Today, 12:16 AM
Not been to good about reports the last while. Will do better.
It has been about 3 years since Cookie has been on the ice in any serious way. I talked her into a trip to Echo. She was very reluctant considering the recent weather but I had been on it a few times in the last few weeks and had checked it the night before I took her. Edges were not to bad. Did require a plank, which she did not enjoy but no wet feet. Were there pretty early. The perch fishing was fantastic and she caught some really nice perch. We used a simple tungsten 1/16 or 1/32 jig with a meal worm and later perch eyes. Nothing crazy. We did use a poking stick to check the ice as we walked but other than right by the shore it was a decent 5-8 inches although it is getting very cloudy. Fished around 28-42 ft for a couple hours. Could have caught a bunch more but we had plenty for our lunch. Had some of her family there. They also caught a good bunch. Had some trout missiles come through. I caught a great underwater film sequence of the perch attacking her nephews jigs and then a trout slamming it. Love my Aquaview camera.
But my favorite part of this video (see link below) was how loud the ice was that morning. It got crazy loud and had poor Cookie about to go nuts. Some pretty fun clips in the video showing that - although she reminds me it may have been funny to me but was not to her. I ate cold turnips for dinner that night while she enjoyed perch nuggets and corn bread - but she still loves me and will go again.
Its is about over (the ice, not our marriage) but it was fun to get her out before the ice conditions get worse.
enjoy the video. I have three more ice fishing ones if I can just sit down and edit them.
https://youtu.be/tD7emp8girs?si=INh5XMqq3N-vxZdW
It has been about 3 years since Cookie has been on the ice in any serious way. I talked her into a trip to Echo. She was very reluctant considering the recent weather but I had been on it a few times in the last few weeks and had checked it the night before I took her. Edges were not to bad. Did require a plank, which she did not enjoy but no wet feet. Were there pretty early. The perch fishing was fantastic and she caught some really nice perch. We used a simple tungsten 1/16 or 1/32 jig with a meal worm and later perch eyes. Nothing crazy. We did use a poking stick to check the ice as we walked but other than right by the shore it was a decent 5-8 inches although it is getting very cloudy. Fished around 28-42 ft for a couple hours. Could have caught a bunch more but we had plenty for our lunch. Had some of her family there. They also caught a good bunch. Had some trout missiles come through. I caught a great underwater film sequence of the perch attacking her nephews jigs and then a trout slamming it. Love my Aquaview camera.
But my favorite part of this video (see link below) was how loud the ice was that morning. It got crazy loud and had poor Cookie about to go nuts. Some pretty fun clips in the video showing that - although she reminds me it may have been funny to me but was not to her. I ate cold turnips for dinner that night while she enjoyed perch nuggets and corn bread - but she still loves me and will go again.
Its is about over (the ice, not our marriage) but it was fun to get her out before the ice conditions get worse.
enjoy the video. I have three more ice fishing ones if I can just sit down and edit them.
https://youtu.be/tD7emp8girs?si=INh5XMqq3N-vxZdW