Extreme Ice Fishing
As a rookie ice fisherman, I’ve been deferring to my more experienced friends to know when to walk on the ice, use a four-wheeler on the ice, or drive on the ice. If I were to ever go out alone,…
Journal of a Minnesota Angler
Fishing Stories of an avid fisherman
Journal of a Minnesota Angler
Fishing Stories of an avid fisherman
Category Ice Fishing
Ice Fishing Equipment
This week, the average daily temperature in Minnesota rises above 30 degrees F and signals the beginning of the end of ice fishing season. Ice thicknesses are still in the 2 ft range, but will start to thin and become…
Year of the Tiger Fishing: Day 1
Steve, Mark, and I went out to Lake Owasso this afternoon. The air temp wasn’t terribly cold, but it was window. And it started snowing by the time we packed it in. The fish didn’t like the weather either. We…
Another Good Morning of Ice Fishing
Species: Crappie Size: 9″, 8″, 8″ Lure used: yellow beaver flick with live minnow Date: 2/6/2010 Time: 8:00 -10:30am Body of water: An Iced Over Lake Location: Somewhere in the North Metro Weather Conditions: overcast and windy I went out…
Fire on Ice Explained
A friend of mine read my Fire on Ice post and clarified why it isn’t dangerous to have a fire on the ice. He explains that fires don’t actually burn that hot at the level of the ice because there…
Fire on Ice
As I was doing research for my last post, I came upon an article about ice safety. At the end of the article, a reader posted a comment that he’s seen people build fires out on the ice. The commenter…
Why It’s Safe to Use a Heater When Ice Fishing
Over the last few months, when I’ve been telling friends and family that I’ve been ice fishing, those that don’t ice fish themselves are astounded to hear that we have a heater in our shelter. Conventional wisdom would dictate that…
Bounty of Crappie
Species: Crappie Size: 9″, 8″, 8″, 7″ Lure used: hot pink jighead with white plastic grub and live minnows Date: 1/24/2010 Time: 7:30-11:30am Body of water: An Iced Over Lake Location: Somewhere in the North Metro Weather Conditions: overcast, foggy,…
Amazing Ice Tale
I haven’t been able to get out on the ice in the past few weeks, so I haven’t had any ice fishing stories to tell. However, in talking with my buddy, Dan, he recalled an amazing story that happened to…
Fishing 2010: Day 1
So I got started on my 2010 goals early. I got a call from Mark yesterday afternoon. He, Rob, and Steve were headed out fishing. I wasn’t able to join them right away, but found them on the ice at…