ice fishing!

[ocean]

I know this is a little early but.....................how many ice fisher people do we have here in the BFT?I got my first tatse of ice fishing last feb at the fishlake party!Thanks to pikeman for staying with me and the kids since we got there late.He was gracious enough to drilll holes for us and give us advice on ice fishing.It was quite an experience and now i mam hooked thanks to pikeman.
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[flashyfish2]

Flashyfish here, we ice fish for just about anything. Anything to get through the winter till we can get the boat back on the water. Deercreek was a ball last winter.
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[acey]

I am stupid enough to get out on the ice at Mantua and Hyrum in the winter. When we lived at Delta we would drive 2 and a half hours to Fish Lake to ice fish in Jan and Feb. I do miss the ice fishing at Fish Lake since I moved. There have been times it has scared the [url "mailto:#@%"]#@%[/url] out of me, but I still enjoy it. Acey
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[Chester]

Got all my ice fishing gear out a couple of weeks ago and gave it a good cleaning. Packed it all up and I'm just waiting for hard water. Days are getting shorter! We're on the down hill side!!
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[bigben1]

I went to the Rockport party and had ablast even though I didnt catch anything.
I hope they do a Fish Lake party again I was very I could not make it.
I got a cabin at Fish Lake for the last 4 days in October so who knows how cold it will be it will probably feel like ice fishing!
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[Anthonygreer]

Ice fishing rocks! I love catching a perch on every drop at rockport. There are also some nice trout. Tiger trout through the ice is a riot as well.
Anthony
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[MeMeMe]

Hi,, I'm also one of the ice fisher people! I too like fish lake. I'm all set to stay warm except for my fingers! I've tried everything I can think of & I still have frozen digits! LOL. Does anyone have any helpful hints?
Thanks in advance
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[fish4fish]

gloves with the insertable hot packs
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[MeMeMe]

Thanks fish4fish, I've tried those & they dont seem to do the trick for me. I think i'm running out of options here,lol. But It wont keep me off the ice!
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[deepcycle]

Yeah your right it is a little early to ask about ice fishing. But if thats your passion cool. I have ice fished UT. for years, before there was year around fishing and only a few lakes were open for it as a kid. My father had your same passion for it, I can't not remember the name of the lakes or where they were seems like one was close to WY. I also love to ice fish, Three augers 1 power and two hand 8", sleds, many ice poles, a grip of tackle and still wanting new and better gear. I have never fished fish lake on hard or soft water maybe this year on one of your planed trips I will hang out with yews guys. Great Question??
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[deepcycle]

I use a small propane heater and Old Navy flece gloves they work better than any of the several pairs of gloves I have. Also how about those hand warmers (or hand muffs) like the NFL quaterbacks use I don't have one but look like they would work well anybody have one??
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[Coldfooter]

Ice Fishin', what ta heck is that? Sounds like fun thought so I might have to give it a shot. Ha![]
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[icefool]

I am counting the days til I can get on the hard water. It is my favorite time to fish[what is in a name]. When it comes to gear I am a little spoiled, we have ice tents and heaters. Sometimes we come out of those tents to alot of snow that we didn't even know was there.There was a time when we didn't have the tents and I just about froze my backside off. Still loved it though.We fish Echo alot in the winter, but my favorite place to ice fish is Lost Creek.
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[mateo]

Count me in that group. My first ice fishing trip was the BFT party at Rockport. I'm addicted now, and for the first time in years, I'm actually looking forward to cold weather.
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[HFT]

What other sport can you play with boogers and be proud of it!!
come on ice!
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[fisherman]

Slabs On Ice! What a nice thought. I'm looking forward to the hard water season.[]

[fishluvr]

One season at a time as long as I get to play all the different seasons. I always look forward to ice season since I don't have a boat and by the end of summer there is so much moss in a lot of places it makes it tough to fish.

Hey mememe,
What I have done to keep my fingers warm since year was to buy one of the $18 or so portable camp stoves that you just hook a little green propane tank to. These are the kind that have the little plastic stand and you can buy them at Wal Mart. I take one of these and put it on a low setting, since the high setting is as much as my gas stove at home. I then set it on the ground between my knees and as I am sitting there in a chair and jigging I just keep my hands above the flames and my hands stay warm. Of course they get cold when I have to get a fish but at least I don't have to constantly fight gloves. Just an idea.
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[fishnpro40]

Ahh the hard water, I was just thinking today how much trouble I'm going to get in when go get that new ice shack I've been wanting.

One thing that will keep your fingers warmer is to wear mittens instead of gloves.
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[mateo]

Boogers are great, but i'm still waiting for the Willie to be invented.
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[fishhunter]

Towards the end of the ice season i can't wait for Ice to come off so I can flyfish but towards the end of the summer i can't wait for Ice to come on. i just saw the weather on Monday and it said the overnite temp in the uintahs was 28 degrees. This got me very excited. I'm glad your hooked on Ice fishing, Its fantastic. best of luck.
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