With a foot of ice still on Priest Lake last week-end, these two proved that being in the right spot at the right time can be one heck of a lot of fun. Even if one of the fish had to be tugged through the ice two-handed because the hole was a little too small and the line was in danger of breaking.

Guess I won’t reveal where they were -

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Ice Fishing

The last few days have been glorious, with sunshine sparkling off that frozen snow! That means good ice, and good ice means ice fishing.

I caught a shot of a couple of ice fishermen out on Blue Lake, but noticed several more pickups parked in the access… I’d have loved to walk out there and ask how they were doing, but that ice is slick!

Hearing me grouse about getting around on the ice, my husband stopped at the store when he went to town today. He’d seen some nice looking ice cleats for about $10 and decided he’d bring home a surprise. But he got the surprise. Now that our winter wonderland is covered in ice, the price went up to $29! He decided I should just stay off the ice. I agreed. Maybe I’ll remember to get a pair in April when the price goes back to normal. Then I’ll have them for next year, if I remember where I put them!

Thinking of ice – Eastside Road is sure a ribbon of it! With no new precipitation, that existing ice is polished to a high shine. I thought it would have been sanded, since the school bus travels that route. When I went to town yesterday I was sorry I’d gone that way, so came home via Highway 57 and Peninsula Road – didn’t really want to travel Eastside again until I see gravel on the road.