Ice is here! 6" of good solid stuff as of this weekend and should build more this week. This reservoir is so smooth you could ice skate the entire thing. Needed to wear studs on my boots or would have been flat quickly.
Got out yesterday and fished for a couple hours in the middle of the day. High temp was 18° i think and a miserable steady wind blowing. Only a couple of marks on the flasher and none of them wanted to play. :skunked:
Today i fished from 3:00 till dark and at least found some active fish. Temps were better, almost up to 30°, but the wind sure picked up. Everything went back to swim another day. Hopefully next weekend i can get them dialed in a little more and bring home some dinner.
View from the top. Sled and auger go down the bank nice and easy. Coming up is another story.
View attachment 3
First fish of 2015.
View attachment 4
Did catch a Fish Ohio award size (just barely at 27") channel cat. Fun on the light line, but got wrapped around my second line and sure made a mess. Took me 15 minutes to cut and re-tie everything.
View attachment 5
Dink LMB.....
View attachment 7
View from inside my flip shanty.
View attachment 6
Got out yesterday and fished for a couple hours in the middle of the day. High temp was 18° i think and a miserable steady wind blowing. Only a couple of marks on the flasher and none of them wanted to play. :skunked:
Today i fished from 3:00 till dark and at least found some active fish. Temps were better, almost up to 30°, but the wind sure picked up. Everything went back to swim another day. Hopefully next weekend i can get them dialed in a little more and bring home some dinner.
View from the top. Sled and auger go down the bank nice and easy. Coming up is another story.
View attachment 3
First fish of 2015.
View attachment 4
Did catch a Fish Ohio award size (just barely at 27") channel cat. Fun on the light line, but got wrapped around my second line and sure made a mess. Took me 15 minutes to cut and re-tie everything.
View attachment 5
Dink LMB.....
View attachment 7
View from inside my flip shanty.
View attachment 6