Newbie

Newbie

    Tom showing the "ropes" to  a newbie.  Blue gill fishing, using an ultra-light, ice fishing pole, with Singer sewing thread, and a homemade blue gill jig.  Tom is showing the newbie the fish and jig on his MarCum, Showdowner fish finder.

 

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

     Merry Christmas, from beautiful, North Idaho.

 

Brook Trout

Brook Trout

    Marie, caught a nice, 13" brook trout, up here at North Idaho.  The ice was 5" thick, on a small pink bluegill jig, using Singer sewing thread.

south

South

         Went fishing, south of Sandpoint.  4.5" of good ice and snowing.  We caught 57 panfish, made breakfast burritos on our little buddy heater, and 3" of snow when we were ready to go.

 

Camera

Camera

     I didn't think I needed a camera today.  We were ice fishing for panfish, up here in North Idaho.   Nothing, spectacular,  until Tom's pole was bent over and taking out line.  He reeled in a nice 4 pound,  large mouth bass.  He let it go for population control.  A little later he caught another, smaller bass...back in the water for population control.   We ended up keeping 8 pan fish for supper.   Nice day to be out on the ice.  12 degrees,  a little falling snow amd later the sun came out.

snow

Snow

    6" of snow, this morning, and 5.5" of good, clear ice.  Great morning to ice fishing, here in north Idaho.   We caught 23 perch, within 4 hour period.  Not the fastest fishing, but beautiful morning.

 

ICE

ICE

    Finally we have some ice, up here in North Idaho...  3 to 3.5" of clear ice.  Refer to this site for "safe ice"...Idaho Fish and Game.    Fishing was slow but a beautiful day.

Almost

Almost

     Almost...there...!  the ice is forming.  3/4 to 1 1/2", in the lakes, in northern Idaho.   Hopefully,  by Thursday,  be will be ice fishing.