New to the Great Falls Area and Ice Fishing

[yoteslayer31]

Hey all, The power auger and new Marcum Flasher is being delivered today.  I am new to the Great Falls Area and wondering where some good spots are to go to bring the kids for some quick perch action.  I hope to be fishing by mid to late Dec...  I hope.

[J_Edwards]

Nothing real close.  Holter is probably the closest, at about a hour,  but has shady ice and freezes the latest.  Beaver Creek is a hall, over 100 miles, but would be a great place for kids, it'll be fishable before long if this keeps up and it's a lot of fun.  I was out there early December the last couple of years.

[trappermike82]

Pishkun west of Choteau has also been a good one for me for perch.

[J_Edwards]

I forgot about that one, I know David loves it, I have only iced fished that one once. 

[yoteslayer31]

Thanks all.   When are your guys first trips out?

[richcyberdog]

The perch are small but yet fun to catch on Pelican point pond out here by Cascade, I bring my son out here each winter and we always have a blast

[J_Edwards]

Georgetown as soon as someone tells me there's 3" out there.  Should easily be the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

[trappermike82]

Pishkun is nice.  Dave and I had an interesting day or two out there, especially the day 80 mph winds hit us out of nowhere.  I thought he was going to have to rope up to me so he wouldn't blow away.

As for my first trip, I usually don't start in until about the 20th of December or so depending on the ice locally.

[J_Edwards]

Ha, I've heard that story a few times.  I always laugh, but I am sure it was in no way funny at the time. 

We found my bucket the following summer, I still use it to this day.

[yoteslayer31]

Sounds like an adventure... How well did the shack hold up?

[trappermike82]

We had the shack anchored but not set up and thank god... It took  me a solid 10 minutes just to get 100 yds off the ice with the shelter and gear in tow.  It is funny now when we look back but I don't know that I have ever been that scared on the ice before.