December 2008

Wow. I wait all year for the ice to get here and before you know it, the conditions are great and its time to get out there while you can. The one down side of ice fishing is that the window of opportunity to enjoy the sport is very small. So far this year the fishing as been outstanding. It started with a trip to the Chetek chain fishing with Wendy and she landed a Walleye close to 30 inches. The only camera we had on that trip was the cell phone. Its still a nice shot of her laying on the ice in front of the atv holding the monster fish before it was released. From there I went to the Michigamme River and had about 20 flags that produced some small Northerns and 17 inch Walleyes.

The highlight of the season so far was a trip to Petenwell where I was guiding Jane. It turned out to be one of the best action packed days on the ice with over 40 flags and numerous fish caught on the jig pole. Some action photos were taken and are posted in the images on the web site. Thank goodness Jane got that new camera for Christmas. We also had some exceptional video footage which included landing a 26 in walleye but unfortunately the camera tumbled down the hole when I bent over to scoop it out. I wish I could say this was the first time I lost something valuable to the depths of the lake but unfortunately this has happened before. I have witnessed no less than 4 cell phone take a similar plunge. Not all by me but non the less they were lost forever.

I really encourage you to take a look at the March Ice Challenge event in March. Ashland has a lot of offer and a side trip to the ice caves or other local attractions would round off a weekend away nicely. Face it, you live in Wisconsin, time to start embracing it and enjoy the beautiful winters. I will be traveling around WI and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for the rest of the ice season. I will be headed to Madison for two weekend classes and will attend several other events across the state. I will blog about places I fish and keep up dating the schedule in case you want to join me on an outing.

I hope you find this website informational and if you have any fishing questions I'll do my best to answer them. Hope to be fishing with you some day so don't hesitate to invite me. I’d love to see how other women tackle the sport.