Saturday 11-22-08
Dewey Schultz & I busted ice going up the lake on Saturday morning. The ice started out in front of Weigands Bay and was froze up solid all the way to the car ferry. (ice thickness varied)
We pretty much just put the boat in gear and busted a trail at about idling speed.
In the morning, we had very few choices when it came to places to fish. There were a few open water areas and that's where we fished. By later in the afternoon, more areas opened up.
Morning fishing was cold and slow with only a few saugers along the way. The main bite happened from 1:30pm to 3:30pm.
We ended the day with 13 saugers, two over 20", ten legals and 1 shortie.
Our best bait was paddletails tipped with a minnows. Most of our fish came from water between 21-23' deep but we did pop a few from water as deep as 34' also.
It was pretty darn cold out there on Saturday but we were joined by at least three or four other boats during the course of the day.
Dealing with the cold was a matter of dressing properly and dealing with the ice was bit of a pain at times, but in the end, the effort required was definitely worth it.
Great time Dewey!
