Solo Wilderness Camping Goes Bad Quick! GET OUT! Ice Fishing Northern Maine (part 2/2)
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- Опубліковано 4 бер 2020
- This is part two of the solo wilderness camping and ice fishing trip into the Maine Wilderness in the North Maine Woods. Ice fishing for native Maine brook trout, lake whitefish, lake trout, cusk or bourbot, and jigging smelt.
The trip takes a bad turn when the weather rolls in and it goes from fun to dangerous. Catch and cook for native Maine brook trout and cusk.
Jig fishing for brook trout with the Aqua Vu Micro 5.0 pro.
Camping on the ice is great. Deep powdery snow and thick slush is terrible for camping and snowmobiles.
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“It’s okay to be scared or worried but not panic “ wise words to live by for an outdoorsman
So true thank you
Been ice fishing over 50 years, I'm Canadian and and have fished some cold stuff, Northam Ontario, Labrador etc... You channel is about as real as it gets' I have scoured youtube for ice fishing videos and seen 100's, none as good as yours. Keep on keeping it real brother. I enjoy your stuff.
Man really appreciated thank you
Very few real men like this left. Hardcore
Thank you.
Loved the survival tips and methods . "Keep your head is the most important".
So important
JOE: You are a warrior!! Your experience / vid sent shivers up my spine... Same thing happened to me in the U.P. Was ice camping when snow storm came in. Overpressure from snow forced water up through the holes / flooded shanty with foot or more of water. Took me over 12 hours to get off the lake. White out... My piece of junk sled kept getting mired in slush. Took three trips to get everything out. Sadly, I could not retrieve the shanty. It eventually froze into the ice on the outside. So last year, I purchased a new SkiDo Expedition with 900 Ace / Long & Wide Track. Four Stroke. Been through some crazy shit with that sled and NO getting stuck. Thanks Brother... Keep Safe!
Awesome that’s actually the sled I am looking at for next season, thank you!
Love your video I am 71 years young lady and never went fish camping
You have given a good example of what I do in a dangerous situation and the importance of not panicking.Good job thank You very much.👍👍👍
Thank you!
Just something that might help as long as there's trees around. tree bows work pretty good. To keep your machine back on top the snow, if you end up in a pickle . I stopped for a brook on a powerline, it had flooded i didnt exspect almost 30 extra feet wide . I new it was their but couldn't see it" fresh snow. got off my sled made two steps , fell through the snow. Water below the snow was waist deep. my face level whith the seat of my snowmobile . It. was just floating on snow, made my way to dry land wet cold an buy myself , I layed chrismas tree bows downn in front of the sled an crossed my fingers. It worked an worked good . I dont break trail buy myself anymore. I know if I hadn't done that I would have sunk the snow machine. But as soon as the track grabbed the first bow I felt instant traction. All was good the extra time doing it saved me.. be safe, good video also the bows kept me on top the snow to make my way to my sled whithout punching holes all over making matters worse. but it worked. me an sled made it home to tell aboat it.. be safe out their. Maybe itll help in a slushy situation.
Thank you great ideas
Good job getting out, now you have a good story to tell as you get older.
Great positivity through adversity, key to dealing with unfavorable situations.
Thank you
@@JoeHollandFishing I ll have to check out your ice cream shop when I’m fishing on Webber pond this summer
Would love that, Damariscotta lake is a stones throw away .
Best, not only ice fishing, but any video I have seen in youtube.
You’re dedication to keeping the film going is incredible.
Well done.
Loved it.
Glad you made it out okay. I know it feels awfully lonely once you get stuck middle of nowhere.
Keep the sled on a stand or a stump overnight and clear the track by running it for a second while its up was what we always did. Saves a frozen track in the mornin
Alot of people dont understand how hard it is to do what you did! Good for you brotha!! Glad you made the video!
Greatly appreciated, thank you.
Your perfect for Canada buddy. 🇨🇦
Awesome thank you! I’ve never met a Canadian I didn’t love!
“I’m not too concerned about it” famous last words.😄
Hahaha, sooo many times.
My back is aching just thinking about the work you did..wow
Thank you.
Man your awsome. That video was very fun to watch. Felt like i was there. Keep making videos. Great attitude to.
Awesome thank you so much, greatly appreciated!
Learned some things by watching your video. I would never have thought that that slush would would be under all of that snow. Glad you made it out OK.
Thanks buddy me too
We get that here in Michigan. When the ice isn't super thick, then you get a heavy snow, the snow weighs down the ice and forces water through making the snow slushy
Love that you left everything in this video. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Great work!
Thank you, greatly appreciated.
It's a great job under pressure 👏 👍 good job joe
Thank you
Great advice. It is ok to be anxious or even scared but just don't panic. Calm yourself down and think about your next move then proceed with that task.
Awesome thanks!
Pretty much sums up Northern Maine. Awesome fish, beautiful scenery, lack of people, slush, wind and unpredictable weather!! Looks like a good trip.
Thanks bud, you nailed it.
Yessah!!
Ya snowmobiling comes with more challenges..the people think..when you use them more then a weekend ride...you did well..I've been in that situation..snowed in on the lake for 37 hours...had to his make a run off the ice and come back and get the rest of my gear..never underestimate mother nature..thanks for the vid..
Wow, thanks for sharing, totally agree.
My stress level was going way up. Especially being way out and alone. I've had close crappinstace while near humanity and that wasn't fun!
Good going Joe, Keeping your head about you. Enjoy your adventures.
Christopher from Minnesota
That was 1 heck of a time!! Lot of work in short time! With all that walking an shoveling an digging. That was a lot of work. Glade you made it out. You had a lot of great advice in both video's. Part 1&2 were very great an fun to watch. Wish you a GREAT TIME NEXT TIME OUT. Thank You!!
Another awesome video,Thanks
Thank you!
What a cliff hanger! I was just about to hit the hay and I started watching this. I had to stay up till the end. Sure glad ya made it out ok, what an adventure!
The footage of that Brookie taking your lure was great...love taking adventures up north. Great video. Thank you.
I watched both videos on the trip. Thanks for taking us along on your adventure.
Awesome thank you
Love the enthusiasm from the big man. Nice video! Nothing better than getting out there and testing your self. Cheers from Ontario Canada.
Thank you my friend.
You're an inspiration for dealing with a bad situation! Least till you hit the hole!! LOL
Hahaha, thank you, that was a challenge for sure.
Again awesome video, even though you were in trouble. You handled the situation very well. I enjoyed what you did without panicking, and how you explained what you were going to do. Again be safe and tight lines.
Thank you!
Great job dealing with adversity. I recently re-read To Build a Fire by Jack London and your vid reminded me of how important it is to stay calm when things go to hell.
Thank you, one of my favorite books.
Great video not everyone shows the goods and the bads. Very educational.
Thank you
Loved the video man best entertainment I have seen in a while what a fun trip.
Thank you.
Whoa, what a lesson for someone new to the North like me. This was an incredibly helpful video. (Even placing the note on your side window as opposed to the windshield) Thanks for posting. Glad it all ended well.
Thank you, greatly appreciated and thanks for tuning in.
Joe love the videos! Will be my first time ice camping this year. Subbed. I'll be watching more for sure. Love seeing vids from different parts of USA.
Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed it.
Thank you
Great video, always look forward to your videos.
Great video! I Ice fish alone often can be trying at times. Impressive you had all that on your plate and still manage to keep filming. My hats off to you!
Thank you my friend, it was a challenge
Wow I did the same thing on my first solo trip, put my foot right through the slush on Rangeley Lake. Got my sled stuck too. Set up camp and dried my stuff with my ti wood stove. Battled and struggled but made it. Excellent snowmobile knowledge, dropping the tow system and packing trail and testing terrain without it and coming back when all set up. Smart for a beginner! 😊❤️🇺🇸☃️❄️🛷⛺️🌄
Hay Joe this is Tom from Michigan! Just a thought on your coffee, try getting some of those 4 cup coffee maker filters and put them in your strainer should eliminate all grounds in your coffee!
Thank you!
I cant wait! I'm purchasing all new gear this year eskimo quickfish 5i pop up and all new heritage traps and new jiffy 30 auger 🤘🏼
Outstanding video part 1 and 2 .
Subbed after part 1 .
Glad you made it out 👍
Thank you , greatly appreciated
Good video’s. Here’s a tip. I have an Eskimo shack. I put in a hockey bag zipper the size of the bag. Makes it much easier to get the shack packed up 👍
Great video! I felt your pain when I saw the slush! Good job
Thank you my friend
Nice job, man! Good to see you on the hard water, its always a little bit of a roll of the dice when you hit the backcountry. Really nicely done.
Thanks bud, good days in the north country are great.
digging then repacking the trail ,very smart , glad you made it out .
Thank you, much appreciated.
More videos! I enjoyed watching your expedition. Please keep it up. Stay safe friend.
Awesome thanks, uploading some new ones very soon
Amazing videos man I really love your channel!
Greatly appreciated thank you
All that weight of the snow pushes the water up.
Great video my friend was exciting. 🚗🏁🇨🇦🙂
Great video! Looks like a awesome time, except the last day.
Thank you, it was a tremendous learning experience.
Great story - thanks for sharing.. Heading out next week for a wet one myself.. lol Cheers from Wisconsin
Thank you, best of luck
I've been stuck in the slush . Not fun! Good way to show some ice safety
Thank you
Wow. Very impressive staying out there during that storm. I was staying at macannamac on haymock and fishing on eagle wednesday- Monday. Couldn't imagine staying on the lake! The slush was horrible there aswell. Tight lines!
Thank you, tight lines
Reality tv joe great stuff!!!
Enjoyed you video👍😎👍
Thank you
9:47 Best alarm clock ever! haha
Such a great sound. Thanks for tuning in!
Great video Joe. Slush on the ice is the worst. I don't know how you handled it so well but I guess you needed to. Well done!!
Thank you my friend, alls well that ends well!
That was a hard trip dude.
Have a great 2021 icefishing season🎣😎🇨🇦
Thank you my friend I’m looking forward to more trips!
Great video and a lot of work to put it together.
Thank you
Chalk that one up for experience my friend you definitely have it those shitbird of a day makes us much stronger Joe I got to say not seeing anyone and catching fish species that you never caught before in a way back place makes me envious but I'm not envious of you getting wet and all that on the lake LOL been there knows what it feels fishing on brother
For sure thanks
Slush is why I never camp on the ice in those small wilderness lakes. If I can't find a decent spot along the shore, I will put the tent on the ice right next to the shore.
I like the access to firewood for the hot tent since I don't like using propane and I can relax, knowink the lake won't come up for a visit while I sleep.
Also nice to have a big roaring outdoor fire to cook and warm up by.
Glad the weather didn't turn cold suddenly. Your gear may have been frozen there until spring ;)
Absolutely I’m going to give that a try this season thanks for tuning. In,
Great video, you experience my biggest fear when out ice fishing by yourself. I think the biggest thing is to calm down and work through all your problems one at a time. Would be nice to see your follow up video with some of your lessons learned from the whole trip. What not to bring and what to bring
Same thing happened on red lake in northern Minnesota last year only there were hundreds of big wheel houses out there in a foot of slush took over a week to get them all out just riding out the storm things change fast thats forsure
I get it Dale... I just posted a similar comment few min ago. Got stranded in storm in U.P. Joe did a hell-of-a job helping us to feel the HELL he experienced. Nonetheless, no one can possibly understand the misery involved unless they are out there.
Great video big Joe glad you made it out okay i love the fact you have some morals about the fish and game laws a lot of people dont these days if they think no one is watching i am a new sub keep up the great videos have a nice day be safe stay warm.
Thank you, much appreciated
Love this video. You seem like a nice/genuine guy. Got a sub from me! :)
Awesome, greatly appreciated thank you.
Gives you a lot of appreciation of the mountain men trappers that trapped in Canada in the 1800’s and spent months alone in the wilderness.
Absolutely. Back when I was tougher I used to trap this area for three months every year. The laws have become crazy restrictive now because of the lawsuits surrounding the lynx population.
Cool vid. 👍
Thank you
Slush like this. Time to go. Good call.
I can see a real problem if the slush and water freezes and locks all the gear in for the rest of the season.
Awesome video man!
Thank you
Really Cool Videos,so glad you made it out.bet when you got home that hot shower felt so great.
Yessir the hot shower at the end of a winter trip is amazing! Thanks for tuning in and the positive comment.
Yessir the hot shower at the end of a winter trip is amazing! Thanks for tuning in and the positive comment.
Dam brother glad you have a hella a time but dam I was getting nervous for you. But hey turned out okay. Great video
Thank you, much appreciated
We use to catch 3-4-5-8lb whitefish up on chamberlain as a kid, which where ur at looks familiar. Use to be able to keep 8 apiece I believe. Nowadays I hear there pretty scarce.
Yeah there seems to be a lot of them under 16 inches in the 12 inch or less range. The new limit is 16 inch on the chain.
Those.where.herring not whitefish... Great video had heater die on us this year while sleeping had frost 4 feet up in the tent. zippers.froze.on us ...
wow you got some serious snow, glad that 380 was able to muster enough power to get you out, you were probably at the limits of what that engine can do
Great job I know about 5he slush here in the u.p. of Michigan
That was so cool! Always dreamed of doing that. Now after watching, I think I will endure my hot humid nights and run trotlines here in Texas.
Thank you
Carry a pair of Muck boots, they are the best in overflow
I have been caught in overflow a few times and the last time it was in the -50 when we had left in early morning
The water is going to get right up the surface of the snow and it will freeze solid down to the existing ice
You worked very hard and did some very good videos, you are a real ice fisherman
Thankyou for the ViD, Nice Work
Thank you!
Cool video, it's happened to me, your a big dude, get yourself a bigger more powerful machine...power and track is key. Good stuff
Definitely planning a huge upgrade for next year, thanks.
Great video subbed
Thank you
Great video as always. Wondering if you take a first aid kit with you and specifically a tourniquet and blood stop aka coagulant? Just seems like a small space set of items for big amounts of safety. Again awesome video, really enjoy them.
I do take some first aid stuff. And have always had a fully double punched leather belt but a tourniquet makes much more sense on so many levels. Thanks for the tip. I’m picking a couple up,!
Hate that slush monster.
I use my snow shoes to stay up on top of snow slush.
I run an ATV with tracks & slush scares me.
I can’t wait to do some over night trips this winter.
Awesome thanks.
I think I would have just left my stuff there!!! 😂😂
That was actually an option.
awesome vid man..that snow weight definitely would have freaked me out..hate the slush lol
Thank you, I’m paranoid about slush after this trip. Was a big learning experience.
@@JoeHollandFishing yeah man.. Really enjoyed the vid.. And subbed.. Look forward to more.
I know exactly how that feels , if you can get through a day like that your can get through anything,
Thanks bud.
Joe, I was on edge the entire trip . Felt like I was there. Great job with the filming and narration. You truly live life !
Thank you, much appreciated
I applaud your efforts. But I may have bailed on this trip just to avoid all the slush and deep snow nightmare.
Thank you, good call.
My only recommendation would be a lantern to get more light in the video. It was hard to see at night when you were in the tent. Good job though otherwise! Way to put some fish on top of the ice! Gives me motivation to do this same thing myself.
Even Ernest Shackleton might tell you that situation was bad. Good show though.
Thank you
Been there done that. I got caught in that same situation many years ago. I know your pain
Super learning experience
You were lucky , alot of things done right , but some wrong but you seem the type to work on that . Also can you fish for them Lings at nite , we do here , jig with glow in the dark lures . Glad ya had fun and are safe .
Thank you very much appreciated. Yes we can fish in certain lakes at night for cusk.
Man that’s a lot of stuff to haul!
Thanks, the video stuff adds a lot to it and camping stuff then fishing stuff too.
Do you think a 4 wheeler with 4 Trax on it be easier to get through all the slush? Awesome videos. Thank you
It all depends on the clearance. A lot of the northern lakes in the north Maine woods don’t allow wheelers.
I love ice fishing, Hate slush
So true!
Hey Joe! Love the videos! Keep up the great work. I was just curious what do used for a floor in your shack?
Thank you. I have the heavy white tarp normally and I also put down the black anti fatigue foam mat under my bed . I picked it up cheap at tractor supply and really liked it. It stayed dry and fairly warm.
Thanks! Was hoping to do an overnight before we lose ice for the season. I have a fatfish I was thinking about using a tarp and maybe a couple moving blankets for insulation against the cold. Thanks for getting back to me. Rich
That would definitely Italy work as long as no slush.
That was a wild trip man.
Nice for you snow finally stop. Y think you be better if you dont drill hole in thé shack. Well done man
Thank you.
In deep snow conditions on a lake, it is common for the water to flow out of any ice fishing holes. Fish there once then leave it! The next day good chance of unfishable ice due to slush. Let it freeze by doing loops day before you stop to fish. Try a new spot next day is best.
Great job keeping a clear head and staying calm! I am very interested in the hitch system you made. Will you be making a video on it by chance?
Thank you, yes I will shoot a video on it for sure.
Great I look forward to seeing that video and others. Maybe next year you might like to come to NH and do some lake trout fishing with us. I set my personal best This year with a 16lb 34” long
Yes I would love to, that’s a monstah ! Congratulations
Joe Holland Fishing are you on FB if so we should link up. I also have a boat I go out striper fishing it’s A LOT of fun!!
Yes on Facebook
I’ve only had to resort to eating a illegal fish once it was 10 plus years ago and I still regret it as about two hours later I was off the water and safe but at the time I thought I would be stranded longer so I guess I just got to move on