Heading North

[Bob Horn]

Going to do some crappie fishing in Wisconsin early next week. I can't believe that I only have 5 days on ice so far this winter. Time to change that. I'll post during the week how things go.

[Matt Johnson]

Good luck Bob! Have fun!

[CNY Tim]

Bob good luck at the TA bud!

[Bob Horn]

Thanks guys. I am here but didn't hit the ice. I will get on it first thing in the morning. I hope I can find the biggins. Bring on the cold weather!!!

[The Little King]

bob leaves and our lakes down here start to freeze over

[Bob Horn]

Maybe I should have left earlier.LOL We can only hope to get ice again the season.

[Captain Ken]

Hi Tim and King. Welcome from me!

We just might get out soon---not yet though I don't think. Maybe if Bob stays North a little more!

Just got back from Leech Lake where I joined all the other wild and crazy people fishing in the Eel Pout Festival. VERY nice time. Caught 1 pout. Had lots of fun. Met some FMers. Biggest pout was 13 lbs + and one guy caught the most tonnage with 300 lbs+ (can you believe it? That's ALOT of pout). There were some real nice prizes for the first 10 places and also certain categories. Also lots of nice prizes for the drawing, which you got into if you caught a fish. Plus, going from camp to camp and seeing what people made up for their emcampments was lots of fun. Even Walker, MN is feeling the weird ice conditions - they had to make the whole event no cars and trucks on the ice due to iffy conditions and the sheer number of visitors. Last year there was like a parade of cars coming to see the encampments all day. The were worried if it could take it this year.

Plus, if you want to know, I can tell you how fun it is to sleep in your Eskimo portable all night 2 nights in a row. Had my trusty cot. Next time, heavier sleeping bag and 2 Mr. Heaters maybe I won't wake up with the shivers in the middle of the night.

Capt aka at Pout Fest as "The Green Hat Guy"

[Bob Horn]

Well, I'm back so there will be ice out this week. Sorry guys. I had a ton of fun fishing the crappie mecca Redstone. Nothing big but lots of fish. I did see Mkomo there. Mark will have to get some fishing in sometime. The Little Atom stealths came to my rescue. Tuff bite but we did get 40+ crappies just yesterday.

[CNY Tim]

Bob - I saw MI was cancelled and I'm scared were going to be the next NYSTA to get whacked after MI. 38 high temp today and tomorrow 44 with sun. I will be ice fishing on Canadarago tomorrow they have 8" of ice on that puppy and the fishings been good. I better bring the sunscreen...

[Bob Horn]

Yea, my face is a little burnt from the wind and sun. It a good feeling though to be on ice again. I hope things go well in the next week but it`s not looking good. Going to Simcoe in March, I`m pumped for that.