On Thin Ice, Kinda....

I know I'm probably preaching to the choir on this one, but it's been a strange ice season, to say the least.   Ice conditions are literally historically "goofy".   That said, if you are smart (and I'm taking liberty with that. After all, we are ice anglers), you can find good ice a fair amount of spots.

I started the year up around Grand Rapids with Northland pro Greg Clusiau and buddy Blake Liend.  We found plenty of nice crappies on good ice.   Heck, it was 40 degrees out too.  An amazing day on the ice with good people!

         Nice fish Greg!
Wher e did we find them?  You'll have to ask Greg!   

               

IBill and Blake with dandys!

I followead up twith a Christmas trip down to Southern Minnesota.               a    

 St. James Lake

The Otter Pro Thermal looked a little lonely out on St. James Lake!   My sisters-in-law proved St. James still has fish, even after the big winter kill a year or so ago! 

Ellie and Zoie with a Whopper!

The best part about fishing with Zoie and Ellie? I've always got plenty of help getting the Otter off the ice, well, at least from Zoie...

 This week, we snuck up to Mille Lacs with buddy Chris Kuduk and Woody Sankey and, of course, we found plenty of nice perch.

  Woody and ChrisWhere exactly on Mille Lacs?  Ha!  You'll have to ask Chris!  But, check this out!  Here are a few quick snapshots from the new Aqua-Vu Micro underwater camera.  Amazing clarity in the palm of my hand. 

I could see finicky takes neither my electronics nor my rod could pick up and I caught a pile of fish using
the camera.  Thanks Aqua-Vu!