WET AND HEAVY
I'M OVERJOYED
Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz
SNOW...
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12 years ago
25.2.11
19.2.11
16.2.11
2011 LAKE CHAMPLAIN SEA LAMPREY CONTROL PETITION
A petition to apply lampricide to the Poultney River of Vermont in the fall of 2011 is available on-line. This program of treating sea lamprey spawning grounds every four years is a very important part of the salmonid fishery of Lake Champlain. It must be on-going and continued.
Please take a moment to follow the link below and sign the petition. Whether you fish Lake Champlain or not, whether you live near Lake Champlain or far away, your signature counts and is very important!
LINK: http://www.petitiononline.com/Poultney/petition.html
Thank you.
Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz
Please take a moment to follow the link below and sign the petition. Whether you fish Lake Champlain or not, whether you live near Lake Champlain or far away, your signature counts and is very important!
LINK: http://www.petitiononline.com/Poultney/petition.html
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| LARGE SEA LAMPREY ATTACHED TO A BROWN TROUT FROM LAKE CHAMPLAIN |
Thank you.
Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz
15.2.11
2011 CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS ICE FISHING DERBY RESULTS
The results are in for the 2011 Champlain Islands Ice Fishing Derby.
They can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=146923352035554&set=a.146923348702221.28886.136687419725814&theater
Don't over look WildFisherWomans excellent report here: http://wildfisherwoman.blogspot.com/
And more pics of some of the results here: http://deeptrout.wordpress.com/
Tight lines to all.
Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz
They can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=146923352035554&set=a.146923348702221.28886.136687419725814&theater
Don't over look WildFisherWomans excellent report here: http://wildfisherwoman.blogspot.com/
And more pics of some of the results here: http://deeptrout.wordpress.com/
Tight lines to all.
Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz
13.2.11
12.2.11
WHAT A SLOPPY MESS
What a bunch of crap...
Reports say the ice has two to ten inches of sloop on it, then 12 to 24+ inches of snow on top of that.
Snow shoes are the only way to get around, ATV's can't handle it and snow machines are having a hard time.
I'm not about to go out trudging in a mess like that...it just doesn't sound like fun.
Instead...I think I'll go sit under the winter cover of the boat,
crack open a Miller Lite...and make motor sounds.
And dream...
I'm seriously doubting if I'll do any legitimate ice fishing this winter.
Dang.
Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz
Reports say the ice has two to ten inches of sloop on it, then 12 to 24+ inches of snow on top of that.
Snow shoes are the only way to get around, ATV's can't handle it and snow machines are having a hard time.
I'm not about to go out trudging in a mess like that...it just doesn't sound like fun.
Instead...I think I'll go sit under the winter cover of the boat,
crack open a Miller Lite...and make motor sounds.
And dream...
I'm seriously doubting if I'll do any legitimate ice fishing this winter.
Dang.
Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz
23.1.11
22.1.11
CHAMPLAIN ICE AND YELLOW PERCH
We've been waiting patiently for thicker ice, not to say that any ice is "safe" ice, but thicker ice makes fishing much more comfortable.
Cathy and I finally made a "date" to fish on Thursday. We both managed to schedule a day off, and would fish when Cathy got out of the Dentists chair.
We hit our spot at noonish and found a good solid eight inches of black ice. Good strong ice that made us both feel comfortable being on it. We set up our portable two-person shack, fired up the heater and began to jig in ten feet of water. We could clearly see our jigs near the bottom and it wasn't long before the fish began to move in to see what we were offering.
Cathy was the first to pull up a nice fat ten inch Yellow Hen...the first fish of 2011 for her and a good size Perch for the fillet knife. I was soon to follow, then another and another.
We fished for four hours, the fish coming and going. At times there wouldn't be anything below us, other times several fish would come in and take our bait.
We were thinking the fish were leaving, following forage that was more interesting but that wasn't the case. It turns out there was a nice Northern Pike hanging around. We got a few good glimpses of it, probably near eight pounds or so. The perch didn't want anything to do with that big Esox predator hanging out. The perch would leave, then return when Mr Pike wandered off.
As the sun began to set and the temperature started to fall, we ended our first day on the ice of twenty-eleven. A successful first ice fishing adventure of the year with a mess of lively, colorful, delicious Lake Champlain winter Yellow Perch. We brought home 17 keepers, all between nine and eleven inches. Anything smaller, we released to grow another season.
Needless to say, we had an excellent meal of fried perch fillets on Friday. What a great meal, fresh perch fillets from the ice of Lake Champlain!
Get out on the ice, be safe, and enjoy the fishery!
Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz
Cathy and I finally made a "date" to fish on Thursday. We both managed to schedule a day off, and would fish when Cathy got out of the Dentists chair.
We hit our spot at noonish and found a good solid eight inches of black ice. Good strong ice that made us both feel comfortable being on it. We set up our portable two-person shack, fired up the heater and began to jig in ten feet of water. We could clearly see our jigs near the bottom and it wasn't long before the fish began to move in to see what we were offering.
Cathy was the first to pull up a nice fat ten inch Yellow Hen...the first fish of 2011 for her and a good size Perch for the fillet knife. I was soon to follow, then another and another.
We fished for four hours, the fish coming and going. At times there wouldn't be anything below us, other times several fish would come in and take our bait.
We were thinking the fish were leaving, following forage that was more interesting but that wasn't the case. It turns out there was a nice Northern Pike hanging around. We got a few good glimpses of it, probably near eight pounds or so. The perch didn't want anything to do with that big Esox predator hanging out. The perch would leave, then return when Mr Pike wandered off.
As the sun began to set and the temperature started to fall, we ended our first day on the ice of twenty-eleven. A successful first ice fishing adventure of the year with a mess of lively, colorful, delicious Lake Champlain winter Yellow Perch. We brought home 17 keepers, all between nine and eleven inches. Anything smaller, we released to grow another season.
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| 11-1/8"...best of the day |
Needless to say, we had an excellent meal of fried perch fillets on Friday. What a great meal, fresh perch fillets from the ice of Lake Champlain!
Get out on the ice, be safe, and enjoy the fishery!
Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz
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