SEVEN DAYS BELOW ZERO Episode 3: Goin Deep for Whitefish and Lake Trout Winter Ice Fishing Camping 

Thank you

For sure, thank you. I shot a crappie fishing video with more advanced filming of it

Let me know I’ll drop everything.

Man I’ve gotten a lot of great cold weather usage from mine.

@@JoeHollandFishing they r great so is the video series! Glad I stumbles on it!

Yes thanks.

Thank you, greatly appreciated.

Yessir I’m still learning a little on this particular unit but once it’s dialed in it can be a weapon.

So much fun, thanks again.

Very cool let us know how you like it.

Thank you, this is a series of a seven day winter camping trip on the water.

So much fun.

Thank you.

Thank you,

That’s awesome I know exactly what you mean

Thank you

Thanks 👍

Awesome, I just chunked this one up in oil and it was great. How do you guys like to cook or prepare them ?

@@JoeHollandFishing I like them pan fried. My neighbor likes to brine and smoke them. They come in off Lake Michigan and they are big. Probably average 22- 26 inches it's madness in December 👍

@@paulmazurkiewicz3089 your not lying. Bay of greenbay is chaos at all the landings. Whitefish craze is real!

@@Skank_Hunt42 do you guys get a salmon run in Wisconsin ?

@@paulmazurkiewicz3089 yes we do. We fish for salmon in the Milwaukee harbor from June to late August then fish the tributaries from September to October. We also fish for rainbows from December to April in the same tributaries. Loads of fun!

Thank you. I’ve pretty much given up on the open water and tournament fishing for now, I’m super busy with business during that season so I only have ice season to try and catch up. Appreciate it my friend, thank you.

they are great baked , wrapped and stuffed.

Thank you. My friend and I made it from pine that we milled. The boards as a full inch thick and are strapped underneath with the same. The dimensions of the shack are really wonky because it has four oval walls at the base but there is a three foot section simply added between two of the bigger sections.

Cool thanks for the info. Not sure exactly what I will do but I am going to try something

Those one I just made

It’s a sleepah!

Yeah I’ve seen that thing I guess it does work for the intended job but it’s another piece of gear you gotta haul

@JoeHollandFishing totally understand. Doesn't take up much room something to maybe look into

Bob thanks. I bring a little Honda generator if needed. Thanks again, greatly appreciated.

A mix for sure. Aerators and changing the water are the keys to keeping them alive.

Bibs 3xl should be good or very close to fit, jacket Id go a size up.

Thank you! yes

I thought it was great, firm, white, and a little sweet. Closest thing to compare would be a less bogey version of pike or pickerel I guess for firmness and taste .

I don’t use a lot of propane or heat. My cold tolerance is super high so I basically take the chill off in the morning and night and shut it down at night while sleeping most nights.on a super cold night I might leave it on low most of the night. A 20lber will last a week for me, on the coldest of trips like when it was -40+ f a tank lasted over 3 days . Hope that helps. Good luck on the trip.

Yes from Maine, I use so many different jigs . This one may have been a rippin rap from Rapala.

The Garmin Panoptix Livescope

No

@@JoeHollandFishing I go all the time in vermont, they get to be 30 inches and put a great fight, and taste SUPER good! You really should go to a walleye lake and try it!

I hear ya, The 3xl should be good or close for bibs, maybe a size up for the jacket then.

It’s actually a challenge especially with those low temps and an uninsulated bucket. I changed the water a lot and kept a battery aerator going and chipped out the ice as much as possible. I also took the bucket in the tent at night , not that it did a lot but every bit helps.

Honestly I brought up too much food, moose and deer meat, and had whitefish and brook trout too. I do like lake trout and have nothing against testing them but I didn’t want to be wasteful. Next trip might be moosehead and I’ll eat some there.

@@JoeHollandFishing And I noticed you were having a problem with fish freezing when you did keep them...Solution: if you pack them in a heap of snow it insulates them from the surrounding air and keeps them from freezing up solid. I still would've kept at least one of those lakers though. Take that sucker home and smoke it.

Good call thank you. How is smoked sucker, what does it compare to.?

@@JoeHollandFishing To be totally honest...Smoked sucker is good, kind of like whitefish when smoked, but has LOTS of bones. Best off to can them. Bones basically dissolve during the canning process. But when I said "Take that sucker home and smoke it", I was referring to one of the Lake Trout. But canned sucker is actually really good. 1/8 teaspoon liquid smoke, 1/2 Teaspoon canning salt in each pint jar before processing and it's delicious. Some folks add 1 TBS ketchup and 1/2 tsp canning salt in each pint. I've had it that way and it's really good too. And to be honest, if I didn't take the lakers home and smoke them, I'd be canning them. Shelf stable and an easy lunch. Just open a jar and make an easy trout salad sandwich. Or just east it out of the jar with some good bread or crackers. I've even had some "sweet and sour" canned sucker before that was incredible.

Wow that sounds incredible thank you so much!

I’ve switched to Garmins Panoptix Livescope but still use the lowrance Hook2 7 from time to time.

I have a 32 amp hour lithium and the factory one as a backup.

@@JoeHollandFishing does the amped 32 fit in the garmin bag?

Yes it does. It’s the shorter fat one, same size as the stock Garmin battery,

@@JoeHollandFishing Thank you for taking the time to answer!

Yes, the ten inch strikemaster.

An additive they use at the bait shop for the health of the minnows

I base my fluorocarbon leader length entirely on the depth I’m fishing. In general though I go about six to eight feet.

@@JoeHollandFishing thanks boy I use half that

Cool yeah it totally depends on depth and also water clarity for me. Thanks again for tuning in.

@@JoeHollandFishing thanks joe I did all mine wings spand length with 10 and floral

Longer leaders catch more fish

Blue water in the bucket has some nutrients and anti algae stuff for the shiners.

Is that something I can buy?

Yes, I forgot the name but they sell it all wal mart too.

Man they are pretty tough.