Gills on Tonka
I got out on the ice a little late today. I stopped by one of the area lakes and found it deserted. Not a good sign I surmised so I moved on to check out Grays bay of Lake Minnetonka. There was 3 or 4 portables out in the middle of the bay so I walked out to my trusty weed line and started to drill a few holes. 9-10 inches of ice. Wont be long and we will be driving on the ice.
The first couple holes were in 12 feet of water with scattered weeds on the bottom. I dropped the Aqua Vu and saw a few blue gills swimming over to check out the camera. I was excited to catch a few fish since my last outing had been so poor. To my surprise 20-30 minutes went by and I didn't get a bite. Somethings not right I thought to myself. I know they are down there. I dropped the camera again and didn't see any fish. I figured I must be a little too far from the weed line so I moved in about 15 yards and drilled another hole. This time I had weeds right up to the ice. Too far in. I moved half way back to my original holes and drilled another hole. 10 feet of water, perfect. It only took a few minutes and my spring bobber was bouncing. Not the biggest bluegills I had ever caught but it was fun to watch them bend my ice rod in half. After throwing half a dozen back I decided to keep one. If you have ever cautiously kept a fish hoping you catch enough keepers to make a meal you know that first one can be difficult to hang on to.
Then it started, a lull in the action. I knew they would stop bitting as soon as I kept one I said to a gentleman who had walked over to see how I was doing. We talked for a while as I anxiously put a new wax worm on my hook. He was from Southern California. In town with ESPN for the Monday night game. "I have never seen anything like this" he said. I was happy to answer his questions regarding how it all worked.
They started to bite again, fast and furious too. After keeping a few more, I called it quits because they were bitting so fast my fingers began to ache from not having my gloves on.
All in all a good day. Now if the Bears can beat the Vikes I will be a happy man for another week.
The first couple holes were in 12 feet of water with scattered weeds on the bottom. I dropped the Aqua Vu and saw a few blue gills swimming over to check out the camera. I was excited to catch a few fish since my last outing had been so poor. To my surprise 20-30 minutes went by and I didn't get a bite. Somethings not right I thought to myself. I know they are down there. I dropped the camera again and didn't see any fish. I figured I must be a little too far from the weed line so I moved in about 15 yards and drilled another hole. This time I had weeds right up to the ice. Too far in. I moved half way back to my original holes and drilled another hole. 10 feet of water, perfect. It only took a few minutes and my spring bobber was bouncing. Not the biggest bluegills I had ever caught but it was fun to watch them bend my ice rod in half. After throwing half a dozen back I decided to keep one. If you have ever cautiously kept a fish hoping you catch enough keepers to make a meal you know that first one can be difficult to hang on to.
Then it started, a lull in the action. I knew they would stop bitting as soon as I kept one I said to a gentleman who had walked over to see how I was doing. We talked for a while as I anxiously put a new wax worm on my hook. He was from Southern California. In town with ESPN for the Monday night game. "I have never seen anything like this" he said. I was happy to answer his questions regarding how it all worked.
They started to bite again, fast and furious too. After keeping a few more, I called it quits because they were bitting so fast my fingers began to ache from not having my gloves on.
All in all a good day. Now if the Bears can beat the Vikes I will be a happy man for another week.
I feel bad that you did not get that Bears win over the Vikes that you were hoping for
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The guy I met from ESPN that day ended up calling me the next day. I got to work the game holding the on field microphone on the sidelines. I was upset about the loss but had a great time at the game.b
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