I thought there was only one kind BEAVER DAM. I got a few that are over 25yrs old and I still use them ever year without a problem. My fishing buddie has some plastic ones that work, but I wouldn’t trade mine for anything even when its 10 deg out. 
just placed my order. Bought my last pair of icemans in 1992. Used them all the time hunting,fishing,etc in the winter time. Finally got a hole in them bowhunting this year. If these last 20 yrs Ill be happy. 
They put some in on the shore to the right of Burnhams Island as your heading north on Praire I think.
nice fish looks like it would have been a good time
Congrats to Kyle nice walleye. good read Cade i fished on pool 8 Sat and it sucked. Nice to see somebody can eat fish this week.
congrats Owen on the pike. 
I was wonderning if the slabs had moved in yet. I wont be able to be out there until Mon/Tues and if I’m lucky I wont have to drill a hole either. 
Nice fish Cade and Crew.
about time ya signed up.
Nice post and fish Bos.
I probably got my last taste of the hard water Sunday also. I was on the the bay at about 6:30 with a freind who did decent saturday. We started north of the boat slips looking for some gills. Sat mid morinig and afternoon provided some decent action with nice gills no big bulls just good eaters 7-8 inchers. The water seemed dirty compared to yestersday. Not a bite. Moved down towards the Ole crappie hole at 9:00. Yes, a very odd time to catch crappies usually do this before sun is warming your backside. It took about 5 min or so and the first crappie was on the ice 11.5″ ended with 5 more and two perch by 11:30. It ended up being a good moved compared to the action on the north side. Nice day probably my last walking on water till later this year.
What in the heck is going on down there. Last year there didn’t seem to be as many “duckhunters” on the bay. Even a busy day was way less than half of the vehicles today, by the looks of it.
Nice read Bos, That picture of your boy is also priceless. I hope to be able to get out at least one more time and get a few perch to eat.
A few weekes ago a friend I was with landed a golden pike of over 25″ on a red purist. Also had a break off on what i would think was another carp.
Last wed was terrible and sat had a few friends there and they caught a few but nothing to brag about.
Nice post Cade. there is a small lake around me that has trout in it. they are fun to catch.
Last year I tried cajun red 3# and still use it today. I also like calcutta 3# and I spooled one pole a week or so ago with trilene micro ice 3#. Truth of the matter to me is if the knot holds good and it stays straight I usually like it.
Nice perch boss. If I had to come up with a title for the day it would read “Tough Day All Day” started on a point on pool 9 backwater 1 10″ perch a small stripper by 7:00 or so and a 3.5 hour wait until a 25.5 golden pike (carp) hit. went to another slough at noon ended with a goose egg left 4:30.
nice pike on the jiggin stick
Fished a few spots friday afternoon. pretty tough to get bites lots of looking and mouthin’ going on. hopefully this warming will turn them on a little.
Not that I am aware of. I think you can park there for nothing, dont take my word on it otherwise its 3.00 I think. I cant ever remember paying in the winter time though.
nice fish those are some dandy perch
Fished yesterday 11:00-5:30 had 6 lots of marks not many takers. same thing with trying many methods and jigs. thought maybe today would be better.
good info I had to talk myself out of it today. maybe mid to late week.
Right back at ya Kyle and Cade, we will hook up again, stay on top boys and good luck to you, I only had 15 in my bucket.
Nice fish, thought I heard that you were gonna slow down this year.
Nice Pike. I’ll finally get to go this year tomorrow mornig.
Nice report Cade, its fun to go and try different areas of the state for fishing, used to do that a couple times a year. now I got KIDS!!
I have to LED fashlights that I got from a friend at Jahn trucking. They have a lanyard that I tie to the cross bar of shack, pull em tight and you can aim them right at the holes. Had to do this by accident last year because I left the lantern at home. But… I’ll probably never take my lantern again.
Last year on Easter Sunday which also was the last time fishing for the year my friend Pete and I were fishing Desoto Bay. Looking for those jumbo perch. We got pretty tanked the night before so he didn’t feel well . He had his pole on his pail and came over to see me hears a noise looks back to see the end of his pole disappear into the abyss. Ironic thing is that was his only bite that day. 
