Thomas and I went on a winter campout with the ward troop (Troop 866).
We went to a pond in Casco named Owl Pond, which is on some private land owned by Hancock Lumber. We had to hike in a bit less than a mile, mostly up hill, but then had the place to ourselves. There was not enough snow to build Quincy's (snow caves), so we just tented it. The temperature got down into the teens that night, but no one complained of the cold.
One of the highlights of the trip was the ice fishing. Here in Maine they mostly use "traps", which are a cross like device that keeps the spool of line under water. When a fish takes the bait and takes out line, a trigger causes a flag to go up so you can see that you have a fish on. In the top photo, you can see Thomas with his monster catch (a Yellow Perch). Each of the boys caught fish, and most of the fish were 12-16 inch Chain Pickerel, with a few small Perch
The adults on the this trip were; Dennis Frappier, Mike Brammer, and me. The scouts were Thomas, Jake Brammer, Andrew Dyer, and Mark Lamonte.
What a great outing! Would have been fun to stretch into a two nighter.
2 comments:
Sam says "HI". Sam misses the guys and loves the pictures of the troop winter campout. He wishes he could be there and here at the same time. Thanks for posting.
Great blog. i made the winter cam out how did i miss the lobsters and syrup???
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