The Combination Classroom Having a middle school teaching background, it never ceases to amaze me the difference in stature we see, as students come in as 10 year old fifth graders and leave as 14 year old eighth graders. I like to say that: We get them as caterpillars and they leave as butterflies. Cheesy? Yes! However, it is…
We were due here in the Lake Region for a doozy of a winter with heavy snow. As the dusting clears and we are able to get out and survey the damage that Blizzard Europa and the most recent storm did to our ice sheet, the topic of travel options comes up. The lake is now packed with rolling drifts…
ASK DLFR We will take any and all questions on Fridays throughout the Ice Fishing Season and try to answer them as best we can, we will also publish some good waypoints on Fridays before the weekend so that people have a chance to get on fresh spots before the weekend warriors pound the ice too badly. So here are…
Waypoints from last weekend! We Drill Way Too Many Holes To Make A Sno-Bear Practical I have only fished in one of these over-sized snowmobiles twice in my life, and don’t get me wrong, it was comfy. If I want comfy, I’ll either stay in bed or on the couch. When I am on the Ice I attack it with…
Thursday’s We Will Talk About Trends in Ice Fishing, Waterfowl Hunting, and Open Water Fishing! One trend I’ve seen really starting to take off in the ice fishing world is the evolution of the tip-up. I am not a big tip-up guy: A. I am a terrible hand-over-hand fisherman. B. I like to feel the fish in the rod. I…
