I'm headed out to set up some tip-ups in the AM, and I hope to get some Trout on the Ice. So lets see what the Pirate crowd has caught this season.

Just got back in and got a fair sized Rainbow.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg215/snox13/010.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/459729/fullsize/101_0009.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/459730/fullsize/101_0003.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/459737/fullsize/101_0005.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/596900/fullsize/s6301688.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/596903/fullsize/s6301721.jpg

pics from earlier in the year put four lakers over 28"s on the ice today and one cusk that was 36 inches today was a good day.

Nice rainbow

All I have to say is wow! I need to head North one of these days. Great pics, and what is a Cusk?

Cusk,Burbot,Eelpout,lawyer it goes by many names


http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n263/logan_lundy/LingGull2.jpg

Best pic I could find

I have heard of Burbot, and thats a big one.

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Wait, wut:confused:

Some from today.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg215/snox13/002-2.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg215/snox13/009.jpg

Went out again today and found some good sized eaters 14-16"
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg215/snox13/001-2.jpg

Haha

Hard to do that when there's 4 feet of ice on the lakes.

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Wait, wut:confused:

So you have been out there with your spud bar chopping holes all day right. :flipoff2: We have been lucky and it was 40 all last week so it was nice drilling through soft ice and only a foot or so.

I don't know if I'd even walk on a foot of ice haha.

Shit I would feel safe driving a pickup on 12" of Good solid ice.

I have been driving on the ice here since x-mas. We have a good 3 ft right now.


Shit I would feel safe driving a pickup on 12" of Good solid ice.

I was out on Saginaw bay Friday with my dad when the ice quake happened. scary stuff. we did manage a few nice walleye though.

This is my idea of Ice Fishing. 100% success ratio!

http://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/03/18/news/art5x.jpg

This is my idea of Ice Fishing. 100% success ratio!

http://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/03/18/news/art5x.jpg

Yeah but for that money I could buy some beer and spend the day looking down a hole in the ice waiting for something to bite.

my buddy drives on 8in of ice all the time. shit late season were still out there fishing on 3-4 in. Last weekend we got alot of crappies alot of 3 pounders

You were catching 3lb Crappie? I have to see some pics they must be hogs.

This is my idea of Ice Fishing. 100% success ratio!

http://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/03/18/news/art5x.jpg

Thats pretty spendy for bait!

Thats pretty spendy for bait!


Thats funny. But true.

I was out on Saginaw bay Friday with my dad when the ice quake happened. scary stuff.

WTF is an ice quake?

WTF is an ice quake?

its what happens when a huge sheet of ice shifts and develops cracks. our shanty shook and shifted a couple of feet over one way, and we were shitting out pants.

What type of augers are you guys using? I just bought a Nils online this morning can't wait for it to show up and try it out!!

You were catching 3lb Crappie? I have to see some pics they must be hogs.


i will see what i can come up with my buddy took some cell phone pics we ended up with 2 3lbs, 4 2lbs and some smaller ones also got a few 3 to 3 1/4 lbs large mouth it was a good day. where u fish in vt?

i will see what i can come up with my buddy took some cell phone pics we ended up with 2 3lbs, 4 2lbs and some smaller ones also got a few 3 to 3 1/4 lbs large mouth it was a good day. where u fish in vt?

I cant wait, and cograds on the fish.

I fish a lot of small trout lakes in central VT and sometimes get over to Lake Champlain. All of my pics above are from Wyoming, Pathfinder Res. and lake Alcova.

For now while I'm in Wyoming I have a 6" hand auger. At home in Vermont I have a new Strikemaster 2hp 8" power auger, that thing rips through the ice.

http://www.strikemaster.com/images/augers/xpressauger.jpg

I have alot of family in central and up vermont. had a cabin on peachum pound until a few years ago.

No shit, what a small world. Peacham has some big browns Here are a few small ones from 2008.

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/38/l_867568b9bb7840eab181c724535a8743.jpg

I wish there were more browns and big brooks around here.:(

nice yeah family's in east barrie, groton, jericho, adamant just to name a few

My home town is about a 5 minute drive from Adamant, There is a small pond there that has some big ass perch in it. Here is some proof.

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/40/l_cdab09c5b03a4beaabaf8509326a2157.jpg

That is AWESOME. How many perch are in that there sink?

I honestly cant remember but I would guess around 20. I miss catching Perch a lot, Wyoming doesn't have to many mostly Walleye and Trout.

Got 8 rainbows today here are some pictures of some of them. Nothing huge but all good fish.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg215/snox13/002-4.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg215/snox13/003-3.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg215/snox13/006-2.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg215/snox13/007-2.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg215/snox13/008-2.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg215/snox13/011-3.jpg

Made it out today and caught some lake trout it was windy and cold no pics when I'm by myself, its also hard to get the hole started straight when the auger is at eye level ice is right about 57 inches thick on the lake I was at today.

57" of ice! Do you have any pictures of you auger? It must be a hog, to drill through that much ice.

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/459729/fullsize/101_0009.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/459730/fullsize/101_0003.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/459737/fullsize/101_0005.jpg
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those are some beautiful fish, brook trout?

My Dad had to make an 18" extension for his because it would only go down 48" otherwise.

57" of ice! Do you have any pictures of you auger? It must be a hog, to drill through that much ice.

My Dad had to make an 18" extension for his because it would only go down 48" otherwise.

Wow, thats crazy. I bitch when have to drill through 16+ inches of ice. :laughing:

Fished at a local small lake at a State Park today from about 8-11. Caught a good many dink bluegills, a small perch and two decent bass all jigging. I also had something heavy snap me off (2lb line).

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/COVEJEEPSXJ/CanoeCreek2-22-09001.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/COVEJEEPSXJ/CanoeCreek2-22-09002.jpg

Good lookin bucket mouths you got there.

Good lookin bucket mouths you got there.

Thanks. They were a good surprise and fun on the UL rod and 2lb line.

The worst part about it is I have done it by hand before. When I was a little kid my Dad would drill his 5 and then 10 or even 15 for us kids (allowed 5 holes each) No idea how he did it. :laughing:

Wow, thats crazy. I bitch when have to drill through 16+ inches of ice. :laughing:

trkklr77: Those are artic char in the summer they are a brown color. The ice depth just depends on the lake your fishing alot of lakes are around 42-46" right now, Long lake up north though is in a valley and the wind comes down the lake so it is barren of any snow that would insulate it from the cold and with the pressure from the wind pushing down on it the ice just gets that much thicker. The last parts of the lakes to ice out in the spring time are always the roads.

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Wait, wut:confused:

haha, what is this? Did someone throw a tennis ball at one of the guys??

Couple pics of a decent Chain Pickerel I caught on Saturday.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/COVEJEEPSXJ/Pick2.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/COVEJEEPSXJ/Pick1.jpg

Man, good looking fish. I miss catching them back East, always put up a good fight.

couple of decent mac's and a small brown..

I hope you didn't drill to many holes with that hand auger. I know it sucks, was that an 8" auger AKA the widow maker? Nice Mac's

I hope you didn't drill to many holes with that hand auger. I know it sucks, was that an 8" auger AKA the widow maker? Nice Mac's

Ya i think ive drilled about 50 holes a year with it, over the past three years, we walk about 1/3 mile to get to our spot with a average of two feet or snow, so the extra weight of a power auger hasn't really justified it yet. The ice in those pics is about 3ft thick, with the auger extended all the way it barley got through..Ya that's a 8'' auger, i actually need a 10'' one cause ive hooked a couple macks that i couldn't get through the holes :( ... Thanks :D

Get youself a Nils hand auger!! They are sweet.

ice fishing? theres a fish called ice?looked like trout to me,looks cold out.was 85 degrees yesterday here.

I bet those blades are kept sharp. I have a 6" auger and the blades are starting to get dull, now that thing is a bear to cut a hole with.

Ya with shap blades it will cut through a foot of solid ice in a few econds but if it's dull you can forget it, i have spent 30-40 minutes cutting one hole :( .. Ever since then i make certian my blades are sharp and carry a spare set with me :)

Well, I don't know about you but here in Wyo its over. :( I guess Ill go out in the AM and try to whack a few Coyotes.

Well, U don't know about you but here in Wyo its over. :( I guess Ill go out in the AM and try to whack a few Coyotes.

no more ice? I think all the guys in Southern MN have to get there houses off the ice but its still pretty thick by me. Im guessing 8-14 inches...

no more ice? I think all the guys in Southern MN have to get there houses off the ice but its still pretty thick by me. Im guessing 8-14 inches...

Last weekend I fished on 14" of solid ice and now after a week of 60-65+ degree weather its gone.

Last weekend I fished on 14" of solid ice and now after a week of 60-65+ degree weather its gone.


Dam thats sucks :( .. We still got some decent ice up in the high elevations..

I'm going to fly out to alexander lake tomorro, ice is still getting thicker I will send a report along tomorro.


Tight lines.

Good luck RdRash and all the others that still have some hard water. RdRash, are you one the Ice Shanty forum? I thought I saw some pictures from AK that looked like you.

ice fishing in arizonahttp://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo99/arizona-gamebird/icefishingcresentlake011.jpg

Nice catch Tom, do you guys still have any ice?

it's going away quickly. i was working that day, checking on the water quality to see if there was going to be a fish kill. looking good so far cresent lake az

it's going away quickly. i was working that day, checking on the water quality to see if there was going to be a fish kill. looking good so far cresent lake az

I want your job!

You guys can keep fishing for your trout while shivering :flipoff2:

It was almost 70* today :smokin:
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2681/58/65/12000770/n12000770_31933329_4188220.jpg

Yeah, I fished in some pretty cold weather this year 0 with 20-30mph winds. Setting Tip-ups was kinda hard when you cant feel your hands. :laughing:

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs029.snc1/2582_73416249151_505954151_2309432_177761_n.jpg

Lake of Woods, 13 1/2 pounds and 38 inches, released.

Cooking

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs022.snc1/2646_578996335101_56003453_35845765_3024435_n.jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs022.snc1/2646_578996340091_56003453_35845766_3899538_n.jpg

I had a good 2 1/2 hrs of fishing this AM.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg215/snox13/009-3.jpg

Here in PA our seasons over. <sucks>

Yeah the ice will be gone this soon, 60 + all week long and there isn't a ton of ice any way.