Between the garbage weekend weather, high rivers and gusty winds, it's been a while since I've done anything besides the trout streams. Had an open window to scout some of my early ice spots and found a solid 3.5" to play on. Before I busted out the jigging rod, I made sure to check the thickness of the ice with my spud bar every few feet, while wearing a PFD and safety picks. I've also made a habit of leaving a 50ft rope on the shoreline where I walked on from, you just never know! No fish is worth a 33 degree swim for!
Being that I wasnt planning on fishing and had no live bait, I drilled a few quick holes and started jigging. Wasnt marking a thing on my flasher until a nice suspended mark came in and wacked my jig. Nice fight from this pretty rainbow that went back to the icey depths to live another day. First and hopefully not last fish through the ice of 2k20! Do the ice dance boys, we need it this year!
01-30-2020, 03:23 PM
An icey 1st fish of 2020
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