12-29-2015, 10:43 PM
Lincoln beach is only 10 miles from my home and I was in need of an escape from my work on the computer so I headed down to see if the ice had covered the lake and if anyone was fishing.
Arriving I was amazed to see at least a dozen trucks parked near the warm springs and dozens of fisherman both on the ice fishing and others casting into the warm open water of the springs. It was absolutely incredible. In over 60 years of fishing the lake I have never seen anything so cool going on..
All of these people in such a tight space, all catching white bass and all appeared to be having fun regardless of their techniques and their very close proximity to each other. It was something!
In the heart of this circus of fisherman there was a flock of pelicans who would not be deterred from joining in. They swan around in the warm water springs feasting on the bounty. everyone and everything were taking fish.
I counted 15 trucks and there were at least 25 people there. The air was filled with the sing song music of the Asians banter as well as phrases of Spanish. The music of this diverse community that fish the lake. I was loving it.
I have no idea how this bounty of fish being removed from the lake will effect the white bass population. Some were fishing for food, some for bait to use later and some were catching and releasing. The thing that was obvious that all were enjoying the day in spite of the 20 degree temp. Literally 100's and 100's of fish were being caught and I was told that there were more anglers there yesterday and the fishing was even better. Hard to believe. It was a real circus and one I'm glad to have seen. Quite the afternoon.
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Arriving I was amazed to see at least a dozen trucks parked near the warm springs and dozens of fisherman both on the ice fishing and others casting into the warm open water of the springs. It was absolutely incredible. In over 60 years of fishing the lake I have never seen anything so cool going on..
All of these people in such a tight space, all catching white bass and all appeared to be having fun regardless of their techniques and their very close proximity to each other. It was something!
In the heart of this circus of fisherman there was a flock of pelicans who would not be deterred from joining in. They swan around in the warm water springs feasting on the bounty. everyone and everything were taking fish.
I counted 15 trucks and there were at least 25 people there. The air was filled with the sing song music of the Asians banter as well as phrases of Spanish. The music of this diverse community that fish the lake. I was loving it.
I have no idea how this bounty of fish being removed from the lake will effect the white bass population. Some were fishing for food, some for bait to use later and some were catching and releasing. The thing that was obvious that all were enjoying the day in spite of the 20 degree temp. Literally 100's and 100's of fish were being caught and I was told that there were more anglers there yesterday and the fishing was even better. Hard to believe. It was a real circus and one I'm glad to have seen. Quite the afternoon.
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