Mike and I took our neighbor out ice fishing on Blue Lake this morn. The old guy has been so itching to get out and ice fish. Since most of the lakes around here including ours have serious slush problems it has been difficult to fish. In fact, Mike managed to get two of our snowmobiles stuck in the middle of our lake last night. Andy helped get both out...one last night and the other this afternoon.
First...we decided to try Mikey's nightmarish backwoods route to the lake. (I can't believe he took Brianne down that trail !!!) my thoughts...I was in back seat and no way to get out of truck but did keep my mouth shut (my wide eyeballs might have been seen by Mike in rear view mirror)...so we backed up and drove another 15 minutes back nightmare trail to the main access. We went out on lake as far as well-travelled trail took us and then set up lines. This area was definitely not like our "Honey Hole" but Mike was able to catch 2 northerns and lost more of course to the trees. I was panfishing and didn't have the touch today...I needed Mikey's girlfriend Brianne's anger to catch them I guess. Charlie caught a few perch. Tomorrow we (Mike) are hauling Charlie's shack out to that lake so Charlie can drive out himself to do more fishing. You should see this guy with his diamond willow cane with ice pick bottom in that snow-packed ice! I was a nervous wreck!
