I sure hope that Moss' wife doesn't read this...

[MossRoad]

Tribune's "Tales from the West Side" columnist dies at 66

May Lee Johnson known for writing about life in South Bend

www.southbendtribune.com

 

[MossRoad]

Got to go last night. Probably the last time for the year, as while there was 10-11" of good ice yesterday, it's darn near 50 degrees today, windy, same for tomorrow with rain. A lake that was similar yesterday already has a couple inches of water on it today. Oh well, at least I got to go 4 times this year. Didn't get to go to my childhood lake for only the 2nd time in the past 50ish years. No safe ice.

Here's a picture of one of my favorite things to do (no prostitute jokes please).

Ice fishing, February 15, 2022.
About 8:05pm.
Air temp 32 degrees.
Wind 15-20mph.
Small lake in La Porte Co, In.
Warm and toasty in my flannel lined jeans, t-shirt, carhart coveralls, Striker floating ice fishing jacket, felt liner waterproof boot. No gloves. Didn't need them. I just reach into the holes to clear the ice or grab a loose fish. Air dried them real fast.

4 bluegill and one crappie. Enough for dinner for my wife and I later in the week.

 

[MossRoad]

March 7, 2019. Last time out for that year.

Friend of mine (a known local prostitute) and I were (OK no he's not), walking off the lake and I turned around and told him to stop and look at the sunset. We stood there for a while, and I told him to stay there while I took the picture.

I call it a metaphor for old men looking back and contemplating their life.

We're getting older and the sun is setting.

 

[MossRoad]

He really liked that picture, so he had it printed out and framed for his den.

 

[Jstpssng]

He really liked that picture, so he had it printed out and framed for his den.

I don't blame him.

 

[groundcover]

Still waiting for the picture of the prostitute !

 

[Xfaxman]

I hate ice fishing, by the time I get the hole chopped big enough to put the boat in, I'm too tired to fish!

 

[groundcover]

And when you cook up the ice that you caught it makes a pretty thin soup !

 

[MossRoad]

Weird 2 days fishing. Yesterday, it was 13F. The fish froze as soon as you put them on the ice. Solid in half an hour. Had to thaw them out to clean them.



24 hours later, 47F. Caught 35, kept 12. Threw this bass back, as I was in Michigan today and it's out of season. Put up a fun fight on the little ice fishing rig.

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What a beautiful day! Geese and sandhill cranes all afternoon. Some swans, too.
The sandhills never migrated this year. It's been too warm and not much snow cover, so apparently they're finding plenty to eat.

Still 11" of good ice. Supposed to be warm for 3 days, but it might freeze back up by next weekend. If not, the few times I got to go this season were all enjoyable.

 

[lman]

I'm not following how you can say it's been too warm with 11" of ice. I talked to a guy the other day and he said this has been one of the better ice fishing seasons.