2018-19 Ice Season Wrap up

[NJSquatch]

This past Saturday was the end of the ice season for me. The warm weather and rain this week will destroy the edges and frankly I am ready for open water. Been hitting the ice hard since early December with a bunch of the NJF crew.

On Saturday after 5 failed attempts I FINALLY nailed a landlock through the ice!

https://i.postimg.cc/TwrWrs5H/IMG-0342.jpg

Also landed another Skillful Angler Pickerel.
Photobomb courtesy of Pickerel Pereira

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and some hefty panfish

https://i.postimg.cc/0yBmxDqZ/IMG-0329.jpg

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Overall the season was fun and successful. The Pickerel always cooperated and kept the flags flying.

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[NJSquatch]

Got my first iced smallie

https://i.postimg.cc/rmL7ndzF/20190202-100224.jpg

Some nice Greenies

https://i.postimg.cc/5NtTRW9v/IMG-0238.jpg

and my first ice muskie.
Poor little guy wasn't strong enough to trip the flag and was found when cleaning up for the day. Guess you have to start somewhere!

https://i.postimg.cc/3JbVMfWq/IMG-0291.jpg

Even got the wifey out on some of the nicer days. Of course she out fished me as usual.

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Time to start tuning up the gear and getting the boat prepped!

All fished released for others to enjoy.

[thmyorke1]

Great post, good to hear the season was a success for you. Biiiiig pickerels :)

[Mikey topaz]

Nice work squatch,

[JDTuna]

Nice work man. Looks like a great ice season. No better way to wrap it up than with an iced salmon!

[ScowardNJ]

Nice post Squatch! Congrats on your firsts!

[FASTEDDIE29]

YEA MAN! Congrats on your first iced Salmon. Fun little guys aren’t they? Great pics and fish. It’s been a long weird season for sure! It’s coming to an end for sure!:D

[OMC]

Hey nice pics and good season on the ice! Some of those spots look familiar Lol
Bring on the open water.

[Skunk City]

Great pics Squatch. I think you and every other ice fisherman in NJ got their first ice Salmon this winter lol. Hopefully there are some left for open water

[Chrisper4694]

Great pics Squatch. I think you and every other ice fisherman in NJ got their first ice Salmon this winter lol. Hopefully there are some left for open water

i can tell you one lake there probably isn't haha

[icebadger]

you and chrisper got on the ice early and kicked ass all through the ice season with cool photos and great reports that's the way to git-er-done. who is that in the background in the photo of you holding a slime dart doin the ice dance or was it the salmon dance?:rolleyes:

[Chrisper4694]

you and chrisper got on the ice early and kicked ass all through the ice season with cool photos and great reports that's the way to git-er-done. who is that in the background in the photo of you holding a slime dart doin the ice dance or was it the salmon dance?:rolleyes:

def wasn't me, that's all i know....and i def wasn't pointing at my ass or giving the middle finger