Walleyes have been slower than usual this winter, but the bite has been improving this past week. Sounded like more legal sized fish were caught, based on the reports we've been hearing at the shop.

The better perch reports have been coming from around the south end of 1st Reef, in 10 to 20 FOW. Basic perch minnows and wigglers have both been working well.

Should go without saying - be extremely careful around the pressure crack running north from Butler's Island! A sled and a quad went through, just north of the island Thursday. The warm weather the next couple days won't help the situation. Last we heard, you were still safe to cross the island to avoid the crack.