Weekend Report

[Lisa Almquist]

I went camping on the ice for the 1st time ever! I was apprehensive that it'd be uncomfortable or I'd freeze but I had a lot of fun! We have an 8x8 portable that Jim put insultex in and it was very warm and cozy. It was pretty nice to get done fishing for the day and then not have to drive home. Home was just a few hundred yards away and packing up was minimal. It was a balmy six below when we work up this morning. Jim did VERY well catching his limit every day he was out and I didn't catch a single one. Thanks Steve T. (sptitz) for the cot! Here's Jim with his monster laker:

30"

[gatorhunter]

Way to go you two! That's hard core and you should be proud of yourselves. I'm hoping to do that this week too. Lake Winnipeg overnighter Wednesday!

Beauty laker EH!

[Iambjm]

Wow, much better luck than we had. I went down to Walker and met up with Char and her hubby, we fished three locations on Leech Saturday. Today we ran over to Osage and fished Straight Lake. We couldn't find too much of any decent size.

[Lisa Almquist]

gatorhunter, can't wait to see what you catch this weekend!! You've posted some beauties!

Barb! You haven't missed a weekend yet this winter! That's great!

[Luvsoutdoors]

Lisa, that's a "cool" way to sleep! Just how big a hole do you need to pull up a lunker like Jims?? Nice pic & great fish!!!

[Lisa Almquist]

Our Nils auger is only an 8" hole!! Takes a lot of finessing to get a fish like that up! Some people drill 2 holes and then chisel out the extra-we may have to start doing that.

Sometimes I make a bigger deal of things that are new to me. That's just the way I am. I am starting to learn to step outside of my comfort zone (literally this time!) and try new things. I am VERY glad I did!

[Luvsoutdoors]

I wouldn't give up wishin for the Ice castle though!!

[Lisa Almquist]

The Ice Castle would rock, wouldn't it!!

[Steve Foss]

Lisa, I used the Nils to cut out a three-hole overlapping pattern yesterday afternoon for my tip-up, just in case a monster bit. No monster, but the Nils allows overlapping holes nicely as long as the second/third holes are started well. I started with a two-hole overlap, which was fine, then got a wild hair and went for a third hole. Ended up looking like a 3-leaf clover.

Bet you slept good last night.

[Lisa Almquist]

I slept like the dead!

That's an excellent way to get a giant laker on the ice (except you actually have to have one bite for it to work!). Glad the Nils is treating you nice.

[glenn57]

NOW, i know why you have given up on deer river area, to chase lake trout. LOL.nice fish and does look like would be fun fishin them bad boys. i think i could do one nite in a fishhouse then i think i would go a bit crazy, not being able to move about more. looks like my weekend of the 21-22 might be in jeapordy with the amount of snow pedicted for up there. OUCH! so what are you hearing?

[Lisa Almquist]

We actually only slept in the 8x8. We moved around and fished different spots during the weekend with the Otters.

Once spring rolls around, I don't think Jim could stray too far from Winni or Deer Lake. We did talk about tenting on Burntside this summer though to chase some summer lakers. That lake is so pretty-I'd love to see it in the summer.

[Steve Foss]

I'm pretty confident you'll see Burntside this summer. It's one thing to be bitten by the laker bug. But Jim just got bitten by a BIG laker bug, and you got a big laker bug bite last month.

Nothing quite as beautiful as drifting along Burntside jigging for trout on a fine calm June morning. Ahhhh, open water.

Speaking of Jim, how is his sunburn? My face is a little stiff today.

[Lisa Almquist]

He was VERY red last night but woke up with a very nice tan this morning. He's lucky like that.

[Gary Crichton]

Lady Lisa what was the problem with you not contributing to the catch part of the weekend. Sounds like you still had a good time. Didn't miss much on Winnie this weekend, although we would have not gone hungry.

My wife and daughter go to Fort Meyers for the day and watch a Twins game and get some sun. I go North and get more of a tan they they got. Got to like that.

G.C.

[Steve Foss]

Gary, I don't know if I'd prod Lisa about it. She was getting VERY grumpy by yesterday afternoon. Usually she catches the fish and Jim is stuck watching, but the laker gods are fickle gods.

[Lisa Almquist]

It's true!! I was furiously jigging and trying new jigs (I even tried a Lindy Rattl'n Flyer goshnabbit! If the matters AT ALL ) and not chatting but nothing worked!! I guess I was starting to feel entitled but I got my keister back in line with those Laker Gods now (after I do those 5 steps to Laker God Appeasement-check out the Burntside report to see what I mean)!!

[Gary Crichton]

I am sorry. Did you try the Laker Dance. You have to dance around the outside of the fish house. That will chage your luck. To late for that now, I guess.

G.C.

[Lisa Almquist]

Quote:

You have to dance around the outside of the fish house

Dang! I didn't... I'm sure that would've been the ticket though Gary! Laker Gods LOVE dancing!!

[Iambjm]

Quote:

You have to dance around the outside of the fish house

Dang! I didn't... I'm sure that would've been the ticket though Gary! Laker Gods LOVE dancing!!

I am not sure about that, seems like I was doing a lot of dancing around on the ice at the Bash and never even got a nibble.

[Lisa Almquist]

Dancing 'cause it was flaming cold that weekend!! BRRRR! It warmed up nicely during the day this past weekend. Now I hear we'll be getting some snow tomorrow. Hopefully that doesn't screw up ice travel this weekend for those who are going.

[Gary Crichton]

Boy I will tell you, sitting out on the ice on Sunday with the light winds and sunshine, was unbelievable. Just perfect out there. So peacefull.

G.C.

[Lisa Almquist]

I love icefishing in March!

[reelemin]

awesome catch Jim !!!!

Sounds like a great weekend Lisa

I was fishing with the WI girls on Chequamegon Bay. It was fabulous !!! I didn't catch much - some smelt and perch, but a few women landed some Coho Salmon and one Lake Trout - at least 30" - got away from the hole for one gal.

What a blast fishing on Superior - I will definitly be back !!!

[Lisa Almquist]

That's very cool Tami! How many gals did you fish with? Someday I'll fish Chequamegon.