I’m curious if anyone has already put much thought into ice trips for first ice this winter? Three trips jump to my mind after a few minutes spent day dreaming.
1) St. Louis River Walleyes after T-day. Grant keeps telling me about a good bite. I’ve accepted his generous offer.
2) Somewhere South Dakota late November / very early December. The last couple years some friends of mine have made the trip to SD as soon as the ice hits 3″ and “safe” for walking. Their reports back on the walleye, crappie and perch bite looks very promising to say the least.
3) Grand Rapids, MN area panfish. So there’s this really amazing lake WAYYYY down a logging road on state land that nobody seems to know about. Except for Joel Nelson and I. Suffice it to say the panfish run BIG.
So, what’s everyone else thinking? Where will you venture out for the first time in 2011?