Today I was fishing in the Wabasha area, to my suprise the ice was not as thick as I expected. I found 1 1/4 to 2 inches of good solid ice today. I had to move a couple of times but ended up finding some nice crappies. I lost alot of fish under the ice today. When I hooked a fish they would run up and hit there nose on the ice about 4 ft away from the hole and throw your jig. The fish were being kind of fussy, so I made a switch to artificial and worked the jig hard, resulting in the crappies hitting like a freight train.
Tight lines & be safe
Joey 
