Waiting........

[limeyangler]

I hate this time of year.....WAITING FOR THE ICE TO MELT!!!!

 

My wife calls it my "talk to the lake season"....lol......its true....i talk to the lake willing it to melt.........is that wrong?, dont answer that...lol.

 

 

Anyhoo, there is still probably good ice out there......in some spots, but i aint as brave/stupid at the end of the year as i am at the beginning, i just dont trust melting ice.

 

 

I was gonna go for some lakers this afternoon, but after a quick trip to the bottom of the yard and a look at the ice, i was surprised to find it so far gone. Still obviously thick ice there, but a good 20 yards of really crappy ice around the margin changed my mind about heading onto a deep trout lake by myself......overcautious?...dont think you can be personally.

 

 

I was further convinced when speaking to the gas pump attendant in town, he said his buddy went to Gullwing lake for lakers 3 days ago....fine going out on the 4 wheeler, but coming back 10' of open water where it had been solid(ish) that morning, had to just pin it down and scoot across apparently.

 

 

Soooo......the watch and wait game begins..........

 

 

Was a beautiful morning here this morning

 

 

 

THE WAIT BEGINS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEFINTELY NOT LONG NOW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPRING IS IN THE AIR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 22, 2009 by limeyangler

[Joey]

Patience Simon, Patience. They'll be good and hungry by the time you can get out

 

Joey

[Greencoachdog]

It does the fish good not to see your tackle for a little while Simon, they need to forget what that hook thing is that stings them in the mouth when they bite it!

[trapshooter]

Keep willing that ice to melt... I need it gone by May 3rd!!

[solopaddler]

By the looks of things it won't be a very long wait, cheer up.

[Sinker]

I already went through the inbetween season down here.

 

4th trip in the boat today

 

 

 

Sinker

[Leecher]

I know how you feel Simon went through the same thing over here but now, waiting for trout opener..... just can't get here soon enough

 

You made a good decision to stay off of it I'm like you.... just don't trust it.

Like others said.... patience my good friend.... it'll melt pretty fast

 

Hang in there mate!!!

Jacques

[Rizzo]

yes its a tough time of year. I hope to get the boat in the water soon for a test run, but then it likely won't get into the water again before mid june, or maybe even Lakair at the end of June.