Fishing Getaway

I had some time to get away over the holidays and do some much needed ice fishing. Unfortunately, the results weren’t great and we didn’t catch much. I still had a great time on the ice and will be looking forward to my next trip north to do some ice fishing. Here is a little video that I put together on our trip spearing for northern pike.

 

South Dakota Shore Fishing, Protected by Buff

When I can find the time my favorite outdoor activity during the summer is fishing. There is nothing I love more than getting out on the water and doing some bass fishing. Tooling around the lake trying to find their haunts and get on the day’s pattern. There is nothing quite like feeling a tiny little tap in your line, reeling up the slack, and setting the hook into a nice sized bass.

In recent years I have been trying to get more conscious about protecting myself from the sun. I hate sunscreen but hate sunburn even more. This past spring I was watching bass fishing and saw Shaw Grigsby wearing a neat scarf type thing to protect his head, neck and face from the sun. After doing some research I figured out that he was wearing what is called a Buff, made by a company called Buff. He also had on a cool pair of sun protecting gloves. Since that moment I have been looking to get my hands on these products.

Well I finally did! Check out the video below. I am also wearing a sun protecting shirt and pants. The day was pretty warm and I stayed nice and cool even though I was all covered up. Needless to say I was safe from the sun as well! Unfortunately the fish didn’t cooperate! For more information on this great stuff check out http://www.buffusa.com/a/fishing

 

The Winter Doldrums

For a number of reasons the current time of year is pretty rough. The weather of course in the north country is the biggest issue. It is typically our coldest time of the year, the snow on the ground limits recreation and looking forward there is still a month and a half of this weather ahead! The easiest way to fight these winter time blues is to find things to do and embrace the weather. Things like cross country skiing, downhill skiing or snowboarding, snowshoeing, sledding, skating, snowmobiling, and ice fishing are all great ideas. Most of the time the biggest challenge is just getting dressed and getting out the door. Once you get there you realize that there truly is fun to be had during the winter season!