01-12-2013, 09:26 AM
Bad idea #1: "hey we should go night fishing!"
Bad idea #2: Going through with #1!
Had a preminition to hit Pineview up last night for some night time Crappie slammin. Well it didnt go as planned. Didnt quite see 14" or 12" of snow upon arrival at 7. Maybe 8". Headed down the hill, across the flats, and shoulda went to grandmas house. Instead we found the desired depth and sure enough fish on the flasher everywhere.
Get the tent set up, heater rollin, lantern blazen, and fish disappear. Said to my buddy," they'll be back, they got to be hungry". Nope! I was wrong. Hit that spot for a couple hours cause the wind and light flurry was a little chilly. Finally get the nerve to head out and drill some prospecting holes. Once again fish on the flasher.
So now its time to reset camp. Only this time the fish stayed and even invited friends. It got to the point I could not see my lure on the flasher there was so many. Green lines, orange lines, and even the occasional reds. I could've thrown my tackle box at em and they still would not bite. All they wanted to do was sniff it. All in all we had maybe 6 bites, 1 hooked up and lost at the hole, and 1 iced. Never in my ice fishing days have i had a night like tonight.
We made it out on the ice so fast and easy that when it was time to leave, my sled felt like it weighed 400 pounds. All the snow that I was gliding over on the way out had froze to the bottom and made the drag across the ice, across the flats and up the hill terrible. I now know that I have leg muscles I never knew I had.
Bad idea #3: Beings that I am from Pleasant View I forgot the Ogden canyon is closed at night so I said to myself, "self, just go over the North Ogden divide." Thinking 12"-14" up there. Talk about a pucker factor of 4000.
Bad idea #4: going through with 1,2, and 3
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Bad idea #2: Going through with #1!
Had a preminition to hit Pineview up last night for some night time Crappie slammin. Well it didnt go as planned. Didnt quite see 14" or 12" of snow upon arrival at 7. Maybe 8". Headed down the hill, across the flats, and shoulda went to grandmas house. Instead we found the desired depth and sure enough fish on the flasher everywhere.
Get the tent set up, heater rollin, lantern blazen, and fish disappear. Said to my buddy," they'll be back, they got to be hungry". Nope! I was wrong. Hit that spot for a couple hours cause the wind and light flurry was a little chilly. Finally get the nerve to head out and drill some prospecting holes. Once again fish on the flasher.
So now its time to reset camp. Only this time the fish stayed and even invited friends. It got to the point I could not see my lure on the flasher there was so many. Green lines, orange lines, and even the occasional reds. I could've thrown my tackle box at em and they still would not bite. All they wanted to do was sniff it. All in all we had maybe 6 bites, 1 hooked up and lost at the hole, and 1 iced. Never in my ice fishing days have i had a night like tonight.
We made it out on the ice so fast and easy that when it was time to leave, my sled felt like it weighed 400 pounds. All the snow that I was gliding over on the way out had froze to the bottom and made the drag across the ice, across the flats and up the hill terrible. I now know that I have leg muscles I never knew I had.
Bad idea #3: Beings that I am from Pleasant View I forgot the Ogden canyon is closed at night so I said to myself, "self, just go over the North Ogden divide." Thinking 12"-14" up there. Talk about a pucker factor of 4000.
Bad idea #4: going through with 1,2, and 3
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]. Do you think the storm caused the bite to be off? Looks like we are in for some decent but cold weather, I'm guessing if all this snow does not cause the slush monster to rear its ugly head, we will have some better fishing days ahead of us. Thanks for getting out there and posting a report.
