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Washington => Ice Fishing Washington => Topic started by: muskyon46 on Nov 01, 2017, 07:46 PM

Title: Welcome
Post by: muskyon46 on Nov 01, 2017, 07:46 PM
Welcome to the shanty Washington state  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: FG Steve on Nov 01, 2017, 08:26 PM
spiltmilt, you did it!   ;D :clap:  :thumbsup:

Here's wishing you lots of good use of the new State forum!
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: spiltmilt on Nov 01, 2017, 09:02 PM
Hooray!
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: prospector on Nov 01, 2017, 09:35 PM
Interested in seeing what you guys go after as far as fishing options go! Welcome.
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: Idahogator on Nov 01, 2017, 10:07 PM
Congrats spiltmilt and welcome to you and Washington State.     :clap: :thumbsup:


                                                                                     :icefish:
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: FG Steve on Nov 01, 2017, 10:25 PM
...and now you can even more proudly add a location to your profile!   ;)
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: Idahogator on Nov 02, 2017, 12:00 AM
Nice to see those lakes you've posted, spiltmilt.     :bow:

Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: SpitzoMT on Nov 02, 2017, 03:54 AM
Well.....It's about darn time  :thumbsup:.....Welcome aboard Washington & congrats !!  :clap:
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: Spider1 on Nov 02, 2017, 05:29 AM
whaaaat! You mean there's ice fishing in Washington?? LOL!!! Congrats to all the folks from Washington, I hope this becomes a busy forum!

 :tipup:
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: appleye on Nov 02, 2017, 11:47 AM
Welcome Washington! Looking forward to the lake reports as maybe destination trip!!
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: Chris338378 on Nov 02, 2017, 12:45 PM
Welcome to the site.
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: mr.clean on Nov 02, 2017, 02:33 PM
Congratulations on getting a forum added for state of Washington ice anglers.
Steve
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: FlamDragger on Nov 28, 2017, 04:19 PM
This is great! I hope that Eloika and Fourth-of-July lakes can be added at some point, as well. Bead lake produced my first burbot, last year. A big fat 23-incher, just stuffed full of crawdads! I’m hoping to be on ice soon!


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Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: spiltmilt on Dec 06, 2017, 11:19 AM
This is great! I hope that Eloika and Fourth-of-July lakes can be added at some point, as well. Bead lake produced my first burbot, last year. A big fat 23-incher, just stuffed full of crawdads! I’m hoping to be on ice soon!


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Feel free to add threads for each of those lakes if you would like.
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: hugeinchina on Dec 12, 2017, 02:55 PM
This is awesome! Nice job spiltmilt. As an aside, my wife and I have been enjoying your youtube channel all summer. Hoping you are able to get some ice fishing videos up soon!  ;D :tipup:
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: WinterIsComing on Jan 07, 2018, 06:20 PM
Lived in WA ten years, and I finally decided I wasn’t going to let the cold keep me from fishing.... first time on the ice was Saturday.   Glad there’s a WA page so rookies like me can learn from and network with like minded people. :tipup: ;D
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: FlamDragger on Jan 07, 2018, 08:26 PM
    Welcome to the sport, WinterIsComing. If you scroll down the main page to the equipment section, you'll find all sorts of interesting things to get you going.
   The one thing I take every time I'm out is a set of spikes that I wear around my neck. If you should ever go in the water, the spikes will help you self-extract.
   Lots of great places to fish around here during the winter, but do it quick. The ice has a tendency to disappear pretty fast!
   Have fun, and stay safe!
         flam
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: WinterIsComing on Jan 09, 2018, 01:57 PM
Thanks Flam, A friend took me out on the ice last Saturday for the first time and gave me the rundown.  I am now hooked and proud to say I can check the Northern Pike off the list.  Ugly and slimy but man do they clean up nice for the table.....
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: hugeinchina on Jan 09, 2018, 04:39 PM
Thanks Flam, A friend took me out on the ice last Saturday for the first time and gave me the rundown.  I am now hooked and proud to say I can check the Northern Pike off the list.  Ugly and slimy but man do they clean up nice for the table.....

What lake were you guys pike fishing at? That's something I haven't tried yet.
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: WinterIsComing on Jan 10, 2018, 06:27 PM
We were at Hayden Lake. Well worth the $12/day in out of state fees to fish five holes as opposed to two here in WA. 
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: hugeinchina on Jan 11, 2018, 08:34 AM
We were at Hayden Lake. Well worth the $12/day in out of state fees to fish five holes as opposed to two here in WA.

Ahh yes, we do most of our fishing in Idaho and do the yearly out of state license every year. I haven't tried Hayden yet, but we've hit nearby Avondale a number of times.
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: Glowjigger on Jan 28, 2018, 10:59 AM
Awesome! Finally a Washington board! Lots of lakes in this area have hard water from mid December to early March and I've been wondering why there was never a Washington section. Thanks Ice Shanty.
Title: Re: Welcome
Post by: hugeinchina on Feb 28, 2018, 08:17 AM
Hey folks,

If you are enjoying the fact that we have a Washington board now as much as I am, please take a moment to go watch a couple of SpiltMilt's youtube videos on his channel. He puts a lot of time and effort into producing some informative fishing videos filmed in some of the most beautiful areas of our state! Make sure to "like" the video if you enjoyed what you've watched and subscribe to his channel. It costs you nothing, but is a big benefit to the guy doing all the work keeping the channel going. Hopefully everyone is staying safe out there as our ice season winds down. I'm hoping we have at least a few more days fishing available!  ;D