Hello everybody,
I trust everyone had a nice holiday season this year. Now that the dead of winter has arrived I have been spending more time out on the ice. Lake Vermilion has 15 to 16 inches of good solid ice now. With very little snow cover, travel on the ice surface has been pretty easy. I'm getting around nicely with my two wheel drive pick-up in the McKinley park area of Big bay.

The Walleye action has been a little slower the last couple of weeks however there are fish being caught. I'm still catching most of my fish on a 1/4 0z jig tipped with a chub minnow. The bright colors seem to work the best especially later in the day. My dead stick rod has a plain #6 red hook and a split shot and has at times been the only thing they would bite on.

The early morning hours just before and after sunrise have been the best for me the last week or so. The last hour or so before sundown can also be very active however it hasn't been as consistent as the early action. My shack is over 32-feet of water right now on a point with a bottom change. We have been getting a few nice Perch along with the Walleyes and even a Whitefish or two later in the day.

The Pike action has been very good for me all season. Tip-ups or hair jigs tipped with a medium sucker or some kind of dead bait have been very effective. I always set the dead bait high just below the ice surface for the best results. Weed flats, weed edges and rocky shoreline breaks in six to 14-feet are my best locations. Main lake points with deep water available can be very good for larger fish. You may not get as much action but you will see some larger Pike.

Have a great week everybody, be safe out there enjoying this winter wonderland of ours.

"Ace" <*)))><
Terry "Ace" Sjoberg
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