Posted By: Hirogen
Winter Wonderland - 11/18/19 11:20 PM
All my deer tags are filled so it's time to switch to ice fishing prep. Speaking of which we went up to our place close to Restoule and there is 8 to 10 inches of snow on the ground and the lake is completely frozen with 4 to 6 inches of ice on the back bays. Had to use the chainsaw to get water (water system is winterized already) for dishes. Driveway which is a mile long was only passable by truck for the first 3/8 mile. After that bent/downed trees were an issue (about 50 of them spread out over the last 5/8 mile). Fortunately I decided to bring the sleds just in case and they were able to snake around or under all of them. I went back out Saturday afternoon and cleared them all out but I am sure there will be more. A few pics from the weekend:
As far as we made it with the truck:
The wife and i on our machines about to head in:
About every 100 feet or so after the first 3/8 mile was like this:
Sunrise this morning. Looks like open water further out but it's not. Hard, clear ice.
Cutting holes for water. Ice in close was mostly grey but transitioned to clear the further out you went.