Check out some of these pics from a partly successful Lake Trout bid to this area just S of Nestor falls in S Ontario this last week.  This was one beauty of a lake and we were the only ones out there best as I could tell.  I think I'm going back in the Spring!

We started at Sioux Narrows with hopes of trout fishing on Whitefish Bay/Regina Bay on Lake of the Woods.  Only to find out that the area is "Barbless and Baitless" for trout (at least in Winter).  That didn't turn my crank so we headed back S 20 miles and got local info from Baitshop on Kekagi lake.  The snow was over 3 feet deep on the ice with anywhere from 4 to 6 inches of water under that.  Was quite dangerous going out alone if you were pulling gear behind as we did.  We'd drop our tobaggans and pack a trail for a mile with the snowmobiles...then cross back with our load.  We managed to stay out of the slush and kept the machines running.  Our results?    One baby laker and one 2 pounder that will find it's way into my belly later this spring.  There was only 12-14 inches of ice (due to the heavy early snows, hence the water on top).

We could mark plenty of fish near the bottom from 40-70 feet.  They definatly weren't bitting though (at least not what we were giving them).  I was able, several times, to get a 4 pound fish to come off the bottom, follow my lure from 70 feet deep to just under my hole!  With our portable dark, we could actually see the fishes right under our feet through the holes!  If only I had a glove to grab 'em with!  Day two we downsized from trout jigs/spoons/ciscoes, to walleye jigs and minnows and landed two of 'em.

Here's a few pics (last one is my dad with a small one).

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