12-27-2022, 05:32 PM
It was a real bust. Windy, rainy, slushy. We left pretty quickly. Never saw a fish on the finder and never saw anyone catch anything. Many camps left before we did.
Maybe it would have improved later but I don't enjoy ice fishing in the rain. I am sure those that stayed found some fish.
Technically the ice was fine at 5-6 inches but please watch it close if you go. I drilled about 15 holes and never found more than 3 inches of good clear blue ice. The rest was gray motled and honey combed. The warm up with rain is not helpful. It can really mess with good ice. Cookie did not like today. She likes 10" inches of granite for a ice cap.
On a good note - the upgrade from a manual auger to an electric - why did i wait so long...and my new helix 5 was fun. On a
note - I can't find my tripod for the aquaview camera and I really like to peek under the ice.
Maybe it would have improved later but I don't enjoy ice fishing in the rain. I am sure those that stayed found some fish.
Technically the ice was fine at 5-6 inches but please watch it close if you go. I drilled about 15 holes and never found more than 3 inches of good clear blue ice. The rest was gray motled and honey combed. The warm up with rain is not helpful. It can really mess with good ice. Cookie did not like today. She likes 10" inches of granite for a ice cap.
On a good note - the upgrade from a manual auger to an electric - why did i wait so long...and my new helix 5 was fun. On a
note - I can't find my tripod for the aquaview camera and I really like to peek under the ice.
Remember: keep the lid on the worms, share your jerky, and stop by to say hi to Cookie and the Cowboy-Pirate crew