On Sunday a whole crew of us parked at the railroad depot in Mayville, New York and headed out about 1/2 mile directly out on Chautauqua Lake in front of the Ice Castle. The lake was sheer ice with no snow on it so it was treacherous walking.
The ice was about 8 inches thick and Jimmy had his workout for the week as he drilled the bulk of the holes. Uncle Cam and I spent the bulk of our time putting minnows on hooks and taking fish off youngsters poles. Our core crew was Keith, Mark, Mathew, Jimmy, Miika, and Uncle Cam....on and off throughout the morning we were joined by many family members and friends.
Caught a lot of perch, the size of which are fondly referred to as "dinks" by the locals. We enjoyed homemade Manhattan chowder, hot cocoa on the ice, and Caged Alpha Monkey Ale.
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Keith had a GREAT time, Bret! He will be talking about this adventure for a long, long time!! You win the uncle of the year award!
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