Burntside Bash Report

[Lisa Almquist]

So my husband, my brother and sister in law and myself headed up to Ely this past weekend for the Burntside Bash! We stayed from Friday through Sunday and had a great time!

Friday was super nice. I caught one nice laker. I noticed a nice red line a few feet from the surface, took a peak down the hole and saw the back of a nice fish swim right past! I reeled up like a mad woman and bam! She hit my cisco like a ton of bricks. I've site fished before but when my bait is down 30 feet in the water column while fishing in 50 feet of water, I would never have imagined she'd be right there below the ice! VERY COOL!

Saturday started out pretty windy and I got skunked. Didn't even see one red line (except for turning up the gain on my jig-ha! ) chasing me up. Sad. BUT the get together after was awesome. Mike's (chaffmj) pork loin was top notch with the horseradish sauce. Frank (Surface Tension) had a Marcum and a Humminbird locator in the same hole and I couldn't believe they didn't have any interference between them. So now I want a Humminbird. Just another gadget that caught the fisherchick. I would like to thank everyone who came out and spent the day with me and my HSO family. Here's a link of pics and other stories about the Burntside Bash: 10th Annual Burntside Bash

Sunday we only stayed for part of the day. I saw one fish on the ole Marcum but it was there for a sec and then she was gone. I have this Friday off so we're going to try to get up there for just a day trip. It's supposed to 35 degrees and mostly sunny up in Ely. Wish me luck!

[Iambjm]

So great to hear you had a good time! I know your fishing time has been suffering the last couple of years. I really had my heart set on going this year, but it just wasn't in the cards for me. I even had to cancel a trip over to Ashland this weekend for some great lake Superior fishing. I guess I will just have to live vicariously through all the rest of my fishing buddies.

[Lisa Almquist]

I know the feeling about missing out on fishing Barb! You'll get back out there but with the highs in the 50's this weekend, I'm not sure there'll be much ice left for anyone. I was hoping to have a peek at that Yetti of yours but will have to wait until next year. Hope you start feeling better!