Ice Fishing!

[UdeLakeTom]

Only one more month to go...my Grand-daughter asked her Mom why she wasn't packing boxes yet. There isn't going to be much to pack though as they are selling as much as they can to have money for the trip....every job my son-in-law bids on, and they are very few, he gets underbid so bad that he wouldn't even be able to break even. The good news is that the outfit he has signed on for up here wants him up here as soon as possible. Maybe they can get back on the feet again. They will be staying with us for awhile.

[DeeDee]

I am so excited for them! If I were them I would have been packed up the day we decide to go

[glenn57]

dude lake tom, i heard that in my stand also. should of brought ice fishing gear with, we had a good 4 inches of ice in front of the cabin sat. oh well next time. by the way got 1 deer.

[Lisa Almquist]

Way to go glenn!! How big was she?

4 inches up there?! Sweet! Can't wait to get up there!

[glenn57]

lisa it was a fawn,we had to work our butt off to even get that. ya the ice is looking great so far. i did not walk out real far but knowing the lake i think its that thick most the way out to where we normally fish. we will spend 4 days up there the weekend of dec12th.

[Lisa Almquist]

My family is having Thanksgiving this Saturday now so this weekend is out for me. Probably in 2 weeks I'll get up there. Jim for sure go the weekend after Thanksgiving though!

[Lisa Almquist]

Barb, how much ice is your lake? When do you think you'll go out?

[reelemin]

Lisa - any word on Winnie's ice

[Lisa Almquist]

No, but Jim found some sort of aerial ice map from another FMer (JCR-thanks!) Here's the link: Aerial Ice Map but it has to be a clear day to view it. It's VERY cool though!

[reelemin]

way cool Lisa -

[Iambjm]

My fishing buddy was here today, he is going to go out and check it. His wife made a batch of pickled northern (was very tasty) and he gave some to his 90 year old dad now we gotta go get more northerns to keep his dad happy. I made a batch of pickled bass, not as good as the northern but still tasty. I might venture out and check the ice this weekend.

[muskybait]

lake Bemidji has some ice but not a complete freeze yet. But just got off the phone with a friend and he said lake Irving in Bemidji has about 4-5 inches and they caught 3 eyes and 4 northerns today.

[UdeLakeTom]

I like to put bass on the smoker...Mrs. T prefers smoked bass to smoked northern.

[Rebel9921]

This sucks... ice fishing signals the end of muskie season... and now my lures are just hanging, gathering dust...

On the other hand... tip-ups and getting buzzed drinking beers while chatting with others and watching all the fun on the ice helps some....

[mngirl]

Oh Rebel, you should start a next season muskie fishing countdown to ease the sorrow!

[Rebel9921]

MnGirl... already did at my facebook profile... its counting down...

Im just basically killing time by searching excessively online for boat stuff I need to purchase for the boat itself and the motor... Gonna order those things and start working on the boat once the snow melts... who cares about mud!!! and get her all done before those fishes get turned on...

[mngirl]

You really found one for facebook? Oh my! I for sure want to attempt it next summer, the idea of catching a fish as tall as me is amusing ( I am only 5 ft tall).

[Rebel9921]

Yeah I have two countdowns going on now... One's for the Muskie season opener on June 6th, other's for the MN Muskie Expo on the weekend of April 3rd to 5th...

60" Muskie??? a daunting task for sure... lets just worry about catching your first one... regardless its size... bigger isnt always better, ya know???

[mngirl]

I know I know, it's not the size of the worm, but how you wiggle it! I would love to give it a shot next summer if you have an open seat, movie still in the works?

[Rebel9921]

No reason at all for it not being in the works... heck yes its still on as planned... plenty of time for you to work all the holiday dinners to be able to fit into that wet-n-wild bikini for the movie...

[mngirl]

Oh my! You don't know what you're asking for.

[Rebel9921]

Ohhh??? I dont??? Why dont you enlighten that for me then??? HMM HMM

[mngirl]

Let's get together for some ice fishing and you'll see. Not to change the topic of this post, but Rebel, what was the biggest muskie you got this year?

[Rebel9921]

LOL... allrighty ice fishing sounds good...

Only caught one muskie this year... wasnt a great year for many tho... hopefully all that will change next year and I'll have my boat ready to go... so I'd go out more than I did this year and last...

[mngirl]

Well, I know a great spot to try if you are interested next summer. I also know some places in the metro for ice fishing if you are ever looking for company. My friend and her hubby have a permanent shack he made this summer that seats 4 or 5 I think.