My brother-in-law and I went ice fishing a couple weeks ago up in the mountains. Elevation was about 10,000 ft. and it was COOOLD.

As usual, my camera came along for the trip. There aren't many photos as I was the one driving .... and we were too busy catching fish . We each caught about 15 or so trout. You wouldn't go hungry up here.

The drive up, the sun was almost ready to rise.




My brother-in-law and I heading out on the ice




Setting up the shelter (you REALLY need this up here as it is below zero and the wind can get pretty bad). I put my camera down after this and helped setting up and drilling holes.




The average size trout (~10") A few were upwards of 14-15".




The last photo. As I said, this really wasn't a photography outing, so I didn't take the time to set up and decent shots, just a few quick shots during the day.

[Bob Harris]

Crisp, clear and cold photos CJ. What beautiful high country, how far do you drill through the ice and do you bring a heating device for the shelter?

[Colorado CJ]

That it was Bob. No need to bring any heaters. Solar energy and body heat make the inside of the shelter pretty warm.

That day, the ice was 16" thick.