Surprised while ice fishing!!

Done · 01-30-2007, 01:27 PM

We had a muskrat try to swim up one of our fishing holes and come inside our hut.

I guess it was too cold outside. It was pretty nice inside the hut.

I have heard of it happening, but this was a first for me.

fishsplash · 01-30-2007, 01:30 PM

LOL nice, that must have been quite entertaining :d

BoB_25 · 01-30-2007, 03:05 PM

What did you do. Did you put your foot over the hole to stop him?

Done · 01-30-2007, 10:14 PM

Yes, just before he surfaced. There was a little warning first because some bubbles came up. We thought he might try a different hole, but we never saw it again. That would have been a sight to see if he would have made it into the hut.:zscared:

**Catfishsteve** · 01-30-2007, 11:10 PM

I've heard of that too, you'll have to keep a camera handy in case he comes in for a coke next time!!

I'm always shocked to look down there and see fish, seeing a muskrat would cause me to vacate quickly!
Muskrats are mean. I used to trap them. If they grew to be the size of beagles, you would not want to walk along any water in Nebraska without a shotty loaded with 00 buck in hand.

Anyone ever got anything like that on one of those underwater cameras for ice fishing? I think I saw on Youtube an otter eat a trout on an ice fishing underwater camera.

Shorty · 01-30-2007, 11:27 PM

I have had bluegills come up through the ice hole to eat wax worms floating on the surface, but never a muskrat.

Now, if someone asks nicely, I might spill the beans on what kind of conditions bluegill are likely to be eating just under the surface near the ice. :zrazzing:

OldBaldGuy · 01-31-2007, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shorty

"...if someone asks nicely, I might spill the beans on what kind of conditions bluegill are likely to be eating just under the surface near the ice." :zrazzing:

Shorty, you dirty, no-account varmint! Leave those bluegills alone! (But do send me a PM with information about which lake.) :zrazzing:

clucker · 01-31-2007, 02:26 AM

mmmmm.....mmm.....mm muskrat stew and some home made apple pie and a nice warm beer to wash it down.

crestliner 1 · 01-31-2007, 04:09 AM

Ive seen a muskrat come up through a hole at Hedgefield on a tip-up, I didnt want anything to do with it.

01-30-2007, 01:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Done Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fremont, NE Posts: 764 Thanks: 7 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	We had a muskrat try to swim up one of our fishing holes and come inside our hut. I guess it was too cold outside. It was pretty nice inside the hut. I have heard of it happening, but this was a first for me. __________________ "The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope." ~John Buchan

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01-30-2007, 10:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Done Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fremont, NE Posts: 764 Thanks: 7 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Yes, just before he surfaced. There was a little warning first because some bubbles came up. We thought he might try a different hole, but we never saw it again. That would have been a sight to see if he would have made it into the hut.:zscared: __________________ "The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope." ~John Buchan

01-30-2007, 11:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Catfishsteve Director Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Plattsmouth, NE Posts: 6,654 Thanks: 9 Thanked 81 Times in 29 Posts	I've heard of that too, you'll have to keep a camera handy in case he comes in for a coke next time!! I'm always shocked to look down there and see fish, seeing a muskrat would cause me to vacate quickly! Muskrats are mean. I used to trap them. If they grew to be the size of beagles, you would not want to walk along any water in Nebraska without a shotty loaded with 00 buck in hand. Anyone ever got anything like that on one of those underwater cameras for ice fishing? I think I saw on Youtube an otter eat a trout on an ice fishing underwater camera. __________________ Attention deer hunters!! Get in on the To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. sponsored by To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. World's Foremost Outfitter!? Here are *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* . The NEFGA Buck Bash is FREE to enter and Cabela's will be providing tons of great hunter gear prizes. ********

01-30-2007, 11:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Shorty Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: on the water near Lincoln Posts: 1,376 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have had bluegills come up through the ice hole to eat wax worms floating on the surface, but never a muskrat. Now, if someone asks nicely, I might spill the beans on what kind of conditions bluegill are likely to be eating just under the surface near the ice. :zrazzing: __________________ The best thing you can stock your tackle box with is confidence.

01-30-2007, 01:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
fishsplash Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: rm -rf /urface Posts: 2,006 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	LOL nice, that must have been quite entertaining :d

01-31-2007, 02:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
clucker Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Bend Posts: 528 Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	mmmmm.....mmm.....mm muskrat stew and some home made apple pie and a nice warm beer to wash it down. __________________ American sportsmen contribute $3million per day directly to wildlife conservation. Millions of acres of public-use land has been purchased, preserved, and maintained with this money. PETA does not pay for ANY true wildlife conservation efforts. Not one acre has been purchased or preserved by them, not even for an endangered species.

01-31-2007, 04:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
crestliner 1 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: WHERE THE WALLEYES AND TROUT ROAM Posts: 371 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ive seen a muskrat come up through a hole at Hedgefield on a tip-up, I didnt want anything to do with it.

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