THE YEAR IS ALMOST OVER AND THE FISHING IS BECOMING VERY INTERESTING. I DON’T HAVE A NOTEWORTHY PICTURE THIS WEEK, YET, BUT WE HAVE DEFINATELY SEEN SOME ACTION. HEARD OF I SHOULD SAY. BAIT SALES HERE ARE GOOD, WHICH TELLS A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION TO ME. REPEAT CUSTOMERS WHO BUY A LOT OF BAIT EVERY OTHER DAY, ARE CATCHING FISH, BUT NOT BRAGGING TOO MUCH. TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR AREA AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF GOOD REPORTS REGARDING WHISKEY POINT IN GRAND LAKE. ONE FELLOW YESTERDAY SAID THAT PLACE WAS NO LONGER A SECRET, THERE . ALMOST THIRTY PEOPLE WERE THERE. THE THING IS HE SAID, THE FISHING IS GREAT. THE UNUSUAL TURN HERE IS THAT THEY ARE USING WIGGLERS TO CATCH BIG PERCH. NORMALLY GRAND  LAKERS USE ONLY BLUES OR GREYS. WALLEYE ARE COMING OUT OF WHIKEY POINT ALSO, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER AREAS GOING WELL ON GRAND LAKE, MAINLY BY THE ISLANDS. THE ICE IS ABOUT 8 TO 10 ICHES. WE HAD A SLOPPY STORM YESTERDAY, DROPPING THREE INCHES OF SOUPS, BUT THE LAKES ARE STILL ACCESIBLE. MOST FOLKS ARE USING SNOWMOBILES, OR WALKING, BUT QUADS CAN STILL MAKE IT, BARELY THOUGH.

               LORIE AND HER HUSBAND AND SON WENT OUT TO LONG LAKE YESTERDAY, AND SAW 8 PEOPLE AT ROUND TOP, AND SEVERAL AT THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE, BY SILVER WEEDS. SHE SAID THE LAKE WAS OKAY, 8 TO 10 INCHES OF ICE, BUT WET. THEY WERE REWARED WITH SOME NICE  PERCH, SO THE TRIP WAS WORTH  IT. WE ARE IN FOR A WARM ONE TODAY, HIGH OF 50 WITH RAIN, AND FOG. THEN MONDAY WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GET COLD AGAIN, SO I WOULD GUESS THAT THE LAKE ICE WILL BE FINE, AND THE SNOW ON TOP  WILL DISAPPEAR ONCE AGAIN. MINNOWS, WAXWORMS AND WIGGLERS WERE WORKING ON LONG LAKE AS WELL AS GRAND.

DON’T FORGET, OUR TOURNAMENT IS JANUARY 17, 2009, AND IT COSTS 12 DOLLARS A TICKET, LIMIT 250. WE HAVE ALREADY SOLD SOME TICKETS, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE NOT BEEN PRINTED. WE HOPE TO GET THEM PRINTED THIS WEEK THOUGH.

I’LL KEEP YOU POSTED TO ICE CONDITIONS, AND HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON.

OPEN 7 TO 5 DAILY

OPEN RIGHT THROUGH AND INCLUDING NEWS YEARS DAY !

LORIE AND BUDD