Anyone like Hardwater fishing ???

[Pat]

Should be back on hardwater in around 6weeks .... I'm ready , is anyone else ???? This picture still makes me laugh ,my yougest boy had no idea what his brother was up to and was pissed when he seen it lol

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[GunnyGene]

Nope. Tried it once. That was enough.

[JEBar]

not much chance of that in our part of NC and even less where we spend our winters in Texas .... in South Dakota where we spend our summers, small towns spring up one the ice during the winter .... I've looked at many of their "shacks" and some are really nice

[Mags]

No opportunity here.

[BigAl52]

We can do it here but I havent ever done it. Dont much care for the cold weather but Id give a try once to see what it was like. Have a real close friend that keeps saying we are going but we havent yet.

[JayZuv]

One of my favorite times of the year! We have lots of smaller lakes nearby that offer some great fishing through the ice. I typically like to target pike and walleye on my tip ups, and jig for crappie inside my hut while I wait for a flag. Bring some friends, a heater, and a grill, and it’s always a good time

[Pat]

Nope. Tried it once. That was enough.

Anything cool and exciting happen ???? Or just didnt like it ??? Lol

[Pat]

One of my favorite times of the year! We have lots of smaller lakes nearby that offer some great fishing through the ice. I typically like to target pike and walleye on my tip ups, and jig for crappie inside my hut while I wait for a flag. Bring some friends, a heater, and a grill, and it’s always a good time

Agreed , a hut , fire and clear ice is hard to beat

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[Ojaileveraction]

On my bucket list.

[Cowpokey]

I haven't been in almost 20 years, but enjoy ice fishing. Last time we went was in Feb 18, 2001, after we got back from Korea. My folks' satellite tv subscription didn't have the channel the Daytona 500 was on, so my wife and I went ice fishing. After we finished and got everything loaded back in my truck, across the radio station they announced that Dale Earnhardt had been killed.

[GunnyGene]

Nope. Tried it once. That was enough.

Anything cool and exciting happen ???? Or just didnt like it ??? Lol

It was a very long time ago. The only thing I remember was freezing my 123 off and not catching any fish.

[Ridgerunner665]

I love fishing in winter...its the best time for catching big blue cats.

Catfishing... my wife and I spend a lot of time fishing... but when the water freezes we just stay home.

[Pat]

I love fishing in winter...its the best time for catching big blue cats.

Catfishing... my wife and I spend a lot of time fishing... but when the water freezes we just stay home.

Nice fish ....... guessing 25-30lbs ?????

[Ridgerunner665]

38 pounds 8 ounces... she caught it this past Friday night.

[Pat]

38 pounds 8 ounces... she caught it this past Friday night.

Nice!!!!!! ..... back when i lived in Oklahoma we fished all winter for catfish. Many years ago me and my brother would jugline and trotline all winter long on Lake Texoma. That's when we caught the most and the biggest . Our biggest caught was over 107lb bluecat ....... should've turned it back , it was awful to eat lol . After that anything over 50# we turned back , we let quite a few 60,70, and a couple 80# go back . They were just to fatty and we had plenty of good eating 10-15# blues

[Greyhawk]

Should be back on hardwater in around 6weeks .... I'm ready , is anyone else ???? This picture still makes me laugh ,my yougest boy had no idea what his brother was up to and was pissed when he seen it lol IMG_20151115_161613827.jpg

I'm looking forward to it! I spear fish myself. It's sure fun, just like looking into an aquarium. Most of the time we angle for perch through the spear hole and when all of the perch scatter we know a northern is lurking around and it's time to get the spear ready! Great way to pass the time in the winter.

[Pat]

Should be back on hardwater in around 6weeks .... I'm ready , is anyone else ???? This picture still makes me laugh ,my yougest boy had no idea what his brother was up to and was pissed when he seen it lol IMG_20151115_161613827.jpg

I'm looking forward to it! I spear fish myself. It's sure fun, just like looking into an aquarium. Most of the time we angle for perch through the spear hole and when all of the perch scatter we know a northern is lurking around and it's time to get the spear ready! Great way to pass the time in the winter.

My boss at work tells me all kinds of storys about spearing pikes , sounds like a blast !!! Down here in the part of Alaska i live in , Fish and Game have posioned all the lakes and got rid of all the Northern Pike

[CT_Shooter]

Pat, it sounded so ominous that I had to look it up to learn why Northern Pike have been strategically eliminated in Central-Southern Alaska. They are known to be a harmful invasive species.

Generally, when pike are introduced to a shallow vegetated lake or a slow-moving weedy river in Southcentral Alaska, they eventually consume all of the juvenile salmon and trout. When the salmon and trout are gone, they start cannibalizing each other and eating invertebrates or other animals like ducklings, frogs, and rodents. In time, the large pike are harvested by anglers or die, and the remaining pike population often consists of "hammer-handles" — small pike that won't grow because there is no longer sufficient food to support substantial growth. Once the population is under "stress," their biological response is to mature at this smaller size and increase their reproduction. The end result is a lake full of stunted, little pike. This pattern has been repeated in Southcentral lakes. Typically it is these small pike that have the greatest impacts on rearing salmonids. This is because large pike tend to eat larger fish. Small pike tend to feed on salmon fry and smolt, and they feed more often than larger pike.

https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?a ... pike.areas

My boss at work tells me all kinds of storys about spearing pikes , sounds like a blast !!! Down here in the part of Alaska i live in , Fish and Game have posioned all the lakes and got rid of all the Northern Pike.

[Pat]

Pat, it sounded so ominous that I had to look it up to learn why Northern Pike have been strategically eliminated in Central-Southern Alaska. They are known to be a harmful invasive species.

Generally, when pike are introduced to a shallow vegetated lake or a slow-moving weedy river in Southcentral Alaska, they eventually consume all of the juvenile salmon and trout. When the salmon and trout are gone, they start cannibalizing each other and eating invertebrates or other animals like ducklings, frogs, and rodents. In time, the large pike are harvested by anglers or die, and the remaining pike population often consists of "hammer-handles" — small pike that won't grow because there is no longer sufficient food to support substantial growth. Once the population is under "stress," their biological response is to mature at this smaller size and increase their reproduction. The end result is a lake full of stunted, little pike. This pattern has been repeated in Southcentral lakes. Typically it is these small pike that have the greatest impacts on rearing salmonids. This is because large pike tend to eat larger fish. Small pike tend to feed on salmon fry and smolt, and they feed more often than larger pike.

https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?a ... pike.areas

My boss at work tells me all kinds of storys about spearing pikes , sounds like a blast !!! Down here in the part of Alaska i live in , Fish and Game have posioned all the lakes and got rid of all the Northern Pike.

Yeah , they eat any and everything lol