02/07/2006--New-Naturalist Videos! Got video? We do!  In one of our more recent forays into the wild, we were investigating what was going on beneath the ice. Ice fishing is always interesting--seems like you either really get them, or come home with a limit of ice (as the old joke goes).

We took the video camera and aqua view camera and connected them together. The result is that we were able to go down into the water, see what’s there, and record it.

The water at Kuennens quarry is remarkably clear--perhaps up to 15 or 20 feet of visibility. The oxygen level was also tested and we had good high levels.

Dropping the camera through the water, we saw fish on our very first look. Several blue gill were at the bottom amongst the aquatic vegetation (I almost said weeds).

That turned out to be about the only time we saw fish. We drilled quite a few holes and looked in many spots but it was clear that the fish were somewhere we were not.

We never did see any of our trout. According to the ice fishermen, the trout don’t stay in one place, but rather swim around continuously, often right beneath the ice or in the very shallow water.

So, to take a look at what’s down there, log on to our new web site for a video beneath the ice!