2014 Ice Season Recap

[Steve Rowbotham]

Well it appears that the 2014 ice season has come and gone, despite the fact that we will still have ice for another few weeks or more. This year, I would have to say was by far the toughest ice season that I have had in recent memory. There were a few days that we could do no wrong, but there were several that I could do nothing right. Too many skunks for one season. I fished several locations, but was limited to walking for the most part, and my own laziness got the best of me on several cold, windy occasions, when I just stayed put instead of moving. Despite the tough trials, I was still able to find some good success here and there, mostly in the shallower ranges of 55-80 feet. I had my best lake trout success using an Imperium Ace rigged on a 3/8oz darter head jig and an Imperium Ice tube, also rigged on a 3/8oz head. There were a lot of "high flyers" this season, sitting in the top 30 feet of the water column, at one point I had a smallish (5-6 lbs) laker hit the tube just 5 feet under the ice in 122 ft of water. Pretty wild stuff. Hope you enjoy some of the photos from the season! Thanks for viewing.























I kept 3 or 4 this season for the pan, but for the most part I practice catch and release. To keep this fishery healthy, I encourage we all do our part to help, CPR. Catch, Photo, Release

[Rowbow]

Looks like a pretty successful ice season to me!
Lots of good sized fish in those pictures good job.
The season got a little random for me too at times, some weeks were fire and others I wanted to give up and wait for open water haha.

[scud_17]

There are some great pictures for some great fish!! and btw, you * smalles * is way bigger than my biggest... i will be picking your brain for lakers next season! lol congrats!

[oaknut]

Some real nice fish there. Even though I could be out on the ice here for a while yet I doubt I will. Wouldn't want to hurt my perfect record this winter. Didn't get out once. Hello life.

[shawn800x]

holy you guys got some pigs down there! great job boyz.

[FSHN 247]

Nice job Steve..appreciate your recap!!

FSHN 247
Jay

[sullyy]

That's a lot of big lakers, very nice! Get any weights on the biggest ones?