Early Ice Gathering On Fish Lake SAt. Dec 18th

[Quickstrike]

talk to berry about that one porter, i just loaded my jeep, i actually did ask him if he locked the doors or not. I am sorry though if that did happen. sorry man.

[Tom Linderholm]

Quick your in, There may be a couple coming out later in the day but if you are planning on the AM then you have room in mine, What time are you heading up? I'll be there at 7 bells, gonna try and git a little fishing in prior to the socializing. Oh' yeah whos bringing the coffee?

[Northlander]

Cheffrey I will have coffee for ya. Before or after the Nut goodies? Prizes will be at noon. Make sure you get me your name on a bussiness card or small piece of paper to me before 11:45 AM.

Its going to be cold so bring some heat!

[Quickstrike]

Cheffrey, I'll be at Hi Banks by 7:00. I would bring coffee, but our coffee maker crapped out on us. I do have the weber and grilling supplies packed into the jeep so that is all ready to go, so i'll see you tommorrow.

[Tom Linderholm]

Nice! I just mixed up 1 1/2 gallons of Bloody as well. Hope everyone is thirsty. Steve I also got three Gift Certificates for giveaways as well.

It is gonna be really chilly, whats the law on fires on the ice? I can grab some kindling from work if this is a viable option.

Quick we'll see you up there.

[Northlander]

Cheffrey save the wood we will warm up by the webber if needed. Fires are not legal as far as I know. Considered polution or littering I believe.

Hey guys dont forget to buy your bait for tomorrow from Tim at Highbanks when you get there! He told me a few minutes ago he just got some fresh Fatheads and Light Pike all set up for us! Please give Tim your bussiness he has really gone out of his way to help this thing out with his donation of some door prizes.

[I'llTakeWhatiCanGet]

Well i hope you fellas save me a little bloody mary. but i might be a little late cause my explorer crapped out on me. If i get it running, i'll be out as soon as i finish my 8am final, but if not, i'll have to wait until noon or so, and ride out with berry (and be shackless ) Either way i'll see ya on the ice tomorrow.

[Quickstrike]

Porter, I feel terrible about your explorer. anyways, i forgot my light jigging pole in berry's bucket, do you think you could bring it out when you come. I hope everything works out and we see you out there bright and early, good luck on your final.

[I'llTakeWhatiCanGet]

Not your fault at all, although you and berry both deny leaving my door open Just kidding. I'll see ya tommorrow. I'll get a hold of you boys on the radio.

[Northlander]

Getting things set to leave for the big event. I have a tap and coffee Cheffrey. Channel 7 on 2 ways or call me on my cell for those who have the #. Ill be in a Green Polar with a Marine General on it. Polaris 600 blue.

[Quickstrike]

Grill....check, Sled......check,fishing bucket.....check, brats.......check, depth dinder....check, looks like i'm ready to go, see you guys out there!

[umdr6]

I made it out late on saturday...no shack, no heater, very very cold. Only lasted about an hour.

Couple bites, no fish...

How bout the rest of you???

[Northlander]

Well it was a bussy, COLD, fun day. Fishing was slow till the dusk bite according to BD110 who finally took off the bobber and started jigging. Good job Tom.

It was nice to see all of the old faces and plenty of new. The weather kept a lot of people away but we still had a good 40 people or so out there.

A BIG THANKS to Tim at Highbanks Resort for making us all feel at home. Tim thanks for the gloves, I think Ill be buying more from ya for X-mas gifts. Give me a call when they come in please.

Cheffrey Im sorry you couldnt get out today! I hope you start to feel better! Also a Big Thanks to Cheffrey and The Grand Superior Lodge for some fantastic certificates and the food and beverage. If you havent been to the Grand Superior you are really missing out!

Again thanks to JR's Tackle, Stone Legacy, Todays Tackle, Soderbloom Inc. and The Bait Box for their donations.

Mickey at Twin Ports Recreation and Rental donated a snowmobile and Trailer for us to shuttle people back and forth with and that was very much appreciated. See them for any motor repair or recreational rentals. 715-392-5867. On a cold windy day like today walking to where we were really wasnt a option.

I had a blast gang and even though conditions were tough I believe it was worth while just to be able to hang out and enjoy some good company. We have to do it again later in the year. Maybe on the St.Louis River?

[strat-o-caster]

Thanks Northlander for the Great time today, you really had a hard day today... Seeemed just when you were ready to get warmed up someone needed a ride. Thanks for the shuttle rides they were " breath taking" Strat-o-caster

[Northlander]

Strat they were just that for sure!

[BD110]

Northlander,

Thanks for all the hard work. Did you happen to notice the pick-up truck and car out on the ice on your way back to high banks. I was giong by at a good clip but it looked like the truck pulled out a permanent shelter. I didn't see more then 6 inches of ice where we were fishing. I just thought it was interesting to say the least.

Thanks again,

Tom (BD110)

[andy j]

Good job guys, I had a good time I didn't get to meet any new guys because I had to leave around noon to bad, How was the afternoon bite? Wish I could of hung around. Stay off the ice with vehicles, A man died today on Vermilion, went threw, not sure if it was a snowmobile or car. Later AJ

[Quickstrike]

i had a great time today considering i didn't catch a fish. Thanks to northlander and all the sponcers who donated prizes, and also to cheffrey for the food and the tasty beverages, and for letting me use his shack. I hope you feel better soon man.

[bwtrout]

Thanks Northlander, Cheffrey, BD110, and all the sponsors! It's always a good time fishing with fellow FMer's.

[smallfry]

Steve - thanks again for putting together a very enjoyable outing - a really good time - the ride out was a bit breath-taking, but much appreciated as the food, prizes, etc... You even put us on some fish! Good to put some faces with the names and postings on the forum.

[wormburner]

A big thanks to all who put on yesterdays event!! It was a good time had by all, the brats were great, the prizes were good. Once again, "that's fishing minnesota"!!

[wall-i-king]

AJ

The guy that went through was in a truck trying to plow a road and ended up going through three inches of ice. It is always a tragedy to hear about someone going through, but the ice can be really dangerous if you don't respect it. It sounds like you guys all had a good time and I wish I could have been there but I will try to make it the next time.

keep fishin'

wall-i-king

[Northlander]

The guys on Fish are nuts! Stay off of the lakes with Vehicles! There isnt enough ice yet! Problem will be people see 1 fool out there then they asssume its ok and drive out. They may have only been pulling the house out to the shoreline so they could pull it out with a wheeler but Tim said the guy told him he would use his truck! Stupid!

The man on Vermillion was making a ice road with a Track Vehicle. Seems a bit early to me but Im not on Vermillion every day like those guys.

Please guys dont drive your vehicles on the ice yet. We only found 10-12" by Airplane Island. Its a protected area with little wind or current going threw there. The rest of the lake seemed to be 6-8". Thats not enough for vehicles. By next weekend smaller cars etc. should be ok. Be safe.

[Quickstrike]

The guy pulled up right next to me, outdoor nut, I'lltakewhatcanget, and lakewinds, and i swear the ice dropped an inch. pretty scary when someone puts everybody else at risk by driving into a large group of people.

[Northlander]

Exactly! Its bad enough your stupid enough to risk your own life but then you drive up on people and risk theres? STUPID! Ill call Tim and tell him to please keep vehicles off the ice until next weekend.

Is he liable for anything that happens to people if he charges them to drive off his landing and they fall threw?

[wall-i-king]

I am not sure the exact law on it but I would be willing to bet that if someone did go threw they would be able to at least get some money out of a lawsuit with him. We have seen people get money for spilling coffee on themselves at McDonald's and a burglar get money for falling on a knife when he went through a sky light. In this time of crazy lawsuits it would definitlely be in his best interest to keep them off of his landing. Not to mention the potential loss of life that we really don't need to see happen. Northlander give Tim the heads up, I would say it is something he needs to be careful of.

keep fishin'

wall-i-king

[Northlander]

I talked to Tim and he said thats one of the 1st things he checked into. From what he said it is driver beware and he isnt responsable for what happens to them on the lake.

With that in mind stay off the lakes in a vehicle for at least another week! Stay safe and good fishing.

[REEFRAKER]

Steve, thanks for the good time.Good people, good food and nice prizes. The weather was a little tough to fish in but all in all it was a good time.

[BRULEDRIFTER]

thanks for the great time on fish saturday. wish the winds would of been a little nicer. it was brutal out there. yeah, i couldnt believe that nut driving on the ice. not smart, but, he made it. i'll wait for a lot longer before driving out on the ice myself. thanks again for everything. the keg was awsome, that was a first. and the prizes were great. i appreciate all who put the shin-ding together. thanks again, and im lookin forward to the next one. Northlander, i think the River is a swell idea. its real close to my house

[Granny]

Thanks to all for a great time! It was nice to finally meet up with some of the guys from the FM community. We were even able to catch a few fish with 6 smaller eyes, 2 pike, a nice fat gill, and 3 perch. Once again, great job Northlander and all of those involved in the getting this gathering set up.

AJ, I have your prizes so I we will have to hook up one of these days.

Granny