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hello, i just found this website thru a friend. Another lady fisherwomen. I love to ice fish, and i usually bring my nephew along, and he love's it, and is starting to really catch those trout. Haven't gone yet this year, but hopefully will be out there next saturday, as trout season opens here, but like alot of places, little or no ice. Surpose to get really cold here next week.
yes i will. I just had a scary moment in my trailer, my cat just walked by me with a weasel, in her month. All white with a little black on the tip of the tail. She got it in my trailer somewhere, and now, she dropped it and now my beagle is trying to find it. oh no.
This sounds like a real adventure, Mempfree...let me know where the weasel ends up!!
What part of Vermont are you from...and do you have ice yet?
I live in the northeast part of the state. About twenty miles south of the canadian border. we have some ice, but not sure if anyone is driving on it yet. surpose to get more snow tomorrow, as its been so mild here, for this time of the year. i just replaced all of my lead egg sinkers on my tip-ups, with steel ones, as the state pasted a law, making them illegal, as they want to save the looms? That is why i fish??? so the looms can eat all of them?? We are getting more and more city people here, who pass these idiot laws for the environmentalist, and its getting out of control. Now all of the smaller lead sinkers are going to go into the local landfill near where i live, where most of vermonters trash goes now. this landfill is located next to two rivers. duh. that is the state for you.
I know the feeling...lead has been banned here for years, both in sinkers, in jigs, and in birdshot....guess I am just used to it. I hardly ever use a tip up...regs here are two lines per person, or one tip-up and a line....I must run, though, perhaps I'll catch you tomorrow. P.S. Glad that the dog and thecan survived the weasel!!
We are in the rolling country about halfway up the province on the border with Saskatchwan, so we have the best of both worlds....somepretty large lakes here and to the north/north east...Cold Lake is about 22 km across (about 15 miles, I think)...it is the southern edgeof the boreal forests. Lots of beauty up here.
well we still have beauty here, as we are the county of misfist toys, as the state would like us to be. they bring there trash here and the bullcrap stays in montpelier, at the capital. making up every stupid law, you see, we got all of the misfits from the cities, and most were lawyers. they are in the capital right now, making more bullcrap laws for there, big money people, what do they call them? lobbist?
Memp - are you sure you're not really from New Hampshire? "Live Free or Die!!!!"
Glad to meet you, icefishinglady...and I do hope this latest cold front brings you some ice. I am like you..if it is winter...I want enoughice to drive on...Had good luck with the lakers already this year...today I spent the day on two other lakes...early for perch, and got a respectable dozen..and Sweetie and I each got a lovely fat walleye...and it was such a nice day to be out. I am retired, and so is my fishing partner...he and I spend at least four days a week on the ice. I am also a granny, had six of my own, and now have three grandchildren...andthey all love ice fishing as well!!What do you do when you aren't on the ice?
Memp -Not to hi-jack a post, but did not the Native Americans generally live in communal (nay I go so far as communistic) societies? Not to get into politics as the U.S. population currently is of course at tremendous levels compared to the pre-european colonization time, but I assume there are some (albeit on a highly different scale) similarities and goals with respect to the prosperization and progression of our community as a whole? It sounds like you are somewhat distressed, but I have to assume at this point it is because of reasons other than the current political state overall - i.e. there most be some specific gripe? You can't tell me it's OK to allow full social benefits to those whose families were born upon the grounds of this great land (or full sovereignty for that matter (foot in my mouth as I type), but NOT OK for those from other regions, especially those who have lived here and contributed for many many years? By the way, I'm a native American - I WAS BORN HERE. Perhaps you should buy an island and start a country of your own where you can cater entirely to your own and allow no others the benefits of your territory. Please - get out and do some ice fishing and CHILL OUT. I understand your personal frustrations, but Sheesh - for the most part, especially on the icefishing community, we've all been there - you aren't the only one with hardships!!!!!!!!!To the others, sorry for venting and distracting from a thread which highlights the intense enthusiasm and contributions of those often overlooked as important and influential members of the icefishing community!!!!Cheers to more ladies on the ice (and may they all teach us something and outfish us once in awhile
