ICE FISHING

ICE FISHING


DO YOU LOVE GOING OUT FOR AN ADVENTURE?

Today I bring up substantial details about a great fun called ICE FISHING.

ICE FISHING is one of the most enchanting funs or adventures that almost all adventure loving people desire for.

It is conducted on the frozen body of water by using lines and fish hooks or spears through an opening in the ice.

It is usually done in either ways in open or in heated enclosures. Mostly bunks and amenities are used for undertaking ice fishing in heated enclosures.

BEST MONTH FOR ICE FISHING

Most advisable month for ICE FISHING is March because the days are relatively longer than other winter months, weather is not so cold and there is a myth though observed true that it seems fish like to get caught easily in the month of March.


BEST TIME FOR ICE FISHING

Your curiosity may make you ask what time of the day is the best for ice fishing? So I would like to tell you that it is almost identical to the best timings for fishing on water i.e initial hours after sunrise and around 2 hours both before and after sunset.

ICE FISHING VS REGULAR FISHING

In ordinary fishing on shore, you cannot access certain locations due to their being weedy or off-limit to catch certain demersal species. While in ice fishing you are capable of reaching such locations and easily catch such demersal species which are rarest to be caught and CATCHING SUCH SPECIES FURTHER AUGMENT THE FUN MORE.

HOW THICK SHOULD ICE BE FOR ICE FISHING

To play safe and avert any untoward, the nominal thickness of ice must not be less than 4 inches to walk on easily. However for driving passenger car or light truck it must be around 8 inch thick because that much thickness can withstand the weight up to 2.5 tons.

Moreover if you are planning to bring medium or heavy truck to carry fish you would catch, then you must have to ensure ice thickness 10 inch for medium and 12 inch for heavy trucks.

BEST BAIT FOR ICE FISHING

The bait most fishers use in ice fishing is live wax worms, maggots, spikes, minnows and wigglers etc. Live bait can be left alone after dropping or can be jigged gradually for luring fish. However jigging is usual practice to be made when artificial bait is used for luring during ice fishing.


The most favorable, prominent resorts and BEST PLACES FOR ICE FISHING in US are known to be following;

Higgins Lake, Michigan

It is the lake that anglers dream for ice fishing. When it is a plan to fish in Michigan, the first name comes into mind is this gigantic deep lake that houses diverse number of species to be caught with ease.

The perch is usually found closer to shores and trout in the center and due to its huge depth, various species are found in its deep waters even in cold weather. 

Prospect of catching tons of fish of great variety is always lying with this lake. The demerit of more depth is only that it takes longer to freeze and one has to wait until January to initiate one's adventure.

Devils Lake, North Dakota 

Because of its being large in space having huge number of fishing points and can house immense number of anglers, It comes in the list of BEST PLACES FOR ICE FISHING. In addition there are so many bait shops installed on this lake and maps are also available around the lake.


Red Lake, Minnesota 

It is another most popular choice of anglers. It is divided in two lakes connected by a channel. Lower Red Lake and 60% of upper red lake are prohibited for people, however 40% remaining is a walleye ice fishing heaven.

Silver Lake, California

Although it flabbergast everyone if ice fishing can take place in California! Yes, there are certain cool spots in California  where conduciveness for ice fishing is naturally available. 

The most conducive of them is Silver Lake located at the base of Carson Mountain. The most appealing sign of spot for anglers is that it possesses beautiful view and it is replete with great number of fish available for anglers to catch with an ease.

Moreover if we state about the most popular and the most frequent ice fishing spots in the world, we cannot drop the following;

Lena River, Siberia 

Making fun out of ice fishing adventure in 11th longest river in World is the great wish to fulfill in the eyes of anglers. 

You find species like trophy perch or roach and it is undertaken through organized ice fishing tours during November up to April. 

Many anglers make attempt to reach this superb location, however looking into its falling temperatures to -37°F especially in January, the multiple safety layers are really needed to be packed before setting out.

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 

In less than one hour drive, north of Toronto, you reach one of the most referred to sites for winter fisheries. 

The anglers enjoy and entertain their passion in this location in thorough manner by catching the most popular species (yellow perch, lake trout and whitefish etc) usually available in this Lake.

Moreover Ontario is one of the best ice fishing capitals of the world, with thousands of ice fishing lakes in all directions replete with world class rarest species of fish. 

You must try to go out for this adventure to these distinguished ice fishing sites in Ontario such as Belleville, Kenora, Thunder bay, Orillia etc.


ICE FISHING GEAR LIST

Essentially there are nine such items which are imperatively included in the angler's ice fishing gear list.

As this ice fishing adventure is undertaken in acute cold weathers, the cold weather outwear and insulated boots are simply considered to be in the list in common. 

In addition the ice fishing license is also a common list item. Apart from them the items which we call equipment needed for ice fishing are such as;

  1. Jigging ice fishing rod and reel
  2. Container of live bait stock
  3. line clippers, fish grabbers, pliers, hooks and sinkers etc
  4. Ice fishing tip ups
  5. Ice fishing electronics
  6. Ice fishing auger and skimmer
  7. Retractable ice pick (just in case)
  8. Sled to tote all your ice fishing equipment
  9. Bucket, chair or ice hut to set up shop

ICE FISHING


If you are new to such adventure, now you have sufficient information about it. Get the gear list bought, move to mentioned locations and start ICE FISHING.



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