Update - Ice/Trout Fishin this Weekend

[Zip-in-Z]

Just got back from 3 months in California, great time but missed the ice fishin, so Backwabbit & I are off on another adventure to "Troutville", our famous lake. Maybe we'll see you out there on Saturday ...... remember no minnows!

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Everything was Green ......

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110628_zps2lc4inab.jpg



To Ice or Open Water ......

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/62b5adee-178d-4906-b33c-8138bb5d64c4_zpsfbca37ab.jpg



Looking for These ..... Colorful !

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1100811_zpsaa9bf243.jpg

[bwackwabbit]

Woohoo!!!! Troutville here we come!

[Zip-in-Z]

Some pic's from today's adventure to Troutville, perhaps a few more weeks before ice out.

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Main lake access wasn't safe.

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110711_zpsrhoqkha4.jpg

West side was o.k.

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110741_zpszwieyyjf.jpg

Backwabbit's auger was razor sharp
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110721_zpsjhkc5kqp.jpg
My Job.
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110723_zpscqurks4d.jpg

Just over 11" of clear ice.
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110726_zpsldqma9il.jpg

Caught a bunch of these guy's.
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110730_zpsmezpnmsn.jpg
No monsters.
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110733_zpshnhymkoh.jpg
They all went back.
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110736_zps6juwios9.jpg

Cold front ended the fishin early.
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110737_zpst9yictbi.jpg
There was only one other group out ... was it you ?
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110714_zpsqb6zqk0q.jpg




Stopped here to have a look, some open water, but still a few weeks to go.

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110743_zps4awhug6j.jpg

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110744_zps5dma4xhp.jpg

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http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/P1110745_zpsdnhg8grr.jpg

[Fishslayer99]

awesome post, great picture's as always! looks like you guys had a great day!
Troutville is some beautiful country! thanks for sharing.

[spinN'flyfish]

awesome, quite beautiful this time of year, a scenic country to behold

[Brandonkop]

Thanks for the post I really enjoyed it!

[bwackwabbit]

Sure was a beautiful morning

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/12/8daece1e2c6a83a89a8cbdfd5b004ee9.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/12/2835a6bbebc164970d64542bec149ca1.jpg

Some pretty fish in there

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/12/131d8cbc6101f535608f554ef7a0ebc2.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/12/fceea1bf248a127c8418fd3aa7fdbf97.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/12/55555db532b627f68be026588f9555fc.jpg

Cheers.