Winter Perch Loghttps://winterperchlog.com/An ice-fishing log from Rėkyva, Talša and Ginkūnai pond: ice thickness checked first, then augers, small jigs, perch and roach, cold dawns and warm feet.enDawn at Ginkūnai pond: augers, a sled and dressing for minus fifteenhttps://winterperchlog.com/journal/dawn-at-ginkunai-augers-and-cold/https://winterperchlog.com/journal/dawn-at-ginkunai-augers-and-cold/A January morning from the dark walk in to first light: keeping a hand auger sharp and safe, pulling a sled, and the layers that keep hands and feet working.Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTBefore first ice: my thickness rules and the kit by the doorhttps://winterperchlog.com/journal/before-first-ice-rules-and-kit/https://winterperchlog.com/journal/before-first-ice-rules-and-kit/The numbers I will not go below, how I test new ice from the shore out with a spud and a drill, and the safety kit that goes on the sled before any rod.Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMTPerch and roach under Talša's ice, from first freeze to late winterhttps://winterperchlog.com/journal/perch-and-roach-under-talsa-ice/https://winterperchlog.com/journal/perch-and-roach-under-talsa-ice/Where perch and roach sit through a winter on a small city lake, what changes as the ice thickens and the light fades, and the small jigs I use for each fish.Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMTMarch ice on Rėkyva and the morning I turned round at the shorehttps://winterperchlog.com/journal/march-ice-on-rekyva/https://winterperchlog.com/journal/march-ice-on-rekyva/Why late-season ice lies about its thickness: candled ice, soft water along the reeds, meltwater on top, and the checks that sent me home from Rėkyva in March.Sun, 10 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT