Ice, Wind, Ugh

Be careful if you're venturing out onto the ice. Myself, I'm done ice fishing for the year based on my father-in-law's sage advice of "don't go out there, the wind really messes things up." I'm sure there's plenty of thick, safe ice around but use caution near the edges. The rise of the lake as well as subsurface rocks make this ice go first. It's a really good idea to have a life jacket on and carry a throw rope. A little preparation and forethought can probably save your life. I've heard that the oxygen levels in Pastorius are extremely low, hopefully we won't see too much winter kill. We took a trip out west today to check how the fishing was in House Creek canyon. Road closed. Checked some other places but low temps and high winds chased us out. We stopped at Summit reservoir on the way back and fished the 10 feet of water between shore and ice. No go. Puett is still 100% frozen. Note to future self from next year: when you decide to go out fishin this week, stay home and tie flies!

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