I did a 3 O’clock drive to the Ambro Slough areas and it was quiet. Very few tracks thru the new snow.
The North Ambro landing has the Mill Coulee Creek that needs to be crossed if you’re going to walk out to the North end..My knee took me for a walk out to see how if it was frozen over… Well, it’s still wide open..
Lost of slush on top of the ice as well on my walk…
Be Safe Out There !!
I had a really tough day today. Four fish!! Unreal! Guess the ones who stayed home today new better than me.
It seems that the day after a heavy snow is usually slow. Is it the snow or just that a big front has passed?
I say the Front..
I usually do well right in front of or just into the front.. but rarely after it just passed..
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It seems that the day after a heavy snow is usually slow. Is it the snow or just that a big front has passed?
Astute observation Asch! Fish activity level under river ice drops after a passing front which is usually accompanied with a rising barometer. This becomes more and more pronounced as the winter session wears on too.
Barometric pressure in the winter session correlates well to water level in the spring session. Rising water in the spring just as rising barometric pressure in mid winter usually spells a tough river bite for many species. Fish can be caught in both situations but it takes more effort. “Spot on spot” timely presentations are essential to bury hooks.
Like many….I peak at the forecast before going out fishing. In the open water period my primary concerns are radar and wind speed/direction. In December (first/early ice) I’m looking at wind speed/direction. In Jan & Feb, I’m looking at the barometric pressure trend and wind speed/direction. In March (last ice) wind speed/direction.
My best luck in the mid winter session has been fishing against a stable or slowly falling barometric pressure.
That creek looks familiar! 
Yep Yep…
It’s going to take several nights like tonight to freeze that sucker over too
Looks like we will have to take the squeeler the long way around,, 
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