WOW, THE FOLKS ARE LINED UP AT THE DOOR MOST MORNINGS TO GET IN HERE NOW. MOST MORNINGS THE CARS AND TRUCKS ARE LINED UP ON US 23, AND MY PARKING LOT IS FULL. THEY TELL ME THE FISH ARE BITING SO GOOD THAT THEY GET THEIR LIMITS ALMOST EVERY DAY, IN AN HOUR OR LESS. AND THE FISH ARE HUGE, SOME RECORDS BEING TAKEN IN. NEVER BEFORE HAVE PEOPLE SEEN FISHING THIS GOOD ON BOTH LONG LAKE AND GRAND LAKE.

NOW THAT I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION…
NONE OF THIS IS TRUE OF COURSE.

FISHING ON LONG LAKE THIS WINTER WAS VERY SLOW, MAYBE THE SLOWEST WINTER WE HAVE SEEN IN OUR 15 YEARS OWNING THIS STORE. GRAND LAKE HAS SEEN SOME VERY GOOD DAYS AND SOME VERY SLOW DAYS, BUT WAS BY FAR THE BEST ICE FISHING LAKE THIS WINTER.

THE CAUSE FOR THIS BAD SPELL IS PROBABLY, OR POSSIBLY, DUE TO THE ERRATIC WEATHER PATTERNS, INCLUDING TOO MANY SUB ZERO DAYS, AND A HUGE BLANKET OF SNOW MOST OF THE WINTER. WE DO HAVE PICTURES OF SOME VERY GOOD CATCHES FROM GAND LAKE, AND A FEW FROM LONG LAKE, WHICH TELLS ME THE FISH ARE THERE, BUT VERY SLOW IN BITING MOST OF THE TIME.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT FOR THIS LAST WEEK FOR WALLEYE AND PIKE, THE WEATHER PICTURE LOOKS GOOD. AND THE ICE IS VERY SOLID AND SAFE STILL. AS SAFE AS A FROZEN LAKE CAN BE, I HASTEN TO ADD.

WE TOOK A TRIP PAST GRAND LAKE SUNDAY, AND THERE WERE PEOPLE ON THE LAKE IN GOOD NUMBERS, FROM THE SOUTH END TO THE NORTH END. AS FOR THE VERY BEST SPOT TO FISH, THAT IS GUARANTEED TO PRODUCE FISH, WELL THAT’S THE QUESTION ISN’T IT ? MY BEST BET WOULD BE THREE SISTERS, APPLE GATE, AND BEAR ISLAND AREAS, ABOUT 12 FEET OF WATER. WE’LL HAVE MINNOWS THIS WEEKEND, BUT BEYOND THIS WEEK, WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT BAIT DELIVERIES HERE. I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED HERE AND ON MY ANSWERING MACHINE. [989] 595-2121 JUST ASK FOR LORIE.

WELL, GOOD WEATHER, GOOD ICE, GOOD CHANCE TO CATCH FISH THIS WEEK END, SO COME ON UP, OVER, DOWN, WHAT EVER, HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON

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LORIE AND BUDD