Friday, January 01, 2016

Fishing On Ice

Catching a Yellow Perch through the ice 
Happy New Year! For you Northerners, let's hope 2016 kicks off with a productive season of hard water action. For you Southerners, I'll explain.

As the ice thickens on Vermont ponds and lakes, fishermen are preparing for a new season of ice fishing by stocking shanties, sharpening augers, digging out crampons, and re-spooling tip-ups.
A tip-up ready for action
I am honored to be currently featured in Stratton Magazine's Winter 2016 issue, "Fishing On Ice":
http://www.strattonmagazine.com/current_issue/fish-on-ice/

page 2: http://www.strattonmagazine.com/current_issue/fish-on-ice/2/

page 3: http://www.strattonmagazine.com/current_issue/fish-on-ice/3/

Thanks to Meryl Robinson for writing the article and Hubert Schriebl for the photos!
Checking the live bait
Keep your lines tight, the coffee hot, and stay tuned for Brattleponics' Southern adventures coming your way!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Mark, I read it all & am impressed by your patience & true love of the sport from start to dinner...remarkable skil you possess & seem to do easily, lovingly.
Marcia Fagelson