Final Update On Ice Season Goals - 500 Fish!

[joatmon]

That is a heck up a run. Congrats. Trial lake sure gave up some nice numbers. What is your favorite story of the year. Amongst many I am sure.

Yeah, lots of great memories this year.  Most satisfying moment was probably targeting and catching a longer largemouth bass for the ice challenge.  Most frustrating trip was literally a sunup to sundown trip on Rockport, with a skunk buster coming AFTER sundown.  Or maybe hitting a deer on the way to Newton, followed by a putting up a skunk while fishing that day.  Overall, I enjoyed meeting many BFTers and others on the ice.  Oddest thing this year I shared ice two different times with several ice skaters/hockey players.  And of course, getting out with my brother catchinon was always good.

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Sounds like you killed it this year!! Dang. Save some for the rest of us!! Ha ha!

I did eat a few this year, but most of the 500 went back in the water with a sore lip and a better education!  However, I did smoke a few trout and that one salmon this year, and many perch ended up in fish tacos.

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Looks like a pretty good season...I enjoy doing a journal for all my hunting and fishing trips like you must be doing, but I just do the end of season tally, like you've done, for my bird hunt season...Fun, and informative, looking back on all those years...Guluk for summer and next year's ice goals...

Thank you.  I usually just capture the where and how many.  One of the reasons I post trip results is to provide details while they are still in my memory.  I should probably capture more than the hard facts, especially the people side of things.

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Wow, 32 ice fishing trips, that's more trips than a lot of folks do all year. I thought you seemed to be getting out a lot this Winter.

A few years ago, Craig and I set out with a goal to fish once a month.  This past winter our goal was to get out at least once a week, then hit Utah Lake as often as time and circumstances warranted.  Fortunately, I have quite a bit of flexibility in my work schedule and an understanding (and forgiving) wife!

My open water trips will be much more sporadic.  May try to be more regular on the cat contest this year and hoping to get my fly rod out.  I hope my waders still fit after two years of pandemic eating...