No Luck Ice Fishing?  Shoot a Rocket.

January 03, 2008 at 5:44 pm

I’ve been struggling to catch fish lately.  Rather than catch fish this past weekend I would take the kids out ice-fishing.  Fishing with kids at 25 degrees below takes a special kind of patience, no expectations, and a great amount of preparation.  With that in mind I took the kids to Pumphouse Lake.  It was cold so I figured I could get about an hour out of the kids before they got cold. If you have read my location report Pumphouse Lake Yukon Ice Fishing Report you would know that my slump continued.  However, when fishing with the kids, catching fish doesn’t really matter.  This recent outing featured the standard, hot dogs, hot chocolate and a lake fire.  We thought we would add some extra fun to the day by shooting a rocket.  Yes, my friend Carl owns a guaranteed half-hour distraction device sure to make any little boys (or girls) squeal.  His rocket shoots fire and lifts off hundreds of feet in the air.  It even has a safe remote triggering mechanism.  The fish were not biting but the kids were psyched.  Unfortunately, the rocket did not ignite (due to cold) but it still killed another half hour…thus doing its job.  We’ll try it again when it warms up, but I definately agree with bringing rockets ice-fishing.  A rather unconventionally pairing, but that’s what Yukon fishing is all about…trying new things and getting the kids outside.

Its the big set-up on Pumphouse Lake.

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