Well the opener is only about 10 days away. It is looking like it could be a good opener with the late ice. Many of the bigger lakes are still holding on to the ice cover. I drove by Crescent Lake on Sunday afternoon and it was mostly covered in ice but getting pretty dark. Most of the smaller less that 500 acres or flowages have let loose of the ice. I am hoping to finally get my boat in the water this weekend for a test run and maybe check out a few crappie or perch hang outs. We are having a nice steady rain today, even though it is cold, the rain will help to quickly eat away any lingering Ice.

We have a new bait shop in town located on Lincoln street. It is nice to see one pop up as it is much needed. I stopped in there yesterday and met Jeff. He seems like a very nice guy. He is starting small but has all of the basics that you would need this time of year. Stop in and say hello and support the local business owners. I wish him the best of luck!

If you have any reports on Lake conditions feel free to post some updates.

Good Luck and I hope everyone has a great fishing season!