I once heard a man say, "If God intended for us to fish in the winter, He wouldn't have put a lid on the water." Kinda what I think, but it would be more along the lines of, "If God intended for us to fish in the winter, He wouldn't make the temperatures so cold!" Fortunately for me it was a balmy 30 degrees yesterday, and through the coaxing of my oldest son, Dean, (who has been gone all week, and just wanted some family time) I submitted to going ice fishing. Here's how it went........
Step 1. Make momma happy (We all know the saying :) chair, camera, fire! Dean threw in a bag of Chips Ahoy Heath for extra credit too!
Shovel the snow .....
Make Buttons happy with coat, raccoon, and warm fuzzy blanket.......
Start drilling........
Keep shoveling.........
Keep drilling.........
Keep your bait cold, wet, and breathing.......
Make sure you have a sled to trek everything back and forth to your traps!
Sunglasses are a must!! It was like a bazillion tiny mirrors reflecting in your eyes!
Wait for the flag to pop up! When it does yell FLAG!!!!!! as loud as you can!
David and Asa shoveled and shoveled and shoveled.....
Checking traps and drilling more holes!
Asa realizing I have the camera, which ended her fun for day!
The first catch of the day!
Togue or Lake Trout!
Buttons enjoying her fire!
The one and only way I will go ice fishing!
Buttons warm and cozy!
1 comment:
wow, you did a great job! I would need a fire as well!! Our guys all went snowmobiling, I stayed home and kept the "inside" fire burning!! More snow coming tonight, enjoy the day! Love ya, Denise
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