...ice fishing first

The transportation to and from the fishing grounds.
The ice fishers pose for a group photo.

The Quickfish 3...it is one fine ice fishing tent.

Gabby curled up and slept through most of the event.

It was a day of firsts on the ice of Island Lake. Karen and Gabby went on their first ice fishing trip. Karen caught her first fish through the ice and rode a snowmachine for the first time.

It all started when Emily, Gabby, and I walked out to the fishing spot and set up the Quickfish 3. It was windy and cold, but once the tent was standing and the Mr. Buddy heater was burning things warmed up. Still, Gabby looked at me with a, "You've got to be kidding me," look on her face as we settled in and started fishing. She immediately curled up on the tent storage bag for a nice long nap. She doesn't seem to like the cold very much. Mr. Buddy heater notwithstanding.

Karen and the Burnett family showed up later and after a trip to the computer and the internet for fishing licenses (one of which was very expensive) we started fishing in earnest. It was slow for a while but the fish gradually made an appearance and Karen reeled in some nice trout and arctic char. Of course, all the pictures of the fish are on her camera (really, I'm not kidding) so I didn't have any to add to this post. You'll just have to take my word for it, they were nice fish.

Towards the end of our time Karen got to jet around the lake on the snowmachine with Zach as the rest of of us watched. Then it was time to pack up and head home...which was only about 100 yards away. We all had a great time as we enjoyed our...ice fishing firsts.