2008/09 Ice fishing Reports

[USMC130FE]

Todd,

Order replacement/extra batteries for your camera like Cin and I did. I'll look into where we got them as we bought 2 batteries and chargers for less than what Sony wanted for 1. Jay we are going to have to hook up and do some fishing this year, Been a long time talking about it.

Nice fish and video.

[Thunderman]

I just got back from my 50 mile round trip of checking ice conditions. Ice is pulled away from shore at e-banks 6ft. bradley, lebonon, hatch, moraine myself I wouldn't attemped to try to fish these spots there is alot of water running into these spots the ice is floating.I didn't want to take any pics too depressing.

Thunder

[kirkville1]

at least I can catch up on stuff around the house and paint some ice jigs

[Dark Cloud]

Thunder - My camera has those little rechargeable jobs. I have two of em. The only time I have issues is if I bring one and forget to charge it. Not sure about the video function though.

That stinks about the ice! But 6 ft is a doable jump, lol. I've jumped pressure cracks miles out on Oneida like that Tank and I sailed across a good 10 footer traveling at a high rate of speed on the snowmobile once also...

Steve - Yes, we are overdue...

AW - 50, sunny, and windy down here...

[Albert]

Hate to say it, But I'm glad I caught this cold now. I'll be over it in 3-4 days max and we should have some nice cold temps by then. Lets hope this is the last thaw till mid March!

[Dark Cloud]

Hi all,new to the site....good gettin to know ya'll AW and Tim....good luck with that tip-upin

Hey Scout, AW helped me put two and two together - now I remember ya from another site. Good to have ya here, welcome...

Kirk - painting ice jigs? why would someone do that? Send me an e-mail and I can hook you up with where to get some un-painted stuff. Plus Otis pours some of the nicest and cleanest jigs iv'e seen...

[gizmo595]

hey everyone, anybody know what its like on delta?

[Thunderman]

DC,what is the model# on your olympus so when I am out looking at cameras I know what one to look for.

[CNY Tim]

From Todd this morning..

These 2 pics were taken by lebonon resevior sorry no pics of ice to depressing out of the 50 mile trip to check ice I myself would not go..

Some deer that made it through the harvest..

Nice pictures Todd.

[CNY Tim]

Tim, here is a few more pics from one of my rides these were taken off one of the small hills across from my house, one is the windmills in perryville and the other across the valley

Nice shot's Todd

[Albert]

Hey Thunder did you go over by where I hunt during your drive? Being higher up I thought that water would of made out better seeing how it's usually 10 to 15 colder. AL

[Thunderman]

Thanks Tim it gave me someting to do today other than sit at the house.

Al it was 50* to 55* everywhere I drove 75% of the snow is gone other than where its protected.

[Dark Cloud]

Nice picts Todd, but that one of the deer looks like a picture Timmy would take,

My camera is an Olympus Stylus 790 SW. I believe the updated new model is the 850. It has 8 megapixl while mine has 7.1. I have seen them for around and under $250. Billy picked up the same camera and model but the 1030. It has a few more features but nothing nesessary from what iv'e seen, he returned a bad camera(diff brand) and ended up with the upgrade for free. It also has 10.1 megapixles. They run around 3 bills.

I'll do some looking on-line for ya. Usually you can find free shipping...

For the price it is awesome! Small, easy to use, and tons of settings and features...

[Thunderman]

Dc, it was very windy in the spot where I took the picture of the deer and I needed to get it quick they were next to the road and started running .

[Dark Cloud]

Mr. West - tomorrow looks like a wash. Not trusting that ice till she locks back up. Single digits by mid-week

Your phone goes straight to voicemail? Momma shut it off? lol...

[CNY Tim]

MV Joe called, Darago is starting from scratch the west shoreline busted up and pushed east and is rotating north where it's stacking.

[Otis1]

Took a ride yesterday past the big “O” and the ice appears to be stacked up off the east shore. Out from the bath house there are mountains of ice, and the majority of the lake looked to be open.

[CNYFrank]

might not be a bad thing to have the ice start all over.

[insurance guy]

Saturday was a really "crappie" day here also I found some safe ice at one of my crappie ponds and did about 30 fish up to 12" and a 10 1/2" bluegill which was my largest ever. I kept about a dozen crappies for a nice beer batter fry in the new fryer that Santa brought me and I'm eating the rest tonight! I confirmed once again that Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale makes a very tasty batter and it's also not hard to drink a few of those either

[CNY Tim]

Way to go John! Did you take any pictures? 10.5" WOW!! A bluegill of that proportion must be verified

Just got off the phone with North Shore at lunch and he fished the backsets on Delta Saturday, lot's of small fish and he reported their were guys on the main lake as well. He's doing a drive by now and he will call in the info.

[insurance guy]

Way to go John! Did you take any pictures? 10.5" WOW!! A bluegill of that proportion must be verified

I ended up keeping it along with some of the crappies and took a couple pictures on the tape on the counter when I got home. It was one of those gills that was big enough you could lip it like a bass I'll pull em off the camera tonight and I'll email them to you. On second thought I should have probably frozen it and taken it to the taxidermist for a mount.

[CNY Tim]

Tough call on the taxidermy thing I went through that with my walleye. Still have the photo, glad that I released it, but when you think of a replica's cost I think maybe I should of had it done. Oh well... That lipped bluegill would have made one heck of a mount

[insurance guy]

Tough call on the taxidermy thing I went through that with my walleye. Still have the photo, glad that I released it, but when you think of a replica's cost I think maybe I should of had it done. Oh well... That lipped bluegill would have made one heck of a mount

I didn't have my camera or a tape with me on the ice otherwise I likely would have just measured, photographed it and let it go but this was a gill I just had to bring home and formally document and then, well, I ate it I would always go for a skin mount over a replica based on the pricing I've seen. I'm waiting on my first 16" perch or 17" crappie to keep and have mounted

[Paul Izyk - toi]

Heading to Black tomorrow and Wed if anyone of you guy's are interested.. Slammed them there 2 days ago in the pouring rain and the ice held up ok...Low of 10* tonight should harden things up a bit..

[CNYFrank]

Doug . . .thanks for the jigs. They are super! I tried to call and thank you personally but I too experienced the voicemail . . .in English and Spanish hmmmm.