Updated: Apr 1, The kids mostly played by themselves while the adults fished, but occasionally they swung by with updates on their thirst, hunger, discomfort, boredom and general disinterest in catching crappies through the ice. He then stays laid off until spring triggers the construction season, steady work and long workdays.
Flock fishes daily from Spooner to Fountain City, and figures he hits over lakes, ponds and impoundments each winter. Day and night, on the water or off, he exchanges tips with Flatland, Mountin, and mutual friends and fishing fanatics like Braeden Neyens bnfishing and Joe Swanson, a custom-rod builder goldstandardoutdoors in Eau Claire. Their deep interest in the outdoors intrigues older folks who forever fret about the future of hunting and fishing.
They hunt and fish as intensely as their older mentors, and respect the skills their grandparents and baby-boomer elders taught them. These days, she most enjoys fishing creeks for brook trout, but still makes time for running and gym workouts. When I said things had slowed, she encouraged me to move.
Ah yes, the Garmin LiveScope System, which is basically the opposite of a submarine periscope. Instead of scanning the surface from below, the LiveScope uses sonar to scan the depths from above. Still, finding crappies and catching crappies are different tasks. Crappies, like all fish, behave differently by the day, lake, season, weather, water clarity and time of day.
The bigger and heavier you go, the faster you can get the bait back down to them. How about plastics and other artificial baits? And what about fishing apps for smartphones, which predict the weather and feeding activity, offer tips on possible hotspots, record logbook entries, and find hidden trends gleaned from your logbook data and other entries? But that mostly just helps me figure out where to go fishing, and whether to bring my one-man shelter or pop-up tent.
