Ice Fishing!longlegsinlapaz - 2-4-2010 at 10:02 AM
Sure looks like a 7 or 8-holer outhouse....with minimal privacy....in a cold place up north!elizabeth - 2-4-2010 at 10:04 AM
ice fishing
...oops, thought I was first! Didn't see David K's response!
edited to correct my error!
[Edited on 2-4-2010 by elizabeth]KurtG - 2-4-2010 at 10:11 AM
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Originally posted by Pompano
[IMG] WHAT IS THIS ROOM USED FOR?
Nope, not New York..or LA.
TJ? Naw...
Oh yaa, been der done dat. Many hours ice fishing on the river in front of our place up north as a kid. Now my mantra is that I won't live anywhere
that palm trees won't grow. My favorite was dark house spear fishing, could be a lot of adrenaline flow when a big Northern is just sticking his nose
into view but not getting into range. Never brought home many fish but it was exciting anyhow. I have friends back there who are purists, take
nothing to the lake but an ice auger, tackle, and a bucket to turn upside down to sit on while waiting for the elusive Walleye. Oh, and maybe a flask
of Snowshoe Grog--2/3 Brandy, 1/3 schnapps.DENNIS - 2-4-2010 at 10:18 AM
I've never seen an Ice Fishing shed with plumbing or a basement.
No idea what the hinged table top would be.BajaGringo - 2-4-2010 at 10:23 AM
Love those custom built chairs...longlegsinlapaz - 2-4-2010 at 10:49 AM
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Originally posted by DENNIS
No idea what the hinged table top would be.
Multi-functional....fish cleaning table/fine dining!DENNIS - 2-4-2010 at 11:09 AM
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Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
Multi-functional....fish cleaning table/fine dining!
Of
course.
[Edited on 2-4-2010 by DENNIS]BajaGringo - 2-4-2010 at 11:37 AM
I don't see the table cloth, fine china or candles. And where is the wine list???longlegsinlapaz - 2-4-2010 at 12:13 PM
The caterer brings it, of course!
Uhhhhh....Pomp, I think it's about time for the trip report!David K - 2-4-2010 at 12:18 PM
Roger, my second guess was a Russian army bathroom in Siberia... capt. mike - 2-4-2010 at 12:28 PM
thx to Kurt i have a new beverage to try when duck hunting!
here's one...used to have those ski poles that were hollow, Schnodka.
a mix of peppermint schnapps and vodka. stays chilled all day.KurtG - 2-4-2010 at 04:42 PM
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Originally posted by capt. mike
thx to Kurt i have a new beverage to try when duck hunting!
here's one...used to have those ski poles that were hollow, Schnodka.
a mix of peppermint schnapps and vodka. stays chilled all day.
Use with caution, Mike. While I haven't imbibed in many years I do remember how easily Snowshoe went down when out in the cold. It was a staple back
in the 70's while snowmobiling or going to Vikings games in the old outdoor Met Stadium.capt. mike - 2-5-2010 at 08:11 AM
will do Kurt.
you guys from the great white North amaze me!
my buddy and sometime biz partner lives 30 min N. of Milwaukee.
our atty has season Packers tickets and were at that night game in 2007 when the giants beat them in the playoffs for the NFC and the wind chill was
like 50 below!!!
indoor stadiums are making wimps out of todays' spoiled players compared to the old guard who played cold outdoor smash mouth football when i was a
kid!!David K - 2-5-2010 at 03:40 PM
Pompano?Pompano - 2-6-2010 at 07:37 AM
Correcto! This is that phenomennon known as ICE FISHING.
'HARD TIMES' UP NORTH
Pompano is a contented man. He's watching THE OUTDOORS CHANNEL on his TV, sorting through some antique coins and keeping an eye on two fishing lines
that extend down holes he cut through 28 inches of ice and into the lake beneath his fishing shack.
It's 8 degrees outside, but the homemade ice house is so warm he's not wearing a coat. He was here for three hours this morning and didn't catch a
thing, so he came back at 2 p.m. and will stay until maybe 7. If he gets hungry, he'll make popcorn or bake cookies — which often results in visits
from his neighbors in the middle of Lake of the Woods. If he wants a nap, he'll stretch out on his comfy bunk. If he gets bored, he'll read, or
he'll slide a tiny camera into the water and watch the fish on a video monitor.
A lot of people don't understand how you can sit out here hour after hour, but I love it. You meet people and you can actually catch a fish once in a
while.
Never done it? For many of the USA's 1.7 million enthusiasts, ice fishing is a reason to look forward to the winter. The sport is popular in Alaska,
New England, Canada, Scandinavia and Russia, but it's a fundamental part of the culture in the upper Midwest.
In the 1993 movie Grumpy Old Men, set in Minnesota, characters played by Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau have an argument while ice fishing that ends
with one of them using his car to shove an ice house through thin ice.
Sitting outside in the freezing cold, building a little nest for yourself … is the ultimate expression of the strange Midwestern ethic. If you get
the chance, see "Guys on Ice" by Jay Kaplan, a play set in a Wisconsin ice house that's been performed nationwide.
The sport's longtime image as a haven for men who want to escape their families and consume alcohol is changing, I see a lot more young people out on
the ice, interest has really grown in the past 10 years.
An ice fishing derby in Forest Lake, Minn., drew 7,500 people.
The sport can be done cheaply or in over-the-top luxury. Some people poke a hole in the ice and plop down on an upended bucket to fish. Small,
tent-like portable ice houses can cost as little as $150, but lavish wood-paneled shelters can cost $10,000 ..or more if you go nutzo..sigh.
When I was not even a teenager, I made my first shelter from plywood and canvas. I skipped a lot of grade school, but always had my school books
along for those long periods between bites.
Popular on every good fishing lake Up North are both portable shelters — which get packed up after each use — and "permanent" structures that stay all
season. Such houses must have reflectors to make them visible to snowmobilers and others as well as labels with owners' names and addresses in case
they're in danger of sinking.
That's not the only danger on the ice. Not too long ago, two men died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their ice house on Minnesota's Lake of the
Woods.
There is an unspoken etiquette code: It's not OK to set your ice house right next to someone else's, and leaving trash or fish behind is
unacceptable.
Fishing buddies, who are wearing four layers of clothing and three pairs of socks, will typically arrive around 11 a.m. and will stay until at least
6 p.m. They talk about everything and anything. Basically, it's something to do in the winter.
Asked if their wives think they're crazy to be here when they could be somewhere warmer, they reply in unison, grinning: "Yes!"
Walleyes, pike, crappies, perch, panfish and even lake trout top the list of most ice-anglers' favorites. Here's some tips on when...and where..to
catch them.
Lake of the Woods, NW corner on Minnesota is a favorite spot for me. Not just because I have a lake home there, but because it is one of the most
scenic places on this continent and the fishing is simply fantastic. Winter ice fishing for walleye like the one above is tops here. Until you have
eaten a nice golden walleye filet you have not eaten the best tasting fish in the world.
See that photo of a pile of perch? Devils Lake, North Dakota is tops for perch in winter. Those delicious 1-pounders make my mouth water right now.
(Walleye and coldwater perch are as close to gastronomic heaven as it gets.)
Tobin Lake, located just northeast of Nipawin, Saskatewan is an extremely popular lake that draws anglers from across the continent year after year in
search of trophy northern pike and walleye. The waters here have earned a reputation for producing some of the biggest walleye in the world and this
reputation is well-deserved. The Saskatchewan record for the largest walleye has been broken time after time at Tobin Lake. In fact, the provincial
record has been broken there five times in a row!
The lake and provincial record for walleye currently stands at 18.30 pounds and was caught ice fishing on January 4, 2005, by Father Mariusz Zajac of
Carrot River, Saskatchewan (shown in picture). This walleye has also entered the record books as the World Record Walleye caught ice fishing. The fish
was caught on a “diamond spinner” about 1.6 kilometres (1 mile) from the resort village of Tobin Lake where I keep a fifth wheel and boat. This
walleye weighed 18.30 pounds, had a girth of 22.5 inches and measured 36.5 inches in length.
Father Mariusz sites the prayer of Luke 1:46-55 as a special fish prayer. Atta boy, Father. I'm memorizing it now.
.
Well..it ain't Baja, but it's dang close..and a helluva lot of fun!
.David K - 2-6-2010 at 07:41 AM
Impressive!Skipjack Joe - 2-6-2010 at 03:27 PM
I hear a lot of beef jerky and salami are consumed on such outings.Pompano - 2-6-2010 at 03:49 PM
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I hear a lot of beef jerky and salami are consumed on such outings.
Igor, I wouldn't know...I'm a spinach salad man, myself, with cucumber sandwiches (no crust, thank you very much). Set out with an unassuming and
smooth chablis cooled to 39 degrees F.
Pass me the Grey Poupon, por favor?Skipjack Joe - 2-6-2010 at 04:32 PM
You'll get a kick out of this, Roger. I think that's one of those perch he's holding.
Replace the perch with a cabrilla and it could be any number of nomads.
[Edited on 2-7-2010 by Skipjack Joe]
bajario - 2-6-2010 at 09:15 PM
I fished Lake of the Woods last August. It was my first time to Minnesota. First and last night at the lodge in Baudette and two nights on an island.
Caught a 11lb Walleye the last day that I had mounted.
Thought it was odd one day we pulled up to the island for lunch and there was a Border Patrol boat there. Two BP officers had stopped by for lunch.
Would of loved to hear some of there stories.DavidT - 2-6-2010 at 09:54 PM
How do you keep the fish fresh after you catch them?
