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Best of luck to you guys. After leaving Wisconsin 4 years ago now, seems the ice conditions and weather certainly make for an up and down season. Action was fair up here in Alaska up to a week ago. Winter finally arrived with 2 feet of snow with -30's right behind it. 2 solid feet of ice now but getting out to the lakes with the recent snow fall will be a chore. Most lakes up here are seldom touched by hardwater anglers and you don't see small ice shack towns establish grounds like we do back home. Having said that, it is something special to be the only one on an entire lake and the most of scene on the ice other than myself maybe another 2 or 3 anglers. Not that Alaskans don't ice fish, it's just not the winter pass time as it is in Wisconsin. Tight lines everyone, be safe and looking forward to see pics of your days on the ice.
It is 37° and pretty good steady rain most of the day so far today. The snow should definitely be knocked down quite a bit. The snowmobilers are not happy.
Feel better that I didn't get any eyes either. Fished Big Crooked and Littl Sugarbush Friday through yesterday. Was a little slushy friday in some spots but by very firm by Saturday. Saw no less than 13" of ice. Ice starting groaning yesterday, and we experienced a pretty good ice quake at dusk last night. Ended up with a dink perch and a chunky 12" largemouth. Never saw another soul. Tight lines brothers and sisters!
We were up in Vilas County last weekend. Caught a couple really nice walleyes but it was definitely a slow, long weekend. We got on some perch and crappies luckily to not come home empty handed. Ice was very navigable compared to years past.
Where'd you fish? One thing I noticed last weekend was how the weather was a roller coaster. Thursday was nicest day, friday was clear, but heavy wind, Saturday was snow and wind, sunday the same.
Boulder Junction area. We had the most action jigging on Thursday, crappie/perch/bluegill. Nothing on tip ups Thursday. Friday one flag, 25 inch walleye, Saturday one flag, 24+ inch walleye. Both right at 5:30. Friday and Saturday were definitely windy and the panfish bite turned off, other than shiner sized perch.