We were on lake Mitchell. If anyone wants to head up let me know and I'll give you the spot we found at the edge of a weed line.
C'mon ice
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Back yard, just playing around until Mike got here for an evening hunt. Felt good to watch the flasher again! Won't be long!
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I knew something was up because you posted a pic in your blind then a minute later a pic of your perch. I thought maybe his blind is set up on a pond and he’s going for surf and turf.
Just gotta send it... after someone else has. I never take my machine first! LMAO
My BIL,@eyespy, hit whites landing today. A couple perch caught between a few groups over a few hours. Temps are warm, and rain next 24-36hrs.
Tomorrow's rain and brief warm up should be good for the ice I think. Melt some of the snow, smooth things up, then it'll lock up hard again by the weekend.
Strong south winds are predicted for next several days. Couple that with all this rain and it may blow it all out and send it towards Canada. I predict a ton of runoff from the snow melt and rain which will blow all the rivers out on the west end. Hate to be a downer. Definitely some cold temps headed our way after Thursday for an extended period of time.
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We'll see what happens, the bay is working on setting up. Winds seem to be the determining factor now. @5Cent and @jagermeister, if you want to scratch the itch, you're more than welcome to come drill some holes in my pond this winter. Adam, bring the boys! 
Yea, lake Erie is a long shot at this point for sure. I'm mainly talking about inland reservoirs, ponds, marinas, etc.
I fished East Harbor for a few hours yesterday. Spudded around and found some thin spots that just recently froze over, but everywhere else was 4-6" of ice. Water was pretty murky though and I only caught two small gills. Nothing to write home about but it was nice to knock the dust off a bit.
I've always wanted to fly over to the islands and do the bed and breakfast over there. Prices aren't bad for the air taxi and lodging, just not sold on the guiding part. Almost have to though due to the limited amount of gear that you can fly over with.
That's a damn fine offer from ya Nate, thank you!
Funny you mention the islands. I was just talking with a friend who family has a house on Kelley's and we got to talking about the season. If there is ever extra room to crash, he'd definitely let a few of ya Im sure. The more the merrier. February is gonna have to be awful damn cold before I think of stepping on Erie this year lol.
Ever since my good friend that I ice fished with since high school died on PIB in 2012, I haven't really had much of an itch. It's slowly coming back and I need to get equipment again.
Funny you mention the islands. I was just talking with a friend who family has a house on Kelley's and we got to talking about the season. If there is ever extra room to crash, he'd definitely let a few of ya Im sure. The more the merrier. February is gonna have to be awful damn cold before I think of stepping on Erie this year lol.
Ever since my good friend that I ice fished with since high school died on PIB in 2012, I haven't really had much of an itch. It's slowly coming back and I need to get equipment again.
The good thing about the islands is that they usually get enough ice to walk out every year and you don't have to travel far. We'll see...