I was fishing one of the metro lakes tonight. Around 9:00 this giant Jurassic Park bug floated up to the surface. Mean looking little bugger.
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February 16, 2015 at 11:41 pm
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Has anyone had one of these in their ice hole?
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February 17, 2015 at 12:13 am #1512444
See a Dr soon.
February 17, 2015 at 5:51 am #1512456I was fishing one of the metro lakes tonight. Around 9:00 this giant Jurassic Park bug floated up to the surface. Mean looking little bugger.
Yep, it’s been years since I’ve seen one. Used to see them all the time.
Polar plunge anyone?
February 17, 2015 at 7:28 am #1512472Haven’t seen one in the winter, but that looks to be the aptly named giant waterbug. They’ll bite the sh**t outta ya.
February 17, 2015 at 7:55 am #1512478Handle carefully and use for bait…never know, that’s what the fish may be feeding on.
February 17, 2015 at 10:04 am #1512517Never one of those but I had a muskrat come up my hole once. Almost had to change my underwear after that.
February 17, 2015 at 12:52 pm #1512588Never one of those but I had a muskrat come up my hole once. Almost had to change my underwear after that.
I too have had the muskrat up the hole experience – I am not sure who scared who??
February 17, 2015 at 12:56 pm #1512590I’m still waiting for the ex~wife to pop up through the ice.
February 17, 2015 at 1:41 pm #1512601Yup, I’ve had them swim around in my hole before, but not for a long time. I do see them in the summer from time to time. Had one at my house. Nearest water is several hundred yards away.
I had the muscrat thing once too. He came up facing away from me, and didn’t see me till he turned around. Like iacanoeguy said, we were both pretty surprised!
Tucker
February 17, 2015 at 2:14 pm #1512621It is called a Water Scorpion. Mean looking buggers. I have heard it referred to as a hatchet bug or something like that too. I found one once while open water fishing and was stumped. I had to bring it in and have it identified. They are apparently quite common, though I am happy to say I have never met another one!
February 17, 2015 at 2:46 pm #1512644February 17, 2015 at 8:17 pm #1512784I’m still waiting for the ex~wife to pop up through the ice.
February 17, 2015 at 9:23 pm #1512807February 18, 2015 at 12:16 am #1512848He/she grabbed my hemostat and I plopped it on the ice for a close inspection. It became lethargic, so I chucked it in the water. After many 8″ hot laps the boney creature capsized.
February 18, 2015 at 12:18 pm #1513050I’m still waiting for the ex~wife to pop up through the ice.
Would you rather have the bug??
February 20, 2015 at 1:14 pm #1514223We had those coming up the hole during early ice spearing! Then had a beaver come up the hole too… Talk about scary! Later, my buddy had it come up the hole again and he hit it with the spear:P
February 20, 2015 at 2:25 pm #1514281I had a muskrat come up my hole and I was in a tent so he must have thought it was his hut. I sat real still and he sat there and combed his fur for awhile before quietly slipping back down… pretty cool. I’ve also had dogfish stick their heads up holes a few times… yuck.
Those bugs are awesome.
February 20, 2015 at 2:51 pm #1514294I’m still waiting for the ex~wife to pop up through the ice.
What kind of anchor line did you use?
February 20, 2015 at 3:30 pm #1514306I had a muskrat come up my hole and I was in a tent so he must have thought it was his hut. I sat real still and he sat there and combed his fur for awhile before quietly slipping back down…
At least you stayed cool and calm….My buddy screamed like a little girl and grabbed the (very sharp mind you) spud….darn near took some toes off my feet
February 22, 2015 at 5:12 am #1514740I saw one of these over a decade ago in MN when I noticed a dead sunfish on the surface of the water. The bug had impaled clean through the fish.
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