Anybody hitting the ice yet?
 

Caught a few nice large mouth yesterday and a huge pic. Got a decent pike earlier in the week in Lee. Gotta love XMAS break!

I just lent my Auger out 2 weeks ago because I haven't gone in 2 years, I may sell it and all my gear the #1 reason is I hate the cold
I could get a nice 1205 arra for my new conventional reel

Hey Bob, I might be interested in some of your stuff if your going to sell. :hee:

need to get a little more ice around my neck of the woods before we get out there.

No ice around here.54 on Dec.29.Unreal.

Lighting a fire in the pit and doing a 100 necks and some lobsters outside for the pre-game feast and Jane's daughter's 18th bday.

On freakin' Dec.29th!!!

Shoulda gone to meet you today...I was up wicked early too, with nothing to do.
Tried calling you yesterday, but no answer.
Fix the cell or buy an answering machine!!!!!!
Later,
Fishless Rick
PS-The reason I didn't go was I was planning on having people over for the game tonight, but everybody bailed!!! (Carter=paliaso) was in OK for an install and his grandfather died yesterday...UUGGH
Looks like it's just me and my smoked beef ribs tonight!

I went hunting for some pike through the ice for the past 2 days. Ended up with a 2lb bass,a 2.5 lb crappie,and some very wet/cold legs (thanks to some crappy ice).:scream2:

Mikey, what condition is the ice in? Everyone I talk to says it is anywhere from 3-5 of solid ice with about 4-6 inches of icey slush.

The ice has varied according to how north or west I go. Yesterday, I had 6 to 7 inches of solid ice. I heard the day before, it was a puddle on top of about five inches. 2.5 # crappie is a nice tasty fish.

been fishing ponds and lakes in northern NH on the weekends. tuns of trout, all of the species, and perch. going to give cusk a whirl this weekend and see what happens.
local ponds have sucked. except for houghtons, which is definitly not safe now after this warm spell. and illegal to ice fish, so i learned. well they asked me to leave. great place for crappie though.
i wont be fishing locally for a while till this stuff freezes over again.
just picked up my portable ice shelter today...cardboard box and a tarp.

ice out
 

hoping for it...
as it seems to control
the length of winter

you will need a boat in my area

What ice.

Ice? I getting ready to hit the beach. It feels well over 60 now.