01-08-2006, 03:08 PM
Once I herd the slush was freezing up I decided to head to Stawberry yesterday. Was planning on picking up a guy from work in Heber, but when i got there he had left his cold weather gear at work, so he headed up get them and I headed for the lake. Right off the bat I managed to get stuck in the parking lot at the Marina. Didn't look too bad, but after 2 hours of digging I started to realize that it might be a little worse than it looked. Finally a good samaritan came along and gave me a tug (only guy in the whole lot with a tow rope). About the time I was freed from my icy dungeon my buddy from work showed up, we unloaded the wheeler and headed out. Got about a mile out and decided to try it, but the auger wouldn't run, the only thing I can figure is it got a little snow in the carb somehow. Finally after 20 minutes of carburator rebuilding, drying and cleaning we get the thing running. Of course the first time I ever have a problem with my auger is the trip after I lose my backup hand auger.
I got to the marina at 7:00 and it was almost 11:00 before I before I got a line in the water. Fishing was slow but steady between 11 and 3 when we got blown off of the lake with everyone else. I caught 8 or 10 all in the slot, I did lose one nice rainbow at the hole. My friend only caught 1, but he's new to the ice fishing world.
As bad as my morning went I decided to not take the wheeler over the pressure ridge into renegade. There was one spot that looked solid, but was broken up open water to both sides of it. I saw wheelers go over it several times during the day, just didn't feel like pressing what little remaining luck I had left.
Standard baits, tubes and minnow chunks and we were fishing in 25 feet of water.
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I got to the marina at 7:00 and it was almost 11:00 before I before I got a line in the water. Fishing was slow but steady between 11 and 3 when we got blown off of the lake with everyone else. I caught 8 or 10 all in the slot, I did lose one nice rainbow at the hole. My friend only caught 1, but he's new to the ice fishing world.
As bad as my morning went I decided to not take the wheeler over the pressure ridge into renegade. There was one spot that looked solid, but was broken up open water to both sides of it. I saw wheelers go over it several times during the day, just didn't feel like pressing what little remaining luck I had left.
Standard baits, tubes and minnow chunks and we were fishing in 25 feet of water.
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