Are you in Mn?

I spend one week during the winter in Mn on Lake Mille Lacs. An uncle of mine who is retired, build huge ice houses that look like mobile homes, they sleep 8 people and are equipped so that 4 people can sleep next to holes in the floor, and ice fish. He used to work for Honeywell as an electrical engineer so you can imagine the setup he has, a swing arm over the hold and a tab connected to a line, into a buzzer so that when a fish bites the buzzer goes off, you wake up and pull up your super perch or walleye.

I know it doesn't sound like the adventure ice fishing is suppose to be. Attaching a portable tent ice house to your snowmobile, then dragging it to your favorite fishing spot, drilling your hole and sticking in your pole, but it is relaxing. The only thing that ever bothers me is the sound at night of the ice contracting, and cracking, and the ripping sound that seems like it goes on and on for miles while you are trying to sleep at night. That and the fact the wind chill factor can get down to the -50s make it all adventure enough for me. But I do love it, truly enjoy it, and plan on going ice fishing in Mn very soon.

Have fun, I truly envy you...



Scott