F & S Bait Farm is just 1/10 of a mile south of 36 on Alcony Conover Rd. It is about seven miles from Kiser Lake, but to the best of my knowledge there is no bait shop closer. This place is all about live bait and nothing else. No tackle to speak of just live bait. They will really load you up for next to nothing. I have paid for three dozen minnows and routinely get 6 dozen plus. Today I bought 100 spikes for $2.00. They are a bait distributor that sells live bait to area bait shops so they aren't too concerned about loading you up because they have plenty of bait on hand. Just my opinion! Not much of a place to look at, but a lot for your money. 567-242-9805 (I know, weird phone number) 7880 N Alcony Conover Rd Conover, OH 45317

I was hoping to get out for a few hours today, but it wasn't meant to be because the ice was in bad shape. Most of the lake had about 5 feet of open water between the shore and the lake ice. Some areas had even more open water. Some areas had skim ice, but it has a long way to go before it will hold a person. There were some spots that had shore ice, but when I stuck it with my spud bar it when right on through. One area held my weight, but the spud when through about 4 feet from shore. I noticed a lot of ponds today that were entirely open water. Sorry for the bad report! 

Russ, check your email!