Captain Tom Straus
01-12-2010, 12:25 PM
Well ice fishing is know starting, we headed out to Catawba State Park in search of a good ice report and caught one of our close friends just returning from the frozen Lake. He is a local guy who is the first one out always, and the last to leave. He caught 4 walleyes 2-4 pound range, and one fish was 24 inches all males. He caught these fish in the usual spot 4 miles North West of Catawba State Park in 24 feet of water using rapala jigging spoons tipped with lots of minnows, blue/silver was the best. The ice varies in thickness, good shape for snowmobiles/4 runners. Take extreme caution before entering the frozen lake, different wind direction can change ice thickness.
After returning from our first Sport Show in Dayton OH, we sure met lots of new friends, I hope they had as much fun as I did! The Cincinnati OH show is January 20-24, 2010 we will also be attending.
On returning, The Lake Erie Charter Boat Association had a monthly meeting at Wild Wings Restaurant in Oak Harbor OH. Mr Roger Knight from the local DNR was there to address around 50 charter services eager to hear about, if any limit changes were forecasted. The answer was not at this time, the tally's won't be totaled until late February 2010 and the announcement will be made at our Sandusky OH Meeting and Seminar March 6, 2010. He was optimistic that things appeared to be slightly better than originally proposed, but still would make no committment on changes, if any.
After returning from our first Sport Show in Dayton OH, we sure met lots of new friends, I hope they had as much fun as I did! The Cincinnati OH show is January 20-24, 2010 we will also be attending.
On returning, The Lake Erie Charter Boat Association had a monthly meeting at Wild Wings Restaurant in Oak Harbor OH. Mr Roger Knight from the local DNR was there to address around 50 charter services eager to hear about, if any limit changes were forecasted. The answer was not at this time, the tally's won't be totaled until late February 2010 and the announcement will be made at our Sandusky OH Meeting and Seminar March 6, 2010. He was optimistic that things appeared to be slightly better than originally proposed, but still would make no committment on changes, if any.