Archive for March, 2012

Early Easter

Posted by MNAngler On March - 27 - 20124 COMMENTS
Early Easter

With ice out having already occurred on many nearby lakes, you’d think I’d be out on the water tickling my angler itch. Unfortunately, life gets in the way. But to keep at least one or two of the 3 or so regular readers I have left, I want to try to keep posting regularly, even if it’s not about fishing. If you’re one of those 3 regular readers, you know that for the last few years, my family has been raising chickens. Since egg production slows after they get about two... (more...)

A Record Spring

Posted by MNAngler On March - 21 - 2012ADD COMMENTS
A Record Spring

Just to show how crazy this Spring has been, the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office posted the records we have broken (so far) since March 10. In the last 11 days, we’ve broken 8 record highs and 6 maximum lows. And technically, it was still winter as today is the first day of Spring. The metro lakes have already iced out and Northern Minnesota lakes aren’t far behind. I’ve stolen copied the stats and posted them here in case the page goes away some day in the future. Twin... (more...)

Ice Out Watch 2012

Posted by MNAngler On March - 18 - 20123 COMMENTS
Ice Out Watch 2012

It’s that time of year again. The DMZ of fishing seasons, if you will. You can’t be on the ice to ice fish and you can’t be on the lakes because there isn’t enough open water. This year is a little more unusual than previous years. We’ve broken 6 record highs in the last eight days and are on track to break records today and tomorrow. And we didn’t just barely break the records, we’ve been shattering them. Earlier this week, the metro area broke a record... (more...)

Ice Fishing Get-Together

Posted by MNAngler On March - 1 - 20122 COMMENTS
Ice Fishing Get-Together

Guess what? You won’t believe it. I actually went fishing this weekend! I attended the 4th Annual Meister’s Ice Fishing Get-Together on Saturday that went from 10am-2pm. Meister’s is a local bar and grill. It was the same get-together I attended last year with my neighbors. This year was vastly different than last year. Mainly because the weather has been so uncooperative. Many ice fishing contests were cancelled due to thin ice. Fortunately, this one was late enough in... (more...)


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