I managed a remarkable fishing feat today by prying Churchill River off of the Blackstrap ice and exposing him to "The Zelma Experience". We had a slow day with a big pike, a few small walleye and a couple dozen perch. The fish were there, but just not in the biting mood. We both gave our new electric augers a workout in search of the eager eaters, but most marks just gave us the fin. CR was somewhat sanguine about the outing, remarking "more perch than on Blackstrap".
Hopefully that will not be the case for long.