Henry’s Ice Trip 21 & 22 Jan

[SkunkedAgain]

Hey Matt, yes it has tripped the access scale to require sleds and dogs if you're going out very far... The two other groups that came out from the rose really liked my snowmobile tracks out onto the ice... In fact they were thanking me for making a trail out on the lake for them to use... If you do go on foot now, your range will be limited due to deeper snow and tough walking... It can still be done, but you'll probably want to limit your load... wheelers might be possible, but it will be tough with the snow as deep as it was, I wouldn't take mine... In fact it was hard to pull the x-200 sled in the deep snow with the paddled up snowmobile and I knew if I stopped off a trail I'd be working to get going again... so I didn't stop... I need to get a smitty under the x-200 so it won't drag so hard, but it sort of screws up the wind blocking design for camping, so I'm not sure if i'll do it or not.. Might have to figure out how to get the nose of the sled to ride higher, guess I need to pay attention to how I load the weight in that sled... Kind of funny all the different conditions you get throughout a season, from glare ice to deep powder and slush... All of them can be a challenge in different ways...

We didn't go very far from the Rose this time since my group was going to have to make it back to shore after I left with my snowmobile and I didn't have the updated Navionics map yet this year, so I couldn't pin point our other spots... I'm sure the fishing would have probably been better if we would have been out where the fish weren't being fished for as much... but with the group dynamics we had on this trip we were sort of limited to stay close... I really missed our group kick off trip this year, it is a lot easier to cover the whole lake when everyone has run and gun shelters and sleds to pull them where ever we want to try.. But hopefully I can join you guys on the gorge or one of the other trips you have planned... Catch ya later... Jeff