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…
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Wednesday Weekly Ice Conditions Report #2
Good News and Bad News, Which Do You Want First! Well, early ice has us at the liberty of the weather. Extreme warm temperatures had us delayed. The first couple storms of the year missed us and we were getting some ice on the northern feeder lakes. The Big Lake is all still wide open, and in the end, after…
Once You Have Found The School!
What your search should look like on the Big Devil We have talked a lot about our Perch Searches, we have discussed our hole set system and how we go about turning the ice into a whiffle ball. Hopefully, at some point, a guy wants to happen upon a school of Perch, the Golden Spindle. What we are looking for initially…
YAHTZEE! 1st Ice Trip Of 2016-2017 Is In The Books!
Not Limits, But Oh So Good To Be Walking On Water Once Again! Well, the first trip of the year is in the books, and while limits weren’t to be had, it felt great to watch a vexilar again, felt great to feel that thump on a short rod, felt GREAT to see that Walleye head come up the hole.…
Wednesday Weekly Ice Conditions Report #1
2016-2017 Weekly Ice Conditions Report #1 We will begin the 2016-2017 Ice Fishing Season with our Weekly Ice Conditions Report. The Report is not a great one for us ice addicts, the big lake is entirely open and the northern feeder lakes are waffling between a skim of ice and open, skim of ice and open. Parts of Dry Lake…