What Kind of Ice Fishing Is This?

Island-Ho · 02-24-2005, 12:56 PM

Late Saturday afternoon, several fishermen showed up in the Fourty Islands and proceeded to drill 12-16 holes, next to which they iced in their gear (stick with line & hook, no flag) into the pile of ice chips. The line & hook was left on the stick, not in the water. No one showed up on Sunday (unless it was very late in the day). I don't think the fish are going to jump out of the hole to get the hook, but there was a small dead fish next to one of the holes.

A year or two ago we observed a similar set-up on the Broads side of the islands, but then the lines were in the hole and frozen solid. No one checked the rigs the two days we were there, and they had obviously been like that for several days by the thickness of the ice covering the hole. What kind of fishing is this?

upthesaukee · 02-24-2005, 04:54 PM

Sounds like ice fishing, and it sounds like that's exactly what they got....ice!!!!

Probably a bunch of southerners up here and thought they were doing the right thing... Southerners like from Haverhill or Chelmsford

RLW · 02-24-2005, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Island-Ho

Late Saturday afternoon, several fishermen showed up in the Fourty Islands and proceeded to drill 12-16 holes, next to which they iced in their gear (stick with line & hook, no flag) into the pile of ice chips. The line & hook was left on the stick, not in the water.

Sounds to be a good setup to just sit and have a few beers and not have to worry about running to and fro to take care of lines.

JTA · 02-25-2005, 07:41 AM

Sometimes the popping flags get in the way of beer consumption and meditation (medication?) well ... you can rig a cusk line (no flag) and leave it unattended. As for the hook not in the water .... the guys were probably passed out somewhere.

02-24-2005, 12:56 PM	#1
Island-Ho Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 178 Thanks: 19 Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts	What Kind of Ice Fishing Is This? Late Saturday afternoon, several fishermen showed up in the Fourty Islands and proceeded to drill 12-16 holes, next to which they iced in their gear (stick with line & hook, no flag) into the pile of ice chips. The line & hook was left on the stick, not in the water. No one showed up on Sunday (unless it was very late in the day). I don't think the fish are going to jump out of the hole to get the hook, but there was a small dead fish next to one of the holes. A year or two ago we observed a similar set-up on the Broads side of the islands, but then the lines were in the hole and frozen solid. No one checked the rigs the two days we were there, and they had obviously been like that for several days by the thickness of the ice covering the hole. What kind of fishing is this?

02-24-2005, 04:54 PM	#2
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,600 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,463 Thanked 1,983 Times in 1,083 Posts	Sounds like ice fishing, and it sounds like that's exactly what they got....ice!!!! Probably a bunch of southerners up here and thought they were doing the right thing... Southerners like from Haverhill or Chelmsford __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

02-25-2005, 07:41 AM	#4
JTA Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fort Pierce, Florida Posts: 233 Thanks: 34 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts	Cusk? Sometimes the popping flags get in the way of beer consumption and meditation (medication?) well ... you can rig a cusk line (no flag) and leave it unattended. As for the hook not in the water .... the guys were probably passed out somewhere.