Glad to hear you got some relief from the injections. I have had them in both my shoulders and they helped but did not last very long. I also use the VA for all my medical needs. All VA doctors are not as dedicated as they should be. Yes I have seen some very good doctors over the years but I would say a lot of them are just there as they begin their life as a doctor and move on to their new practice and more money! Don't really blame them though! Sometimes it's tough to get an appointment at my local clinic ,most often it's going to be 1-2 months out. If I need help right away I end up driving 60 miles to Fresno hosp. And will always be seen right away!

Yeah IndRay, I wish I would have bought a lot of gold in 1970 when I was in Vietnam, it was 35.00/ounce!?!?

Arlo,my mini dachshund.He just turned one yr old on the 12th. My last dachshund passed away at 17yrs old last july. His name was max and he was always ready to go fishing with me!

Have you ice fished Caples lake? How thick does the ice get?

I hear you Saw! I've bought a ca. Fishing license every year for at least 50 yrs now with average price of around $50.00/yr! So that's about 2500.00 total! I'm only 10% VA disabled so I get no discount for that. California needs to wake up and treat their veterans and old folks better!

Hey,did we also forget Rocky,Bullwinkle,Boris and Natasha?

And let's not forget Pepi la pew!

Yes, there is always the brave (or stupid) few that will take the chance and venture out on the ice to get that prize! Winnebago can be a scary lake to be on even in the summer. In 1970 while home on leave from my Vietnam tour,my little brother and I got caught in a crazy storm while out there in my dad's boat.The wind blew us across the lake and almost completely swamped the boat.We were lucky that day,some others drowned that day.

So I think the fish is smoked and of course the eggs are also eaten,don't know if they are prepared in some way first?

Thanks for the info Wibob. The river I was referring to was not the Fox but the FondduLac river. I was born and raised there in the town of FondduLac in 1948 I have many memories of fishing Lake Winnebago. Wendt's was a bar/restaurant along the lake between FonduLac and Oshkosh where you would see the sturgeon hanging,much like the picture you sent. Don't know if ice is safe enough now?

Did you mean Caples lake? I have driven by there on my way to Carson city and have seen people fishing on the ice by the highway.

Yes it sure is ranger. I do enjoy hearing reports of others adventures on the ice! Winnebago had a sturgeon spear season about this time every winter.You would see small villages pop up on the ice just off shore from a place I remember called Wendts? They would cut a square hole thru the ice and just sit there and watch and wait for the surgeon to swim by and try to spear them. Decoys were sometimes used to draw fish to your hole! Don't know if they still do that or if it's still legal?

I was born and raised in central Wisconsin 75 yrs ago. I now live in California and would love to see some fishing reports on ice fishing in that area. As a kid we would Ice skate on the river to the mouth of the river on lake Winnebago,chop a hole in the ice and catch yellow perch,walleyes and white bass. Anyone Ice fishing around there these days?

NCIS,the original with Gibbs and Denozo!

So maybe you got steelhead confused with kokes? I thought true steelhead had to have river access to return to saltwater? Never heard of true steelhead in a freshwater lake?