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New Hampshire => Ice Fishing New Hampshire => Topic started by: 603TROUT on Mar 16, 2023, 06:40 PM

Title: DONE
Post by: 603TROUT on Mar 16, 2023, 06:40 PM: Well, it's over, down south at least... Never even really began! Took the pond forever to freeze and only had good enough ice for one ice fishing/skating day. Been out in the boat in the last couple weeks. Had some surprisingly good dry fly action last Sunday.

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Title: Re: DONE
Post by: DowneastPescador on Mar 17, 2023, 05:42 AM: Nice, midge dries or what?
Title: Re: DONE
Post by: 603TROUT on Mar 17, 2023, 05:51 AM: Quote from: DowneastPescador on Mar 17, 2023, 05:42 AM
Nice, midge dries or what?

Caddis. Never seen them hatch in abundance this early!
Title: Re: DONE
Post by: Steve H. on Mar 17, 2023, 06:51 AM: Wow. I've seen winter stoneflies but not caddis.
Title: Re: DONE
Post by: 603TROUT on Mar 17, 2023, 07:02 AM: Quote from: Steve H. on Mar 17, 2023, 06:51 AM
Wow. I've seen winter stoneflies but not caddis.

Yup. I was quite surprised, seen my fair share of little black stone flies in the winter months but these were size 12 or 14 brown Caddis skating across the surface. The takes were very aggressive!
Title: Re: DONE
Post by: DConICE on Mar 17, 2023, 08:16 AM: Seems so early.... but way to get on them.
Title: Re: DONE
Post by: lowaccord66 on Mar 17, 2023, 11:12 AM: Quote from: Steve H. on Mar 17, 2023, 06:51 AM
Wow. I've seen winter stoneflies but not caddis.

Winter caddis pop off all the time down here even if the water temp is 38-low 40's.
Title: Re: DONE
Post by: fishingidjit on Mar 17, 2023, 03:29 PM: Quote from: 603TROUT on Mar 17, 2023, 05:51 AM
Caddis. Never seen them hatch in abundance this early!
Wow ! It was a bad ice year for sure but the bugs are happy.
Title: Re: DONE
Post by: Uppervalley Kid on Mar 26, 2023, 08:22 PM: Open water season is on
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Title: Re: DONE
Post by: 603TROUT on Mar 27, 2023, 05:20 AM: Quote from: Uppervalley Kid on Mar 26, 2023, 08:22 PM
Open water season is on
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In the smoker - nice!!
Title: Re: DONE
Post by: lowaccord66 on Mar 28, 2023, 11:28 AM: Very nice.
Title: Re: DONE
Post by: george_l on Mar 28, 2023, 02:33 PM: I think I'm done as well, just put the gear away and summerized the sleds. Pulled the boat out and started getting it ready as well.
Title: Re: DONE
Post by: DConICE on Mar 29, 2023, 06:43 AM: Yesterday was my last chance to go and I let things get in the way - so I wet a line to no avail at an open water pond. Been an interesting season, already looking forward to a better one next year - hopefully with more ice and more time spent on top of it. Gear will be stowed and boat unwrapped in a couple of weeks... can't wait.
Title: Re: DONE
Post by: OldTowner on Mar 29, 2023, 11:08 AM: Had a good day yesterday in Coos. Several big female yellow perch and one errant pickerel who tried to strip away 50yds of line! Coming off the lake I went through the top layer of snow ice into ankle deep water and the sled followed. The hub is drying before packing away for the season, which up here, has been a short one. I can't complain though, we went to Hawaii for two weeks in February and missed the best fishing here! ::)