Paxton Hits the Ice

Paxton makes his first trip onto the ice at East Canyon for a little fishing. Unfortunately, we were late getting on the ice and the bite had pretty much ended for the day. So he did some sledding down the hill, and played around with his fishing pole for a few hours. We had a nice time, regardless of the lack of fish. I only saw 3 on my fish finder, and never had a hit.

East Canyon on the Ice

My cell phone was dead, so I was unable to take any pictures. But I had a really fun day on East Canyon yesterday morning.

The truck said it was only 4 degrees, and it felt like it. The ice was slick and hard, with a spattering of snow in spots.

My first hole was over 70 feet of water. So I cut another and moved in to only 50 feet. I began here, placing my "nail tail" jig down about 10 to 12 feet, looking for cruising rainbows. I found them. I landed 5, and missed probably twice that many. The bite was rather aggressive, but they only gave you one quick shot and they were gone.

I only stayed about 3 hours. Since I was alone, I saw it as a good opportunity to get home early and do some things. The bite died off about 10:30 or so anyway. But it was my first trip out in several weeks, and I had a great time. Even though the catching wasn't that great. I caught rainbows in the 14 to 16 inch range, and they fought well.

I'm looking forward to going back soon, and possibly arriving a little earlier; before daylight.