This early ice seems to get crazier and crazier every year. If you have followed me for the past 20 years you should know I do not even go on the ice un tell I can take a vehicle of some type. When we do get out we again plan on useing Hillmans access and help work on his road/highway. We do not run our own access.
Buddy Hillman is now allowing 4 wheeler out to the first crack or to about 10 feet of water. 4 wheelers does not mean side by sides. I’m herring 7 to 10 inches of ice. We have always like 18 before the houses go out. That has been pushed to 16 and I have learned by mistake that they can be on 12? A week ago there were areas on the lake with open water the size of 10 football fields. I would expect any of that water that skimmed over may have 2 to 4 inches of ice tops? Plus for all I know there is still pockets of open water as the ice sheet floats around.
Last weekend I saw a few 6 elusive yet still catchable upper red lake crappies were caught. Some one even got 2. That should be expected considering there were 5,000 fishermen out there with 10,000 lines in the water.
The walleye fishing has been real good for the good fishermen and so so for the rookies from what I here.
The hammer and I did have fresh walleye for dinner Tuesday night. Considering I never wet a line or cleaned the fish. I would say that makes me a excellent fishermen.
All the houses have been cleaned 3 times. we did remove pillows and blankets this year. I did leave the pots pans dishes etc. Jake picked up some extra strength cleaners to deal with the covid.
After sitting in the wings last year do to my car accident it may take me a extra day or two to get back into the groove. Jonny Boy did a excellent job finding fish last year so lets hope that streak continues.
Blue thunder got 800.00 worth of plow work done. She still needs a new radiator even though the one in there is only 4 years old?
The red baron got 1000 worth of tranny repair and now had developed and engine problem. Fires right up 454 tbi chevy. As soon as you put it in gear it boggs, stumbles and dies. It restarts as fast as you turn the key then does the same thing when you put it in gear. Any mechanics want to throw in there 2 cents or come take a look we could work out a trade ? Jeff is going to look at it today so hope we can pinpoint the issue. I did damage the black half tons tranny when the red baron broke down coming home from the tranny shop . We had to tow it.
I have a new gas tank coming for the 3/4 ton red chevy so that can become my new driver. I have not given her a nickname yet as I have not driven her since it arrived last winter.
Looking at the books were pretty booked every weekend through the 20th of jan. Also the whole week after Christmas.
We have mid week houses plus some weekends in feb..
Jake plans on helping a couple days a week this winter. Possible our grand daughter Asley may also help if we can keep her from not fishing and visiting all our customers.