Lets talk about the weather

[Jratthelake]

Well its cold, most of the small lakes around here have enough ice to walk on but the big lake is still unsafe in most places. But with the cold of late and not really a lot of snow we should have great ice by mid December. I am hoping to get out as soon as the day temps start to warm up a bit, our high yesterday was -20 celcius and today will be -16, long term looks better. I am in the process of starting up my small bait and winter guiding service(requires ice). I am bringing spikes/maggots to the area as the only live bait you can get out here is Minnows. Spikes/Maggots will be a great bait for those finicky Crappies but are also killr on Perch and Walleye. I tip my jigging spoons with them or on a small single hook 6 or 8 inches below a jigging spoon. I will distribute them through a couple of bait shops in town here but I hope to do most of my business right out on the ice, driving the iceroads and talking to people, fishing, and delivering bait, seems like a great way to get out more(even when its cold) and beat the winter Blahs, and who knows... might make a few bucks.

So anyway I started out talkin about the weather and I am going to finish up with weather....here are some photos of Witch Bay's weather over the past few seasons, enjoy the photos and enjoy the winter.