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Chasing Soul


MJL

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Winter - It's a love or hate affair for most. There's not many people who enjoy fishing outside in negative 20 degrees, or braving 60km/hr winds on the open ice. You can tell non-anglers or fair weather anglers you walk kilometres out onto a frozen lake, pulling a heavy sled full of gear and they won't understand why. You drill holes through ice a couple feet thick and continue till you find the promise land.

 

At work, my co-workers think I'm crazy for ice fishing without a hut in -25 degrees (even though I own a portable flip over). My fishing buddies think I'm crazy for lugging all my camera gear with me. When you do what you love, you'll love what you do even when the conditions suck - Especially when you gotta work 6 days a week during winter :(

 

 

For those in the know, "chasing lakers" has 2 meanings...It's what I do in winter. And it's what I search for in winter...

 

Seek & ye shall find...

 

 

Breaking the ice (notice the 1ft auger extension)

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Breaking the ice by MJLeung, on Flickr

 

First one of the season :D

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Ready for the grab

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Ready for the grab by MJLeung, on Flickr

 

Some fine denistry

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Thrusters

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Thrusters by MJLeung, on Flickr

 

Grey Ghost below the ice

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Grey Ghost by MJLeung, on Flickr

 

Get in the hole!

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Get into the hole! by MJLeung, on Flickr

 

Get in the hole again!

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Icy Laker by MJLeung, on Flickr

 

Soul Therapy

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Below the ice by MJLeung, on Flickr

 

 

Still a few more weeks left to chase the grey ghosts of the lake.

 

Tightlines & Happy Fishing :)

 

Mike

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so many concern themselves with wide angle lenses, hiding hands, and sticking fish directly infront of the camera - oh, and of course looking at the "fish" instead of the "camera". Internet photography 101.

 

you on the other hand don't concern yourself with inflated hero shots....rather, the nature and beauty of fishing becomes primary...

 

as such, the way you approach a photo puts you in a league of your own.

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