Got out for an overnight

[mewolf1]

Water runs out of the hills here; partly why I don't move away.

 

[mewolf1]

 

[mewolf1]

 

[bore]

Very nice! Perch?

 

[mewolf1]

Yup. Caught a bunch of Sunfish too, but let most of them go, didn't want to clean many.

Very nice! Perch?

 

[fishiker]

Over the past 40 or so years I've tried all types of fishing from ultralight fly fishing for native trout in small mountain streams to trolling the ocean with lures bigger than those native trout. The one type of fishing I have not experienced is ice fishing. Looks like a good time, thanks for sharing the pics.

 

[Sharp_Canadian]

Decent perch. Round your parts do they get real active end of winter / start of spring too?

 

[JV3]

awesome! i haven't overnighted this winter so far - we need more snow.

 

[mewolf1]

Yes. This is the biggest I've caught at 11", but they get bigger further north in bigger waters. Later in the year is more fun when it's 50 or 60F outside.

Decent perch. Round your parts do they get real active end of winter / start of spring too?

 

[mewolf1]

We had snow, then it rained, then cold, but fresh snow today. Easiest haul ever on bare ice. Only got down to -10.

awesome! i haven't overnighted this winter so far - we need more snow.

 

[supertac916]

Very nice Mewolf! I like your overall setup and the ice fishing looks awesome. I'm headed out this Saturday for an overnighter, but don't think it's been cold enough for the lakes to freeze over. It's snowed about 10 feet in the last week and looks like it'll get down into the 20's at night. Hope I have as much fun as you do.. Thanks for sharing your adventure...

 

[mewolf1]

You'll have a blast, and have been prepping for awhile. My guess is that you'll be over-packed. At 10' of snowfall, don't forget the snowshoes! Of course reports upon your return are required.

Very nice Mewolf! I like your overall setup and the ice fishing looks awesome. I'm headed out this Saturday for an overnighter, but don't think it's been cold enough for the lakes to freeze over. It's snowed about 10 feet in the last week and looks like it'll get down into the 20's at night. Hope I have as much fun as you do.. Thanks for sharing your adventure...

 

[supertac916]

You'll have a blast, and have been prepping for awhile. My guess is that you'll be over-packed. At 10' of snowfall, don't forget the snowshoes! Of course reports upon your return are required.

We've been planning the trip for a few months now, so I'm pretty sure we're well overpacked.. Definitely, bringing some snow shoes and the three of us will have our snow shovels as well. I'll keep you guys posted when we get back Sunday evening.

 

[mqqn]

Most excellent! Thank you for the pictures and story.

best

mqqn

 

[mewolf1]

Most welcome. Left the tent standing and heading out again this weekend.

Most excellent! Thank you for the pictures and story.

best

mqqn

 

[upnorth]

Wonderful post bud. Between work and the minus 30 weather, I haven't been out much. My wife wants to go for perch also, I should try to make the time.

 

[mewolf1]

-30C I assume. Makes for lots of ice skimming cold hands if they're bitin', and a pain, unless your in heated shelter.

Wonderful post bud. Between work and the minus 30 weather, I haven't been out much. My wife wants to go for perch also, I should try to make the time.

 

[supertac916]

-30C I assume. Makes for lots of ice skimming cold hands if they're bitin', and a pain, unless your in heated shelter.

Now that's cold! The Weather out here is cold and I think you guys would be in shorts and t-shirts at 18 degrees during the night and low 30's during the day. I'm curious to see if the lakes we're hiking too are even going to be frozen over or too thin to walk on. We shall see because we're headed out tomorrow morning. Thanks for the tips in my thread mewolf1 and some incite from your experience. Love the pics and appreciate you sharing.

 

[Herlock]

Very nice! It’s a kind of child dream of mine to be able to use the Eskimos fishing technique and drill holes in the iced ponds ! Not very common here. Good catch as well :thumbup:! Carrying equipment on a sledge it’s really convenient, it’s possible to haul also rather heavy stuff with relatively little efforts. That if it’s flat, when it starts to be steep gradients I still prefer to put it on my shoulders . Is that a camp stove you’re carrying? When there’s a sufficient amount of snow, I tend to prefer snow shelters rather than tents/tarps and stoves. I have slept several times in snow shelters during my military service (and a few times after that, for fun ) with just a tea light candle (more for safety issues than for heating) and it always worked well (-18°C to -5°C outside T range). Thanks for sharing, enjoyed your post!

 

[mewolf1]

Yup, propane stove gets that "first cup of the day" going quick. Many think Minnesota is the Tundra, but alas, it is not and quite often snow depth is week at best. Some years though....
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Very nice! It’s a kind of child dream of mine to be able to use the Eskimos fishing technique and drill holes in the iced ponds ! Not very common here. Good catch as well :thumbup:! Carrying equipment on a sledge it’s really convenient, it’s possible to haul also rather heavy stuff with relatively little efforts. That if it’s flat, when it starts to be steep gradients I still prefer to put it on my shoulders . Is that a camp stove you’re carrying? When there’s a sufficient amount of snow, I tend to prefer snow shelters rather than tents/tarps and stoves. I have slept several times in snow shelters during my military service (and a few times after that, for fun ) with just a tea light candle (more for safety issues than for heating) and it always worked well (-18°C to -5°C outside T range). Thanks for sharing, enjoyed your post!