#111 - Go Ice Fishing (Contributed by Keith Stone)

January 23-25, 2009 - Keith Stone put together an ice fishing weekend at a house in Limerick, ME with a bunch of Phi Sigs. Good times were had, and it got really friggin' cold (like -15F) Sunday night.

Turns out ice fishing has some important differences relative to regular fishing. Setup is more strenuous, unless you have a powered auger to cut your hole in the ice. And once the "tip-ups", which are sort of like mouse traps for fish, are set, you just stand around waiting for a little orange flag to pop up. Also, it's ridiculously cold. One very important similarity is that, when that little flag does pop up, much like when you feel that tug or see the bobber bounce up and down in regular fishing, there is a brief period of excitement that leads, inevitably, to disappointment once you realize the fish got away.

I posted some photos:
http://picasaweb.google.com/JimmyTheCook/IceFishingLimerickME#