Being a resident of Minnesota pretty much my entire life and growing up in the Duluth area I am a bit ashamed to admit that I have just now at the age of 27 made it out to the ice. Summer fishing has fast become an obsession over the last few years and the cold of the winter has had me itching to get out and throw a line in. This weekend I went out with some friends to Forest Lake to give my new found skill set a try on the ice. It was fairly slow going for the majority of the day a few small perch made cameos until this guy decided it was lunch time.
Not the biggest Northern I have caught but what an awesome new experience pulling it in on that small ice rod. It put up a good fight and I made sure to give him plenty of time and not horse him in. The rest of the day we were able to get on some decent eating crappies as the daylight dwindled. Needless to say I can’t wait to get back out on the ice!
You will never not want to fish year around. LOL Welcome aboard.
– QB
