Thread: Ice fishing and total lonliness.

i must add it loks like heaven!

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

That sounds great, Ama! Your arctic char are what we call brook trout, or "specs" in the Smoky Mountains where I fish for them. They are a relic of the Ice Age's push into the South. Of course ours swim in small freestone streams, and are much smaller, as seen here:



A 10-inch "brookie" is a trophy, anything approaching 15 inches is a once-in-a-lifetime catch, and we rarely harvest them, as they are still recovering from nearly being exterminated by logging and development. But they are exquisitely beautiful, especially during the spawn. I too love to get away to wild places to fish and enjoy the natural world. I bet Norway is a beautiful country. Thanks for sharing. Aaron

Hello Aaron!
Actually the Røye/Brook Trout I got was not much larger than the one in your picture. Great picture and a wonderful place it seems

And yes, Norway is a beautiful country, especially the fjords and mountain regions.

Arild

You surely have a beautiful place with your nice girlfriend! Lucky you!

Ice fishing is one of the greatest things to do in the winter. All that silence and just being there alone is very relaxing. Mostly we get perch and zander, and i couldn't imagine better food than smoked zander or fried perch with some smashed potatoes. During last few years seals have become very common here so it has become harder to get fish. Seals have eaten most of them, or then they have just escaped into safer waters.
I am lucky to live in a small island and still close to city, so fishing is easy here. Both summer and winter.

Ama-There are much bigger char! You may have heard of Labrador, in the far Northeast part of North America. Many brook trout fishermen dream of a trip to Labrador to fish for giants weighing up to 10 pounds or more!

Wow, I'm envious. Some great shots of the mountain and lake.