Bring on the Hardwater!!!!!

[Karl Blanchard]

I can't imagine ice fishing without a flasher. Such a game changer.

[MtnMuley]

I can't imagine ice fishing without a flasher. Such a game changer.

Oh I can...........
#panoptic

[Southpole]

We’ll here’s the beast. Thinking about just moving into it. The sled is as big as a small Livingston boat.

[Southpole]

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[Machias]

Anyone been to Hog Canyon yet this year?

My parents would take us kids there ,30 years ago.
We would bring a hatchet and firewood.
Cut hole through the ice with a hatchet to fish,and build a fire on the ice. Winter was rough then. The road was so bad with snow we would walk the mile or whatever it was ,pulling sleds through the snow,with firewood and fishing gear.

I've had a LOT of fun fishing there in the past.  When my 4x4 went out one winter I got stuck trying to get out.  I made several runs, but would get stuck 10 feet from the top.  Slide back down.  Finally on one attempt I just put it in the shallow ditch on the side and waited for someone to come along and give me a short tug to the top!    Next time I went there I parked at the upper parking lot and walked down to the back of the canyon.

[Machias]

Wow Southpole, that thing is purty!!!!

[KFhunter]

Anyone been to Hog Canyon yet this year?

My parents would take us kids there ,30 years ago.
We would bring a hatchet and firewood.
Cut hole through the ice with a hatchet to fish,and build a fire on the ice. Winter was rough then. The road was so bad with snow we would walk the mile or whatever it was ,pulling sleds through the snow,with firewood and fishing gear.

I've had a LOT of fun fishing there in the past.  When my 4x4 went out one winter I got stuck trying to get out.  I made several runs, but would get stuck 10 feet from the top.  Slide back down.  Finally on one attempt I just put it in the shallow ditch on the side and waited for someone to come along and give me a short tug to the top!    Next time I went there I parked at the upper parking lot and walked down to the back of the canyon.

Where is this?

[KFhunter]

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That thing is sweet Southpole 

[Ridgeratt]

Hog canyon is just east of the Tyler exit south of Spokane. Exit 257

[Fletch]

Fished Moses Lake Sunday morning for 2.5 hours near I 90 bridge.  Not a bite.  The small crowd of icefishermen dwindled quickly.  I heard of 1 small perch caught and that was it.  Not sure if Lind coulee is fishable yet, didnt drive down to check it out. 

[KFhunter]

My hub suppost to be here today, got the sleds ready to tow in the gear.   Deep snow gonna be a chore to hump in

[Ridgeratt]

If it doesn't show.  You want to use a 4 man blue tarp?

[Machias]

Anyone been to Hog Canyon yet this year?

My parents would take us kids there ,30 years ago.
We would bring a hatchet and firewood.
Cut hole through the ice with a hatchet to fish,and build a fire on the ice. Winter was rough then. The road was so bad with snow we would walk the mile or whatever it was ,pulling sleds through the snow,with firewood and fishing gear.

I've had a LOT of fun fishing there in the past.  When my 4x4 went out one winter I got stuck trying to get out.  I made several runs, but would get stuck 10 feet from the top.  Slide back down.  Finally on one attempt I just put it in the shallow ditch on the side and waited for someone to come along and give me a short tug to the top!    Next time I went there I parked at the upper parking lot and walked down to the back of the canyon.

Where is this?

https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/hog-canyon-lake

[Southpole]

Wow Southpole, that thing is purty!!!!

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That thing is sweet Southpole 

Thanks. We set it up several times so we won’t look AS dorky when we really go to use it. Sucker is gonna stick out like Rudolph’s nose. The only down side, it is a bit on the heavy side. I’ll be curious how difficult it will be to hand pull it. We did install the composite white runner strips underneath, maybe that would help make it easy. Might have to get a couple of malamutes to pull it.

[Jonathan_S]

I'd like to tell you that is an over the top purchase. However, if I were to add up the costs of my tungsten jigs, it is probably as high as that sled