surely legal and just grab the little ones with your hand.

[110sunview]

ALL walleye under 15" were released, even the one that was gaffed. What wasn't too clear in the video clip is that the gaff I have is barbless and actually doesn't do much damage to the fish provided you stay out of the gills. On small walleye, tissue damage is minimal. In the future I will try to keep those details in mind. Thanks for the comment.