Board Member Comment by jojo wilczewski on January 21, 2014 at 8:13pm

John are they on the river? Nuts they are??? Jojoout

Board Member Comment by John Jarosz on January 21, 2014 at 8:39pm

Jojo...yeah, they're out on the river.  They're Nuts with a capital "N."  The pic was taken about 2:30 Tues P.M. from the small field that is just to the right of the Blue Water Marina launch ramp looking toward the Huntley (Ferry Rd?).  I was on my way to check out the kayak launch ramp & saw them out there.  I think the guy on the left was delirious from the cold, otherwise he would've been in a shelter.  By the way, I never bothered to walk out there to check the thickness.

Board Member Comment by Scott McKee on January 22, 2014 at 12:18pm

Thank you for not checking, John!  I like you breathing!

Comment by mike crehan on January 22, 2014 at 5:35pm

 The ice can build a good thickness there (at least it used to) I'm not sure how the ice builds now? Years ago I went out there quite a bit, I used to go with the guys from the NRAA.  It can be really, really good for jumbo perch. We also iced Northerns and the occasional Carp from that area.

Board Member Comment by John Jarosz on January 23, 2014 at 10:19am

Mike...WOW!! I used to ice fish a lot myself (Pinehurst, Sturgeon Pt) & usually felt goosey about going into the wild cold yonder but I always thought that with the moving water, that ice fishing on the river would be dicey.  The only time I ever ice fished on top of moving water was years ago when the Catt froze near the Irving boat launch & here we are, talking with an ex-Niagara ice fisherman.  You're like an urban legend.  Thanks for the info & will have to try for perch there after the thaw.

Comment by carl schenk on January 23, 2014 at 7:26pm

great year for ice.  pulled 25 perch from a school in the harbor on Monday in a spot I haven't been able to safely access in years

Board Member Comment by John Jarosz on January 23, 2014 at 11:22pm

Carl..25 perch is a beautiful catch any day of the week.  Way to go!!  Do you think it might have something to do with the coke ovens shutting down?  I remember seeing some people out near the South Gap one year, & I don't remember if it was last year or the year before, but when the coke ovens were putting out warm water, it was suicide to even think about going there.

Comment by carl schenk on January 24, 2014 at 1:46pm

lot of current when going out past the dropoff outside of cargil

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