Martinsdale ( Good Call)

[ICEO]

Skidly are you still upset that all the fish picked my hook???

[skidly]

I would have had to just throw them back anyway ! My freezer is full of Bucks and Bulls  LOL   

[ICEO]

Ouch that hurts. It's not you I don't trust it's that your scale might have been working like your lures.

[KenaiHardH2O]

ICEO it is good to see the Razor is still running after I ran it all over the hills in November. It is good that the picture is from far away so all that blood we left on it doesn't show!

Skidly it looks like you are letting ICEO hang out in a little better digs than you are.

Thor and I hit a derby last weekend and Thor decided to release the probable Rainbow winner at the bottom of the hole.    I came away stinky so I can't say much.

Britta is enjoying her venison and I just wanted to say thanks again for all of your help with the hunt. Paid $900 for a license, $650 for a plane ticket, never fired a shot and had the time of my life when she dropped her deer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tight Lines Gentleman!

[ICEO]

KenaiHardH2O
 Here is a link to when Skidly and I built the new shanty in my neighbor's hanger. http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=212990.msg2110200#msg2110200

Skidly helped me long line release one that was bigger(Way Bigger ) then the one in the picture. He was trying to gaffe it and it got off and went back down the hole. I think he was using the same technique that I have used on a couple of Kings that you have hooked .

How is the ice up there? Down here it has not been that good of year a little hit and miss.

Tight Lines back at you.

[krankbait]

Heading that way tomorrow. Any news?

[jjordey]

What area of the reservoir is best to fish? What depth? I have not ice fished Martinsdale. Any info would be helpful, thanks.

[krankbait]

We fished on the north side in about 15-20 fow. Had the bait from the bottom to about 5' under the ice. Ended up with 13 and lost 5 more. Pretty good day but would have been a real good day if the wind wasn't blowing.

[fishinshack]

Sure would like to find a school of whitefish for a good smokin day. Anyone score any out of here? Even the Yellowstone around livingston hasnt delivered any whiteys yet. Tried sutherlin and still couldnt locate em.

[icemanmt]

Anyone fished here in the last couple of days?  Looking to go back this weekend wondering about the ice

[walleyeslayer1986]

i have always had really good luck with orange power bait at martainsdale cought some real nice bows

[Turbo51]

How thick is the ice?

[bquick]

How thick is the ice?

Haven't been up there but from what I gather it is still good.

[skidly]

we were up there 3-4, 3-5  started with 6" holes and by Sat night some were over 12", water running over ice like a small creek on edges and iceo broke thru near n shore about 6 am Sunday morn. we got the shanty off the ice at sunrise. It was 38deg at sunrise Sunday. My fish catchin lessons did not work, as ICEO kicked my behind again in that dept. Maybe he will see this post and add a little more info

looks like i'll be getting ready for open water.   

[ICEO]

If you are going to Martinsdale take a big plank. The edges are going fast. I have a funny feeling that with the poor ice conditions and wind this year it will not take it long for the ice to disappear. Unless we get a week of well below freezing I think may ice fishing is done for the year.

As far as kicking Skidly's behind all I have to say is    The fishing gods must like me! Now if I could just figure out what I did to piss off the hunting gods???