Author Topic: What do you do in the off season (Read 5933 times)

fishhead16 · « **on:** Feb 05, 2008, 11:21 PM »

Just wondering what everyone does after the ice is gone. I know I dont get to fish to much in the summer because of work. I try to take my jeep mud bogging as much as I can. So lets hear what you do.

ryguy337 · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 05, 2008, 11:31 PM »

hunting whenever theres a season open, and summers on the lake fishin up some bass

topwaterbait · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 05, 2008, 11:37 PM »

Top water bass fishing. The best fishing if you ask me.

Swift · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 05, 2008, 11:39 PM »

Fly fish for pannies and smallies, tie my own flies, carve decoys, eliminate varmints, reload shotgun and rifle, hunt waterfowl and deer as well. Basically bored most of the time.

ryguy337 · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 05, 2008, 11:41 PM »

i do the ocasional fly fishing and i tie my own flies, but i like tyeing my own ice fishing jigs, they work well and have caught a lot of big bass, i might try varmit this year but dont know much about it

Smitty71 · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 05, 2008, 11:59 PM »

Spring spawn crappies, turkey hunting and morels in the spring, followed by the catfish spawn and drifting from late may-august. Then get my bow, smoke pole and rifle ready for deer season. And by the time that is coming to a close I should be "Walkin On Water" once again!

Smitty

dvsbruce · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 04:14 AM »

Hunt...Fish...Camp!

walleyesteve · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 04:34 AM »

Last ice perch, actually drive the boat up onto the ice hop out and drill holes or cast off the ice into open water, Detroit river! Hunt Morels, then start pull'n boards for walleye till Oct., hunt deer, next thing you know it's croppie time threw the hard stuff again.

skulldugary · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 05:37 AM »

Hunt morels most everyday for 6 weeks and a dozen other shrooms through the summer and fall,fish,bow hunt,rifle,muzzle load,small game,wood work,build models,decorate shoe boxes with elbow macaroni and make potted meat sculptures,work on keeping my sanity mostly......

Quack_Attack · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 05:39 AM »

Well I dig the shotguns back out, hunt turkey, go on pheasant shoots, shoot sporting clays, and then chase waterfowl til the ice forms or close to it.

Fish softwater on local lakes for bass, pike, walleye, and maybe some panfish in the spring. But my favorite softwater pastime is chasin' walleye on Saginaw Bay and occasionally Lake Erie.

Heck now that I'm retired I don't know how I ever found time to work!

Fishbomb · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 05:39 AM »

Get back in the boat and seek walleyes from ice out to ice up on Lakes Erie, Huron and Michigan.

icecaptain · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 06:01 AM »

1. Salmon/perch fishing on Lake Michigan 2. fishing/camping inland lakes in Traverse City area 3.hunt some whitetails with a shotgun and muzzleloader.......... go ice fishing again

PACKMAN241982 · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 06:06 AM »

Hunt...Fish...Camp

walleyesteve · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 06:07 AM »

Quote from: skulldugary on Feb 06, 2008, 05:37 AM

Hunt morels most everyday for 6 weeks and a dozen other shrooms through the summer and fall,fish,bow hunt,rifle,muzzle load,small game,wood work,build models,decorate shoe boxes with elbow macaroni and make potted meat sculptures,work on keeping my sanity mostly......

What the heck is a potted meat sculpture?

lanceyoung7 · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 07:01 AM »

hunt, fish, camp!

jjmoser · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 07:36 AM »

I work as a chef for a golf country club and it keeps me busy along with my family but I do find time to river walk, pond hop for bass and make occasional trips to Erie for eyes.

chillywillie · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 07:38 AM »

Fishing season never ends, the equipment just changes

fishinainteasy · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 07:48 AM »

spring bluegills on their beds, turkey hunting, morel mushrooms, saginaw bay walleye fishing,annual trip to lake charlevoix for a week of smallmout fishing,salmon fishing on lake michigan, bear hunting (when permit drawn), youth deer hunt with my boys,bow season, rifle season, muzzleloader,late archery season,first ice perch....repeat!!

Rumrunner · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 07:56 AM »

Quote from: walleyesteve on Feb 06, 2008, 06:07 AM

What the heck is a potted meat sculpture?

Yeah.....WTH? Where can I get one? LOL

fishinainteasy · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 08:01 AM »

If you play with your meat enough you can sculpt it how ever you want ive heard

sightfisher · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 08:12 AM »

Fish ,Fish, Fish,! What Offseason?

craig mack · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 08:13 AM »

Hunt for turkeys and deer. And fish

DR.SPECKLER · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 09:34 AM »

steelhead bass salmon fishing then deer hunting maybe in that order

hauler · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 09:40 AM »

Open water fishing , disc golf , summer honey do list.

Lobes · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 09:44 AM »

I think in Michigan "Off" season is when the mosquitos are out!

NBG

Bgreen02 · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 09:49 AM »

Go turkey and deer hunting. Fish more in the early spring before all the boaters and recreational people get out in the sumer and make it impossible to fish. Go camping.

pooley · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 09:52 AM »

fish, hunt ,drink beer, camp, mountain bike, drink beer, hike, drink beer, drink beer, work. then drink beer.

Lobes · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 09:56 AM »

I'LL BE HANGING OUT WITH POOLEY !!! ...DRINKIN' BEER !!!

NBG

Higgins · « **Reply #28 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 10:00 AM »

Quote from: fishinainteasy on Feb 06, 2008, 08:01 AM

If you play with your meat enough you can sculpt it how ever you want ive heard

Now that put a smile on my face, VERY FUNNY.

koby · « **Reply #29 on:** Feb 06, 2008, 10:03 AM »

Hunt mushrooms.....there are more than 20 species of choice shrooms that grow here that are the best eats youll ever experience.

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Author Topic: What do you do in the off season (Read 5933 times)