After a great start to this season in 38 feet of water a the head of the bay between L'Anse and Baraga (off the willow tree), the last half of the season was horrendous. I was catching everything from Splake, Coho and Herring regularly. I even caught a couple of small steelhead. Then it just stopped and I mean stopped. Not only were they not biting, but I wasn't even seeing but a few each day on my camera. In the early half the season, I would regularly see a few dozen fish a day, sometimes way more, sometimes less. Now, I'm lucky if I see three or four a day. And to frustrate things even further, they don't bite. My fishing partner did catch a very large Whitefish last week. I saw six of them on the camera, but couldn't entice them to nibble. They disappeared off screen, but a few minutes later Ed caught one. I have been seeing an unusually large amount of smelt in the daylight hours. They are at the bottom and seem pretty finicky so far. Going out one more day tomorrow and pulling the shanty off for the year when I am done. Remember, March 31 is the date when all shanties have to be off. Good luck out there and be safe. Although with the cold temps for the next 10 days, I'm guessing we will have safe ice for the next little bit.