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After an extremely mild December with a greenish brown Christmas and a warm rainy January…
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February is roaring in strong….
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And cold.
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The ice has finally frozen solid enough to hold the fishing shacks on the river, which is big business up here in Maine.
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Do I want to sit in an 8×10 plywood building and stare at a hole in the ice in subzero temperatures waiting for an oily little smelt to swim by?
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I do not.
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No matter how pretty the sunsets are.
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But more power to the rugged souls that do.
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River's world..... 
It’s been in the -20 to -30* below here. I’m sending the wind along so you can have it too KK?
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It’s already here. Blowing a frigid gale today.
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Oh, that was faster than the US Postal Service!!
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Everything is these days.
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I like to fish, but not in winter. The one time I tried it, (in northern Michigan) I lost feeling in my feet…seriously thought I was going to lose some toes. I’ll stick with summer, thanks.
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People put mini wood stoves in these. On the ice. Is it me… or is that asking for trouble?
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And every year someone’s truck goes through the ice when they drive it out to their shanty without checking how thick the ice is. Can’t fix stupid…
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No, but hypothermia can thin out the herd…
😉
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LOL, definitely the wrong way! I can’t imagine why someone would want to do this. Fishing in good weather is not my favorite activity, this takes it to a whole new level. Thanks for a glimpse inside of a ice fishing shack. It’s the only way I’ll ever see one.
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People live it. Of course it might just be a way to avoid your spouse…
🤣
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I’d opt for a movie theatre as a hiding place.
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Or a cocktail lounge… yes. No danger of frost bite there….. unless the drinks are too cold.
😉
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Oh hell no! My house drives away from all that mess.
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Yikes! Um…no. The coldest it’s here is about maybe 30 degrees and since its Texas, and El Paso I’m pretty sure I’m okay with being in the house warm, lol.
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As a Leap Year baby I understand February rebelling having a day taken away—“LET’S SNOW!”
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Ice fishing sounds a treat but I think I’ll leave it to the professionals. I’ll help by eating it.
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Smelt are oily little things, like large sardines.
🤢
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🤮 ok, maybe I’ll leave eating it to the professionals too.
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Maybe the hut looks like a she shed but nope nope nope. I need no ice, no water and no oily fish. I need a wifi connection and insulation. 😛
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Yes ma’am. I do not enjoy roughing it. Ever.
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Winter is finally here, too.
I went ice fishing once as a teenager. One of the worst experiences of my life. Never again.
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Ditto that. Except my experience was clamming.
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Send the men to fish . . . and invite the women to join you at your Barn Bar!
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That could work!
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I’ll never understand.
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Never eat an animal that is a past-tense verb…
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