Well I went snowmobiling with a few old friends in the Minoqua area, my buddy’s dad bought a house on a little lake up there. Going in I looked at the map and saw all the famous lakes for a little side trip ice fishing. Trout Lake, Big Arbour Vitae, Turtle Flambeau, Star, Lac Vieux Desert just to name a few. This part of our great state has more lakes than a guy could ever hope to shake a fishing pole at. WOW! Well in the end we thought fishing with the comfort of a cabin within walking distance would be cool, if we catch fish great if not we will fire up the machines and go sledding. This lake is a shallow dishpan, maybe 8′ deep. I drilled a line of holes and set the tip ups and waited while Steve went to town to get waxies and shiners. Meanwhile I set my buddy Bill up with a small jig and plastic. No sooner we set down and pow, fish on. For the next three hours we catch about 150 gils, keeping a limit 0f 7-8″ fish. Next day same thing. All I can say is sometimes the good Lord provides an unexpected bounty. We had a blast…..
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