How do you ice fish?

[ice head]

I move every 15 minutes or so until I find active fish, towards the last hour of daylight I'll sit on a walleye spot and wait for them.

 

[Fish whisperer]

Depends on who I’m fishing with and how long the trip is. If I have the kids with its permanent fishing usually. Otherwise it’s outside/portable fishing if it’s a day trip, Permanent if it’s an extended stay. Installed a receiver hitch on the back of my permanent last year and built a rack for my portable so I can haul the wheeler in the pickup and be permanent and portable. Works great for our annual trip to Lake of the Woods.

 

[espringers]

in the permanent or out of the truck.

 

[wby257]

For the most part, in my slippers. RV Ice castle with honda generator. Aqua view hooked to one TV, Mobile hotspot bringing netflix to other tv. Vexilar for jigging sticks, rattle wheels on the wall. chili or stew or the like on the stove. If I feel adventurous, I might put out a tip up or two loaded with smelt. Cold sucks.

I do the exact same thing, I did put the extended tank on the Honda so fill it up once in the weekend.

Life is good

 

[nxtgeneration]

All of the above....Could be running and gunning out of the pickup, could be portables behind the wheeler or I could be dead sticking and playing Nintendo 64 in the permanent.

 

[You]

I'm usually too tired to fish by the time I have all the bungee straps removed.

So I just re-bungee everything and head for home - glad to have experienced the great outdoors but if only for a few glorious moments.

It's really not about the catching - right?

LOL

 

[Fishmission]

Running an ice castle this year

 

[JayKay]

I thought you just attached the powerhead to the flighting and looked at it with satisfaction...after that removed said flighting and repacked the powerhead. Swish hands together and go home

Swishes hands with aplomb, and mutters "there.." under his breath.

 

[phillyblunt701]

The ClamX2 early and late ice. RV edition ice castle when the ice is right. Hard to beat sitting around in your pajamas drinking beer watching football catching fish!

 

[Sluggo]

I prefer to fish on the ice and not in a shack but I also like to be comfortable so the hub comes along. For you guys that use flip overs, doesn't that force you to fish by yourself or if you do have company, aren't you fishing very close to each other?

 

[LBrandt]

Frozen food section of supermarket.

 

[Lou63]

I have 2 suitcase style shelters, a 4x6 clam (got it for $25) and a 6x8 (cant remember the brand), depends if it is by myself or with the wife. my lil buddy heater keeps either nice and toasty.

I hate cold feet so its nice being off the ice and if I want to move just lay everything down in the shelter and pull. they slide nice enough to pull by hand,

downfall it the wind can be a pain. I was in the big one starting my holes and the wind took me for a short ride across the ice, tied it to the pickup then marked and drilled my holes.

 

[BDub]

I generally go out to the freezer and grab a package of fish.

 

[CatDaddy]

I got my boys (12 and 8) into ice fishing with two "give away" ice houses last year thanks to dukgnfsn.....Thank you so much!

 

[shorthairsrus]

I have a hub and a flip over. Last year I did not use my flip over

 

[Kentucky Windage]

All of the above....Could be running and gunning out of the pickup, could be portables behind the wheeler or I could be dead sticking and playing Nintendo 64 in the permanent.

Please tell me it’s either Goldeneye 007 or Mario Kart!

 

[ShootnBlanks]

Hub for when family is with or conditions force me to use it. But prefer just being outside and mobile with atv

 

[Rekleiner]

I love ice fishing for northern pike. I have a bunch of old school wood tip ups and use frozen smelt. This is my first season with a power auger. I got an ion X and it's awesome. I have been out twice this season with no luck and would love if anyone has ideas for early ice Pike. Locations within an hour of Bismarck. ?

 

[Sluggo]

I love ice fishing for northern pike. I have a bunch of old school wood tip ups and use frozen smelt. This is my first season with a power auger. I got an ion X and it's awesome. I have been out twice this season with no luck and would love if anyone has ideas for early ice Pike. Locations within an hour of Bismarck. ?

For pike under 10lbs you could try in order of how I would rate them: Etta Alkaline Complex, Helen, Cherry, Horsehead. Beaver Bay on Oahe for a chance at a big one but I haven’t had much luck for numbers in recent years.

 

[WormWiggler]

I have been a no shelter fisherman so far this year. I did set up this Eskimo house on Thanksgiving just to try it out and cook. I am terrible at moving, even from hole to hole. For some reason I just want to let each hole have its chance.