Ice Fishing Season 2

Well finally Mr Winter has come and decided to freeze the local lakes so that ice fishermen can get out. I am very excited to start my second season of ice fishing. I know that sounds strange that I am only in my second season of ice fishing. It is true though, I never had the time try ice fishing until last year. I was always playing hockey during the winter months and only had time to fish in the summer with my grandpa. Last year was not the best year for me in the ice fishing department. It is different to walk out on the ice and try to figure out the hot spot without having a depth finder or the knowledge of where the spots are. In the winter the fish are not where they are during open water fishing. I never really knew that . So this year I hoping to figure out the patterns of the fish during the winter months so that I can make this year a successful one. Alot of people have told me that I need to get a flasher, which is a form of a depth finder that helps to locate the fish. So I am saving up to get my first flasher this year. I know that the fishing is alot better up here than in the St. Cloud area so I am hoping that once finals are over with I can get out on the ice and catch some fish and make some more memories in the great outdoors.