My cabin fever has reached fever pitch… so what is a reasonable person to do?
Walk out on 6 inches of ice into the middle of a lake in 20 degree weather…
And try to catch fish through a hole; of course.
I vastly prefer fly fishing, but when there is no fly fishing to be had; fishing is fishing.
The only problem? It was a slow bite tonight. My group only caught two fish… and neither of them was by me.
But hey, that’s fishing.
Although, I did get some great pictures of wild Nebraska while I was not catching fish…
Not to mention froze my fingers off while trying to change baits… do you have any idea how hard it is to tie clinch knots when your fingers are numb and shivering?
Walking on the ice adds a new element of danger to the sport; at least for me. I never really feel nervous about being on the water… but there is something unsettling about walking on ice…
Man wasn’t meant to walk on water; and doing so sometimes feels as if you are tempting fate…
Especially as the ice pops, thumps, and moans while you are standing on it.
But the sights are amazing…
Even as day gives way to night.
Loved the photos. Fly fishing would be kind of tough. But you certainly wouldn’t have any problem with a floating line sinking.
Ha! Nope, my floating line should have stayed up. But I would have had some trouble getting my sink tip line down…
Great photos. I iced fished a few times with my dad and brothers. You are right – the ice makes so much noise, and I was nervous!
I think I am going to write some sort of creative piece about walking on the ice at night. I have ice fished before, but walk on it at night was definitely one fo the creepiest things I have done!
Yes! Please do. I’ve been ice skating at night on a large lake, and there was no pleasure, as I was sure I was going through the ice with every push of a skate.
Beautiful!! I was hoping to return to Canada in time to go ice fishing and these pictures just make me want to even more!