Beautiful pictures! I wouldn't test that ice either, way to thin. Interesting that the fish would freeze into the ice, I've never seen that before. They haven't gone extinct so the must be a reason for it.
It's always fun to see all of the Christmas lights and decorations. It's always sad when they take them down, and Christmas is almost here already, hard to believe!
Yup these small gizzard shads are so sensitive to temperatures. Lakes with these fish often freeze in the ice when they are little. There hard to keep alive which is ok because you can't use them as live bait anyways.
I know right, it's a one hand count down to Christmas. Looking foward to it, going out of town up to South Dakota 😃
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