Snow is blowing across the ice as the south wind rips up the bay. The rattling and ruffling canvas of hubs and flips culminates with a ping, pong, and a pop as the ice continues to thicken. Hunkering down in that permanent skid house might be preferable to using portables until the wind backs off a bit overnight, although it will pick up again Saturday afternoon. Speaking of picking up, the bite has improved as predicted, resulting in fewer angry angler faces compared to last weekend. Ice conditions continue to improve, and truck traffic is picking up on the upper bay. There’s nothing like watching a truck blast across Butler’s Island. That works until it doesn’t. I expect tomorrow will be a jam-packed day on the bay. It’s very exciting to see so many anglers enjoying what I believe is the best winter activity on water… frozen water, except maybe for hockey. Watching hockey while ice fishing? Best ever! Tonight, a view of Gladstone from a WILCraft’s perspective.
Increasing your odds,
-Blade
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