Fishermen out on the ice yesterday were busy with Perch and small Walleye. I received pictures of slot Walleye from a few anglers late afternoon and early evening.  From reports this morning, it was pretty quiet overnight.

Checking the ice in close, we are good with 14″ plus the first 1/2 mile, but beyond that, it drops to 12-13″. We are letting a half-ton truck with single-axle wheelhouses out in the closer area, and fishermen with portables can drive on all roads with a vehicle under 6000lb curb weight for now.  That might change depending on the weather and possible rain this weekend, so keep watching the report or call the office Thursday-Friday to check.

Permanents on the pull list who want to go further in the thinner ice areas will need to call the office. I will hold off on pulling out until after the warm weather and possible rain passes this weekend.

Our office will be closed on Christmas Eve afternoon and Christmas Day. We will reopen on Thursday, December 26th, at 7:00 a.m.

Eddy