Another "fish" vid

[Chris Nowell]

This took a few seconds to load but it was worth the wait. Can't believe the clarity of the ice on this lake. Looks cleaner than our drinking water. Hope no one's posted this already.

http://videos.komando.com/watch/698...&utm_content=2014-12-23-article-screen-shot-b

 

[Saverio]

wow
big fish!!!!!!!

 

[Chris Nowell]

wow
big fish!!!!!!!

Yea, no kiddin' eh? Being a west coast kid it took me a minute or so to realize that these guys are actually standing "ON" the lake and that funny little sort of round thing at the bottom of the picture is a "HOLE" in the lake that they are fishing through. Holy smoke man!! That looks like a foot thick crystal clear crust on the lake, can't imagine, wow. Must be bloody cold out there,,,, and they're smiling!!!!!! And the dude doesn't even wear gloves and his sleeve is wet,,,, yikes

 

[Saverio]

yea

it looks like he used a hole saw and cut a 6 inch hole

did u see all the slush on bottom as its startingtp frezze back up

 

[Do Over]

good to see him release the big guy....cool video

 

[Billfletcher]

Wow. Glad to see he released the big boy.

In CA the fishing slows down here, and the bass and other local species go into semi hibernation until the water warms up around June. Do the fish continue to bite year round in these froze over lakes?

 

[66pony]

Just another day in the northland. We have to do something in the winter.

 

[Chris Nowell]

We fish for rainbow all year 'round on our lake. Winter time is the best 'cause you can troll a plug or lure close to the surface and there's no need for the down riggers. That makes for a decent fight too, just your line, lure, and maybe two ounces of weight, doing battle with a 10+ lb trout,,,,,, cool. During the summer they're anywhere from 80 to 120 feet down but the big ones are illusive.