When Will I See The Driveway? Part 2 (3/4/26)

 It was cloudy, and above freezing all day. The melting continues. Maybe by the end of the weekend.

Top of the driveway still has some ice by the garage

Mid driveway slush and ice

End of the driveway bare spots growing

In a warmer than average week.

GOMH Tonight (3/3/26)

50's and a 60 next week, yeah baby! Solid stretch right now.

I got skunked tonight. Things appear more open than they are. I htink this warm stretch will be lomg enough to do some damage.

GOMH Tonight (3/2/26)

 

Today went by quickly, and I didn't feel like ice fishing, so I went to the GOMH and fished there for half an hour. Then I did 7 laps. No bullheads, but i did see a few pairs of swans flying about.

Bass Fisherman Liberation Day Has Arrived (3/1/26)

 

I went to Beat Trax, bought my licence around noon, and headed to Erskine around 3 PM. I caught one dink bass on a Cubby.  Today is when catch-and-release fishing is officially legal for bass during the closed season. 

Liberation Day Has Arrived!

When Will I See My Driveway 2026? Part 1 (3/1/26)

 The sun has been making slow progress over the past week. I finally got out and took pictures today. So the countdown to seeing my driveway starts on March 1st, 2026. With the weather this week, I'm guessing it will be ice/snow free by next weekend.

Here is the forecast:

GOMH is ahead of last year as of today, but then we had a really warm week of weather, and it was a mild winter last year.

Fished Open Water @GOMH To End 25/26 Season

 I will be going to Brainerd tomorrow for a Bass Snatchers meeting, then heading down to Princeton to celebrate Dad's birthday with the family. So no fishing tomorrow. It was super windy today, so I decided not to head out on the ice. There was just enough open water at the edge of the rocks on the SW side of the GOMH, so I chucked lures for 45 minutes. Ending 25/26 with a skunk.

Muskrat on sunk ice

GOMH+ Today

 I will most probably throw my first casts in open water next week.

Definitely current

Erskine Lake 

The Aqua-Vu Micro died today, made for a depressing outing as I missed bites because of it.

GOMH+ Today

 

Looking East from the NW Sullivan Access

Looking SW from the NE Sullivan Access

"Turtle Creek"

GOMH+ Fish Pics (2/23/26)

 

GOMH+ Today (2/21/26)

 

It is refreezing

Wild clouds, a lot going on 

Just one bass, tonight

Lots of these though

A gang of these thugs showed up as it was getting dark

GOMH Today (2/20/26)

 

If I'm going fishing at Lake Place, Rock Lake, or Erskine Lake, it is about an 8/9ish minute detour to check the conditions at the Grumpy Old Man Hole to be back on 8 headed North.