Journal of a Minnesota Angler

With high temps firmly in the 40s degrees F since last Tuesday and my 2009 fishing license expired as of March 1, my inaugural season of ice fishing seems to have come to a end. Here’s a summary of the cold weather fun:

Days fished: 7
Fish caught: 8 (1 perch, 7 crappie)

Dec 19:
First ice fishing outing
Ice 6″ thick
First ice fish (perch)

Jan 24:
First time driving on ice
Ice 20″ thick
Four of us landed 38 Crappie

So other than the day Crappie were nearly jumping out of the holes, it was a pretty uneventful season. But it was fun.

My ice fishing equipment is now packed away in my basement waiting for old man winter to return. Until then, I’ll be hitting the open water going after warm weather lunkers. Let’s hope the warm weather season will be more productive.