Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2020 We've been catching about 40 a day, and keeping some of the bigger ones. The biggest so far was a 21 1/2 inch fish. We're only allowed one each over 18 inches per day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2020 Stocking up the larder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2020 Stocking up the larder? I'm not keeping any fish this year. Last year I kept and smoked a little over 200 pounds of fish caught through the ice. I still have some of them. This year, we only keep fish when I have someone with me that wants to bring them home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2020 Nice shack! Do you drive that down the road and then somehow drop the actual shack onto the ice? How does it work? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2020 Nice shack! Do you drive that down the road and then somehow drop the actual shack onto the ice? How does it work? Yes, I made it out of my old boat trailer. Do you see the angled slides on the side? When I crank it up with the boat winch, the shack slides up off the ice for easy transport. There is a tour of my house in this video. Google "Ice Castle fish houses" if you want to see some really nice ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 I dunno how I missed this post till just now. That's a helluva shanty Mark. Ice fishing has never interested me much but that shanty is so nice and comfortable looking I think I would give it a try in something like that for sure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2020 I dunno how I missed this post till just now. That's a helluva shanty Mark. Ice fishing has never interested me much but that shanty is so nice and comfortable looking I think I would give it a try in something like that for sure Come on up, I take you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2020 That's a pretty wizbang set up! If there's a bathroom in there I would have no reason to leave it. I'm bummed because I don't think we are getting any ice this year. It's been three years now without a good deep freeze. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2020 That's a pretty wizbang set up! If there's a bathroom in there I would have no reason to leave it. I'm bummed because I don't think we are getting any ice this year. It's been three years now without a good deep freeze. Thanks Poopdeck, Like a I say, it's not perfect but we like it. I don't feel sorry for you about your ice situation, I bet you get to fly fish much longer than I do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2020 This is from yesterday, we kept these 12 out of about 40 that we caught. We kept some of the smaller ones because they were hooked in the gills, we kept bigger ones because they were the bigger ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2020 Some may find this hard to understand but I absolutely hate winter fishing. Right now it's cold and windy and the water is not hard. I hate fishing when it's just about freezing out. I love ice fishing though cause I can warmly bundle up and only expose my fingers momentarily. So I hate winter fishing but I love ice fishing, weird huh? If not for ice fishing my fishing is done from early December until mid March when I get the boat ready for shad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2020 Nice setup. I lived in northern MN for years and I always used portable shacks for the mobility of them. We had some great stocked trout lakes and they certainly helped make a long winter seem a little more tolerable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2020 Nice mess o' fish, Mark. But now I'm shivering just from looking at the ice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feathers5 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2020 That's one great set-up you have there, Mark. Beautiful. Meanwhile on January 22 in central, PA, we can't get any safe ice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2020 Some may find this hard to understand but I absolutely hate winter fishing. Right now it's cold and windy and the water is not hard. I hate fishing when it's just about freezing out. I love ice fishing though cause I can warmly bundle up and only expose my fingers momentarily. So I hate winter fishing but I love ice fishing, weird huh? If not for ice fishing my fishing is done from early December until mid March when I get the boat ready for shad. I have to say i'm with you in that regard. I have fished more than a little bit with icy guides though. I would rather ice fish than icy fly fish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites