Checked the ice conditions at Portage Lakes Saturday afternoon, 1/22 before deciding to venture out early Sunday morning, 1/23. (This past weeks reports of lowered water levels had me spooked).
Ice looked good... normal. We were on the ice by 7:30 with my son, Nate and fellow gray-beard icer, Ed. Nate & I had a tough day and decided to try to find suspended perch or crappie in the large section of Turkeyfoot Lake. After a dozen holes, no luck and we returned to our original spots. Ed had a hot hole all day long. He fished till noon taking home 52 gills while Nathan & I caught 42 and took home only 11. Ed caught a few nice 9" hog bluegill while both Nathan & me were hitting "munchin land" gills. Nthan did catch 4 nice crappie, but Ed blitzed us today.
It was cold, but fun. Got home in time to clean up, watch the football games and fillet our fish.
