ice fishing

Finishing the week

by Wayne Mumford February 1, 2009

Night fishing for Crappie on a spur of the moment whim. The fish were elsewhere but there could be worse ways to finish the week. The weather this week has been relatively mild, mid 30′s during the day, 15-20° range at night.  A little snow early on but little accumulation. The ice on the lakes [...]

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Why does snow have to be cold?

by Wayne Mumford December 22, 2008

If you live in Montana, snow and cold in winter is just a fact of life. This year, by late November we had no snow to hunt in, skiers were SOL and the usual end of the month run on snow was nowhere to be found. The first week of Decemeber rolls in and the [...]

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Montana Snow Pack 12/14/08

by Wayne Mumford December 14, 2008

With winter solstice a week away and a mild but pretty wet fall behind us the weather has definitely finally turned cold. The arctic blast that is now effecting most of the north country is setting in hard here in northwest Montana. Temperatures are hanging around 0°F today with windchill coming in around -20° and [...]

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Why ice fishing sucks

by Wayne Mumford August 13, 2008

Ok, I hate to put a chill on summer but the kids found this and it is to funny…

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