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I HAVE CALLED FOR BAIT AND IT WILL BE HERE  THURSDAY, DEC. 9, ABOUT 10 AM. WE WILL THEN BE OPEN FOR THE WINTER. HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON. *****

THERE IS ICE ON THE BAY AREAS OF BOTH LONG AND GRAND LAKES. IT LOOKS LIKE THE AREAS WITH ABOUT THREE FEET OF WATER, IS FROZEN. I SAW THIS TODAY, SUNDAY AT 8 AM, DEC  5. THE ENTIRE EAST BAY AREA WAS FROZEN, AND THERE WAS ICE ON BLACK BASS BAY. BUT WAIT, IT IS BRAND NEW AND DOESN’T EVEN HAVE THE TESTING STONES THROWN ON IT YET. THERE WERE QUITE A FEW TRUCK TRACKS IN THE PARKING LOT BUT NO FISHERMEN. ALSO, THE ROAD TO THE SITE, BLASS BAY ROAD, IS ICY AND RIGHT AT THE LAUNCH THIS MORNING, IT WAS GLARE ICE AT THE ENTRANCE.   SO I WOULD GUESS THAT SAFE ICE IS JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY.

WITH THIS IN MIND I WILL OPEN THE SHOP FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10. THE BAIT TRUCKS WILL BE ROLLING BY THEN, AND I’LL HAVE BLUES AND OTHER BAIT FOR YOU. KEEP IN MIND, I AM ONLY THINKING IN TERMS OF BLACK BASS BAY RIGHT NOW. BUT THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS IS COLD, BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES, AND IF WE CAN JUST KEEP THE SNOW OFF THE NEW ICE, WE’LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE, SOON.

WE’LL BE OPEN MON-SAT 7AM TO 5 PM

SUNDAYS 7AM-3PM

I’LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS TO THE REST OF THE LAKES FOR ICE AND FISHING CONDITIONS.

GOOD LUCK, BE CAREFUL.

LORIE AND BUDD