After only being out ice fishing 2 times this season, a buddy and I decided to make a full day of it on Sat. We were on the road by 6:00 am. Our first stop was about 2Hr’s north. 1st lake ended up being mostly a bust. We did manage a few decent sunfish but not near the size or volume we were hoping for. Packed up and headed another lake about 45 minute drive away. Got to the lake. The normal person who normally plows roads did not have a road plowed. Checked the access and it did not look like anyone other than 4 wheelers were driving out. Being a REALLY long walk to where we wanted to fish and not seeing anyone else even on the lake, it was off to lake #3 about another 45 minute drive away. Got there and there was a ton of houses and Trucks all over the lake. Tried a spot we did well late ice last year and all we could catch were small perch and a few tiny sunfish. Tried several other spots where there was lots of houses. No luck at all. Of to lake # 4 another 45 minute drive away. Once again a ton of houses and trucks out. Drove to a spot we have done well in the past and managed to mark fish. Was not a real hot bite, but managed to grind out a meal or so of sunfish and crappies. Overall a grind of a day and not enough fish to show for all the miles we put on. I think our total mileage for the day was around 325 Miles. Picture was of a few of the crappies we had. The smallest one pictured was about 11.5 and the largest was close to 13″ and weighed 1Lb. 5 Oz. Oh well that’s fishing. Was a nice day to be out.
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