Winter's here - Event Date: 26 Dec 2017

Leo,  We are finally getting some of your 'global warming' in northern Michigan.  -17 F this morning, a bit on the brisk side, fortunately minimal wind.  Even our big inland lake across the street, Torch Lake is beginning to show signs of freezing over at the north end.  It doesn't happen too often as it is nearly 20 miles long and is 2.5 miles wide at its widest point and averages 250' depth down the middle.  That takes a lot of cold water to freeze over, probably a lot of fish down there too to escape the cold weather up near the surface.

No snow here, Jato just flippin cold:)

Artic front coming thru TN starting today, next few days will be bitter for us. Already fixed one pipe freeze now challenge is to keep house working, the building codes don't support freezes like in North, Pod is safe. Leo - No fishing here:) I'm like Ralphie's little brother I have all my clothes on and can't move. Long week for us:)

Originally posted by Leo B Our high today was -7 and it is dropping to -15 tonight................headed smelt fishing tomorrow! One of mine favorite lakes already has 10 inches of ice!

How do you do smelt up there? When we lived in Minnesota, we would use a net in a frame. Lay it on the lake bottom, and wait for a school to pass. When they did, we would lift the net/frame, and gather a half-buck of smelt.

Love beer-battered smelt!

One great thing about winter in the north, NO mosquitoes, NO black flies, NO stable flies, NO deer flies.  You can just go out in the snow and enjoy nature w/o bugs swarming around your face.  How sweet it is, enjoying nature with 2 feet of snow on the ground, a balmy 6 degrees above zero, and moderate winds blowing in your face, REFRESHING !