Ice fishing, wrapping up 2023-24's winter

[thmyorke1]

I ended the ice fishing "season" in NY, schroon lake, with a nice jigged laker.

Prior some weeks ago, I did get a nice pike on the ice on a half day of ice fishing, before it warmed up and we were forced to go steelhead fishing instead :P

More NJ/PA trout fishing too, it's been a really good season for stream fishing at least!

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[Gerry Zagorski]

Some nice fish there Luke!

[AndyS]

How thick was the ice up there ?

[icebadger]

good job finding ice to play on that laker on a jig rod must have been a blast. well done:cool:

[thmyorke1]

How thick was the ice up there ?

forgot to measure but the whole lake was locked up and it was well over 4 inches wherever i drilled it seemed. maybe 6-8? Someone else from the trip could confirm

[thmyorke1]

good job finding ice to play on that laker on a jig rod must have been a blast. well done:cool:

yes! forgot to mention this is scoward's newest ice rod! he built a heavier/stiffer one for me just for bigger fish and this has a nice bend in it. :D

[Chrisper4694]

forgot to measure but the whole lake was locked up and it was well over 4 inches wherever i drilled it seemed. maybe 6-8? Someone else from the trip could confirm

I can tell you the following weekend when I went it was barely 4 and most of it was slushie trash

[FASTEDDIE29]

Definitely a tough one but some caught fish thankfully! Ice on the lake I fished Sunday was 12-14 inches. Sheeesh!!! Til next year!!!:D