I fished the UPground on Monday 1/28.
Ice was 4" and growing.
The bite was non existent except for the 24" catfish that decided to bite on a waxie.
That place never fishes well when the ice is growing/growling.
Marked a lot of fish but the stayed glued to the bottom.

I will be in the Canton Area Feb 9th/10th.
AMF Hall of Fame Lanes for a bowling tourney.
Sippo Lake is right there and Meyers lake isnt that far either.
Just curious which lake y'all would go to given the choices.
Along with species you would target.
Thanks!!

Soooo..... I'm looking for a Pack Shack/ HT Polar Express.
Basically a 1 man shanty that flips over a camp style chair.
I have 1 that needs a little work.
But I am looking for a new one (itll fit in a small vehicle) light weight, comes in a back pack style carrying bag.
I like the mobility of them, but am having troubles locating one.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
-Swed

Today's haul

Please use extreme caution while launching from the campground ramp area...    The ice at the breakwall section of the ramp is not safe.   I launched at 7am walked to the breakwall with good ice... In between the breakwall  the ice turned to garbage.   Spud went through with 2 hits....   We backed out and found a different path.    Later on in the morning 2 people went through in that section.  It sure looked like someone went through last night on the way out but I cannot confirm that.   Please please please Spud.

GOOD LORD......   Why not just call law enforcement first.... noone on this site is actually going to say " hey we parked there because we are IFO members....."
Just because your spouse doesnt want to listen to how mad you are about ice fisherman doesnt mean you need to chew our assess ...   call law enforcement     let them handle it.     no need for vigilantyism.....

-Oliver Queen

i plan on having a team there....
Since Ive never fished the panfish series I naturally have a few questions....
Pardon my nieveness....

1) does no culling mean "we can only keep the ten fish we plan to weigh in"?
2) will the whole lake be open to the tourney?
3) in what manner should our big fish be marked?


Sorry for the silly questions or if theyve already been answered.

Just want to be prepared when we arrive.

Thanks..
-Swedish Nipple

That being said    .....    I also have an FL-8 and it works great on the big lake.