Ice Fishing Season Gets Off To A Bad Start

[Zappa]

200 fishermen rescued from iceberg that broke free on Minnesota lake

Multiple agencies pitched in and airboats, water rescue boats and ATVs were deployed on top of the drones and temporary bridge.

nypost.com

 

[Zappa]

This seems to be an ongoing problem in Minnesota:

122 fishermen rescued from ice floe that broke loose from shore on Minnesota lake

About 30 feet separated the ice floe from land. No injuries were reported, but four people fell into the frigid waters during rescue attempts.

nypost.com

BTW, ice fishing season opens Monday in NH, but I hear there aren't many bobhouses out on Winni yet.

 

[pupchow]

This seems to be an ongoing problem in Minnesota:

122 fishermen rescued from ice floe that broke loose from shore on Minnesota lake

About 30 feet separated the ice floe from land. No injuries were reported, but four people fell into the frigid waters during rescue attempts.

nypost.com

BTW, ice fishing season opens Monday in NH, but I hear there aren't many bobhouses out on Winni yet.

Maybe they're warming up to compete for the largest ice carousel?

Circle back: Maine claims biggest ice disk, at 1,776 feet

Volunteers in the state of Maine have claimed a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice carousel. A giant piece of ice estimated at 146,000 tons was cut in Long Lake in Madawaska, and it was set in motion like a slow-moving Lazy Susan to hoots, hollers and high...

apnews.com

 

[tuna]

Ice was probably safe without 200 freaking people on it.
The biggest joy of ice fishing in the quiet and solitude, when people show up, it's time to leave. I could never understand the guys who invite you, and then it turns out they've got a whole picnic set ready to go with heaters and cookstoves and whatnot - don't people just do things simple anymore?

 

[whacko]

Ice was probably safe without 200 freaking people on it.
The biggest joy of ice fishing in the quiet and solitude, when people show up, it's time to leave. I could never understand the guys who invite you, and then it turns out they've got a whole picnic set ready to go with heaters and cookstoves and whatnot - don't people just do things simple anymore?

I'm the opposite.....when I'm ice fishing it's like tailgating while fishing. Usually cook up venison sausage sandwiches with peppers and onions.....sometimes we do pancakes and eggs in the morning. I always bring extra venison sausage.....once I fire the grill up and the aroma spreads around the lake we get visitors and I always offer folks a sandwich.

 

[HorizontalHunter]

I'm the opposite.....when I'm ice fishing it's like tailgating while fishing. Usually cook up venison sausage sandwiches with peppers and onions.....sometimes we do pancakes and eggs in the morning. I always bring extra venison sausage.....once I fire the grill up and the aroma spreads around the lake we get visitors and I always offer folks a sandwich.

I was the same when I ice fished. Just a a SMALL amount of whisky or brandy and some cigars.

I got out of it years ago though as ice fishing and a bad back don’t go together well. Sill miss it though. It was a blast. Especially when the ice cracked under your feet for the first time or two in the season.

 

[Dennis in MA]

I end up doing a big todo. Egg nog. Some good BBQ on teh smoker. Maybe the game on.

Fishing? Oh hell no. I do this in my nice warm house. You ice fishermen are insane.

 

[Zappa]

Most ot the people I used to go ice fishing with used it as a excuse to get away from the wife and drink beer with their buddies.