04-16-2006, 03:11 AM
Fished Strawberry today with Tincanfsh. Between us we only managed 20 fish and Billy allowed me to catch a few of them but not many. The snow and slush was beyond ugly. There is a thin layer of ice on top of about 12 inches of slush, and when walking you break through on almost every step. The hike back up the hill was through at least 4 feet of snow, and snow shoes help, but the snow is so soft that snow shoes break through most of the time. At one point my right foot went down at least 4 feet. The only way I could get my snow shoe and foot out was to dig it out with a shovel. IMHO ice fishing is over for the season at Strawberry, at least it is over for enjoyable ice fishing. I predict soft water fishing in 2 to 3 weeks.
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