Twin Lakes

[cpierce]

It was a nice day this morning, overcast but not too cold or windy. Great day for a fair weather fisherman like me, with an appetite for bluegills. So I thought I would go and decimate the fish at Twin.... I am ready for fish tacos!

On the way



It is nice to see some snow pack building up, but I could do without the drifts.

I got to Twin and drilled multiple holes in it from 5 ft deep up to 18 ft. (about 24" of ice) Unfortunately I didn't find any fish to slaughter. No fish tacos tonight...[:/]

I don't know where they were hiding. There were 3 other groups on the ice. I don't know if they caught anything or not. They probably did. Ice fishing is just not loving me. I didn't get a bite. I didn't even see a MINNOW on my fish finder. [laugh][laugh][blush]

I had about decide to drill another hole and give it one last shot. Unfortunately I accidentally barely touched the blade with one of my fingers when I was untangling my tow rope from it. Bad move. I can testify that a Nils is VERY sharp.

I really didn't do anything more than a small slice on the end of my finger, but I bleed like a stuck pig. I packed up, and kicked snow over the red stuff so someone didn't think that there was a huge slaughter fest there.

After I got a Sponge Bob band-aid on it, I was all better. So I decided to take a run over to a creek, and see if I could get on it. Yep by plowing, sliding, and postholeing my way through the snow I got on the water. I did look a bit like these deer: (not my photo)



But I made it! Next time I bring my snowshoes!!

The snow was deep, but it was so beautiful out it almost hurt my eyes.

I got a couple of pictures of the creek. They don't begin to do it justice.




I thought the ice that encased the rocks was really cool.



I got one more picture of the creek, and then my battery was done.


Anyway I caught some fish. Sorry no fishy pictures, but I was feeling all better about my fishing again... I could practically feel my head swelling in my stocking hat. Life is good! Then I misstepped and got a good dunking! Dang that water is brisk!

I am thankful that I wear neoprene waders in the winter! .... But do you know how much water a down coat can hold? It's a LOT. It is at least 80lbs worth.

After slogging my way through the deep snow back to my car, I arrive just as a bunch of snowmobilers were loading up. I of course, had snow from head to toe sticking to my wet coat and waders. They didn't say anything, which I thought was very polite of them.. [blush]They may have just been too stunned to say anything. [shocked]

I think we all had a good laugh on the way home! [laugh][laugh]

It was a GREAT day to be out and fishing. Dang I love the adventure of life! [cool]
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[iliketofish]

Thanks for the story! It sounded like a good day to me (except for the bloody finger...). It's hard to beat the beauty of a stream in the wintertime! -they're not good for swimming though [laugh][laugh]
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[Tazasorus]

That picture of those deer is awesome!
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[cpierce]

I meant to say that the deer picture isn't mine. I saw it a few years ago and tracked it down on the Internet. Since it is such a great picture there are a lot of copies of it out there. I am not sure where it was taken originally, but I kind of think it was the Okanogan area of Eastern Washington.

That is about how deep the snow was though.
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[curt69]

Thanks for the report , I am glad everything turned out OK . Curt G.
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[avidfisher]

My father lives over by Twin Lakes and he said the canal company drained the south lake down to repair the dam they also dammed off the channel that connects them so the north had a low water level and the south was very low. The pelicans moved in on the south side a were there for about two weeks then they left. I am not sure how many fish are there however I know that the south was the best for me with Bass and Gills. This mid spring will tell the story however I am not optimistic. After the repair they removed the dam on the channel and I have seen a few groups on the ice.
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[gstott]

Glad you were able to catch a few. I'm an even fairer weather fisher person than you. I haven't been out since the end of November. Maybe I should follow your example and toughen up a bit and hit a stream next week.

I hear you on the drifts, they're bad out where I live too. There's one in my backyard that's at least as deep as my belly button if not deeper.
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[idahopanfish]

Thanks For sharing!
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[cpierce]

I would think that there are still some good fish in there. I just didn't find anything, which is not new for me ice fishing. I tend to go on the good weather days, which turn out to be poor days for fish biting.

Even so the lake is really low, and I am wondering how the smaller fish are surviving. The north lake when it is low is a bowl without any areas to hide in. I am kind of hoping that there is enough water left in the south lake for them to survive and hide there in the sunken weed beds. If not then it is really going to hit some year classes hard. The larger fish are going to clean house!
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