Finally some fish under that ice!

We went ice fishing again this weekend. The weather was below zero all week but it was still a beautiful day out on the frozen lake. We all had better luck this week and most of us were able to catch some fish.


Last weekend the ice was only about 3-4 inches. Over the week, the ice thickened to 7 inches. We were able to drive our machines on the ice this time. There was also very little snow on the ice so we did a few donuts on the ice on the way to the spot.


Steve fishing in his hole. We were fishing in about 6-7 feet of water. You could see the fish biting your line and there were tons of little fish keeping you busy while the bigger ones were being fussy.


My insulating bed from the ice was a cardboard box and Laura's yoga mat.


Me with my two fish. We spent a lot of time changing holes because the ice is still thin enough to make new holes very easily.


A picture of me trying to find the fish at the bottom. Every once in a while, a fish would swim by your hole. We just kept jigging the whole time.


Larissa making a hole in the ice with the chipper. It still only took about 3 minutes to get through the ice. I am not looking forward to chipping through 3 feet of ice again in a couple of months.


Kim catching her first Arctic fish.


Steve caught the first fish of the day.


A picture of the first fish I have been able to catch in Nunavut. It took a while but it finally happened. I did a little filet action on these puppies and then beer battered and fried them. They were delicious!!! The meat inside was very red.