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In addition to the ice challenge, I have a few other goals for the 2021/2022 ice fishing season. They are as follows, with current "standings" in parentheses:
1) Fish through the ice in October (completed, fished Moosehorn on 10/30/2021)
2) Catch 5 species longer than 20 inches (currently at 1 - cutthroat trout)
3) Catch 400 fish through the ice (currently at 301, with breakdown as follows: rainbow trout-83; tiger trout-58; brook trout-2; white bass-93; cutthroat trout-26; yellow perch-31; bluegill-2; largemouth bass-6)
What are your goals this ice season?
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My goal is to get out there. Can't believe its Jan and I have not drilled a hole yet.
What is up with my priorities these days- Pat may spank me next time we meet
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My #1 goal last year was a channel cats through the ice, it took alot of trips but I got her!
This year.... pull a smallmouth up through the hole..
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I only have one goal; go ice fishing as often as I can. 
Bob Hicks, from Utah
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To stay on the top side of the ice and not go for a swim.
The rest is just icing on the cake.
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Laker through the Ice.
Cat through the Ice.
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(This post was last modified: 02-14-2022, 04:31 PM by hookngrinin.)
My goals right now are to make it to as many lake as I can before the seasons is over. On my list are: Strawberry, Flaming Gorge, Fish Lake and Pelican. So many places to fish. So little time...
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I like Ron's idea, with maybe a little Idaho twist... Since I got the idaho season this year I think I'll try a little north of the border stuff this winter... Never ice fished American Falls or Blackfoot, so I'd like to try that this winter... If I can find some intel on where to start... I expect I'll run out of ice before I get half what I want to try looked into... That's the fun part of ice fishing always more to do than there is time to do... Especially if I still get a gorge trip and Strawberry into the mix... Later J
When things get stressful think I'll go fish'en and worry about it tomorrow!
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400 fish? Nice one. I already completed first burbot and first ice camping. Now to make up for the large laker I lost at the hole last year at Fish lake.
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Nice to see what are your goals are and it has given me food for thought on some items for next year. I wanted to circle back with an update.
[font="Open Sans", sans-serif]Current "standings" in parentheses:[/font]
[font="Open Sans", sans-serif]1) Fish through the ice in October (completed, fished Moosehorn on 10/30/2021)[/font]
[font="Open Sans", sans-serif]2) Catch 5 species longer than 20 inches (currently at 3 - cutthroat trout, lake trout, burbot)[/font]
[font="Open Sans", sans-serif]3) Catch 400 fish through the ice (currently at 411, with breakdown as follows: rainbow trout-84; tiger trout-58; brook trout-2; white bass-139; cutthroat trout-39; yellow perch-64; bluegill-2; largemouth bass-11; burbot-4; lake trout-3; black crappie-5). Don't think I'll get to 500 with a month or so left, but who knows?[/font]
Looks like I need some 20+ inch fish somewhere, time to look for quality vs quantity...
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