Tuesday March 9, 2010

 

 

Ice Fishing in Minnesota

February 22 & 23

 

~~~

Photos by Cerwin

~~~

 

 

After arriving at Becker’s Resort Office, Bob and Cerwin got their bait (fathead minnows) and directions to their fishing shanty.

 

 

 Cerwin captured a great picture of an ice shanty in the sunrise as they traveled across the lake.

 

 

 They were told to take the main “road” on Lake Winnibigoshish for four miles, then turn right and travel another half mile. 

 

 

 The ice was twenty-five inches thick.

 

 

 Bob entering the shanty

 

 

Cerwin

 

 

 There were eight fishing holes in the shanty, which could have held three or four fishermen comfortably. Notice the bait bucket in the foreground.

  N

 

 The propane heater kept them warm.

 

 

 A fishing hole

 

 

 You will notice that ice fishing rods are much shorter than regular rods.

 

 

 

 

 Baiting a hook

 

 

 Bob was pleased to catch a whitefish. He said it was the first time he ever caught one.

 

 

 The guys each caught a northern pike – none real large. Bob also caught a walleye (not pictured).

 

 

 They caught lots of yellow perch. They brought twenty-eight home each day, and thought they threw that many back.

 

 

 

 

 After supper on Monday Bob asked Japheth if he was interested in helping fillet their catch for a meal of perch. That sounded good to him, so he and a few of the children came over.

 

 

 Bob made the initial cuts with an electric knife.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Japheth did the final trimming, and Cerwin rinsed them in water.

 

 

  

 

The reward was two meals of delicious perch. Japheth took some home, and Doris froze the rest.

 

 

~~~

Tomorrow night: Spending Time With Jon and Jen’s Children

~~~