Here at the Livingston ponds we're in that dreaded transition period between open water and safe ice. Unfortunately, being this far south means this unfishable circumstance can last quite awhile, as temps tend to fluctuate a lot.
I finally decided to just fish off of the swim platform in the HBG pond. It's not in a good location to hold fish, but I was hoping I could draw some in if I tried jigging aggressively. I simply kicked a hole in the 1/2" of ice and dropped down, feet dangling off the dock.
I drew something in alright, but it wasn't at all what I had in mind:
Catching that second-rate species almost depressed me enough to just pack it in immediately. But I hung around, unsuccessfully, for another hour.
Not a fish in sight:
