I fished at a private sand pit lake (open water) in the late afternoon for a few hours on both days and caught a Master Angler 15 1/2- inch crappie. I also caught good numbers of smaller crappies between 9 and 14 1/2 inches, largemouth bass between 10 and 15 inches, and bluegills between 7  and 9 1/2 inches. I caught these fish on a 1/32-oz. jig head with a Berkley 1″ Gulp! Alive Minnow around underwater brush piles in depth of 24 feet or less.

My brother Tim and I went ice fishing at Swanson Reservoir. We caught good numbers of white bass up to 16 inches, and a Master Angler walleye. We caught these fish on Lytle’s Secret TailSpinners and jigging spoons along a ridge next to a river channel near the dam areas in depth of 33 feet or less. The ice thickness on the main lake is averaging around 7 inches.

I guided a client ice fishing on Swanson Reservoir. We caught good numbers of white bass, wipers, and a few nice crappies using 1/8-, 1/4-, and 3/4 oz. Lytle Secret Tail Spinners and jigging spoons along a ridge next to a river channel near the dam areas in depth of 32 feet or less. The ice thickness is averaging around 12 inches.

I took a friend ice fishing at Red Willow Reservoir in the afternoon. We caught crappies, bluegills, and a white bass on Lytle’s Secret Tail Spinners and jigging spoons next to tree stumps along the edges of a creek channel in depths of 22 feet or less. The ice thickness is averaging around 12 inches.