Outdoors Angle: It's Over!

The Flag Outdoors Expert Steve Carney has your weekly Outdoors Angle right here!

     Our ice season has come to a close as the warmer temperatures have finally arrived. My last lake event was a few days ago when I buried my ATV in slush and surface water. Thank goodness I had a front winch. A front winch can really save your bacon on the ice. I managed to get my winch line around a tree on shore which allowed me to winch my ATV onto dry land. I highly recommend all anglers to skip the final weeks of the ice season as the lakes are now heavy with slush and melting snow. Actually the ice is still around 24 inches thick which is plenty for an ATV but it's the surface slush that will no doubt hang you up. It's not worth getting stranded just for a final fishing stint.

     Now it's time to prepare for open water and get your boat rigged and properly checked for possible problems. I am certain our lake ice will not be leaving anytime soon which means a late ice-out for Lake's Country. Prepare your boat now while you have the downtime. Don't be that guy stuck at the landing with a dead battery or worse yet a trailer with hub/bearing issues. I recommend getting a head start now before the marine dealers get overwhelmed with service related problems just before the opener. It's no fun waiting for three weeks for service just before ice-out.

Steve Carney is The Flag WZFG Outdoors expert. He can be heard every Thursday morning at 8:05 on AM 1100 WZFG. Check out his weekly podcast on am1100theflag.com and hear his Outdoors Angle reports every Friday on AM 1100 WZFG. You can also visit stevecarneyoutdoors.com for more information.