A friend and I went ice fishing both days at Swanson Reservoir in the afternoon. We caught around 30 or more wipers between 17 and 22 inches, over 60 white bass between .50 to 1.75 pounds, 16 channel catfish between 14 and 26 inches, two walleye at 23 and 14.50 inches, a 13-inch crappie, and a small perch. We released most of these fish except my friend kept the 23-inch walleye, the crappie, and a few medium size catfish to eat. They were caught on a homemade jigging spoon tipped with waxworm in depths of 20 to 26 feet around an underwater dike next to the river channel near the dam area. The ice thickness is averaging around 5 inches.

I went ice fishing for a few hours in the late afternoon at a private sandpit lake. I caught good numbers of crappies between nine and 13.50 inches on a homemade jigging spoon. I caught all of these crappies suspended in depths of 14 to 22 feet along the drop-off between 30 and 40 feet of water in the middle of the lake. The ice thickness is averaging around six inches on this sandpit lake.

My brother Tim and I went ice fishing in the late afternoon at a private sandpit lake. We caught over 20 crappies between 12 and 13 inches, plus many smaller one between 8 and 12 inches. We also caught a few bluegills, and a 12-inch largemouth bass. We caught most these fish suspended in depths of 15 to 20 feet along the dropoff between 30 and 40 feet of water in the middle of the sandpit. We caught them using a small homemade jigging spoon tipped with waxworm. The ice thickness on this lake was around five inches.

My brother Tim and I went ice fishing at Red Willow Reservoir in the late afternoon. We caught good numbers of crappies up to 1.50 pounds, and a few bluegills up to nine inches on a small homemade jigging spoon. These fish were caught along a creek channel that swings next to the main lake points in depth of 16 to 24 feet. The ice is averaging around five inches thick.

My brother Tim and I went ice fishing at Red Willow Reservoir in the morning. We fished brush piles halfway back in the south boat cove in depths of 15 to 24 feet. We caught crappies up to 13 inches and bluegills up to 9 inches using a small jigging spoon. In the mid afternoon, we fished at Swanson Reservoir and caught white bass between .75 and 1.50 pounds, a 5-pound channel catfish, and a small perch using a small homemade jigging spoon. These fish were caught along an underwater dike next to the dam area in depths of 20 to 24 feet. The ice is averaging around five inches on both lakes.

A friend and I went ice fishing at Swanson Reservoir in the afternoon. We caught good numbers of white bass up to 1.50 pounds, and a channel catfish around 5 pounds They were caught on a small jigging spoon tipped with a Berkley Gulp! Maggot in depths of 20 to 25 feet along an underwater dike next to the dam area.

A friend and I went ice fishing at Red Willow Reservoir in the afternoon. We caught good numbers of crappies up to 12 inches, and small bluegills up to eight inches. These fish were caught on a small jigging spoon tipped with a  Berkley Gulp! Maggot around underwater brush piles in depths of 15 to 24 feet, halfway back in the south boat dock cove. The ice is about five inches thick.

I fished at three different sand pit lakes in the afternoon. I caught good numbers of largemouth bass up to 17 inches, crappies between 8 and 14 inches, and bluegill up to 10 inches. These fish were caught on a 1/4-ounce Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner, a drop shot rig using a small finesse worm, a small tubebait and jig around edges of deep weed beds, drop-offs next to points, and around underwater brush piles.

A friend and I fished at Swanson Reservoir in the afternoon. I caught a 21-inch wiper, a 15-inch, walleye, a flathead catfish around 30 inches, and good numbers of adult gizzard shad over one pound and up to two pounds using the 3/4-ounce Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner. My friend caught a flathead catfish around 30 inches, a few freshwater drum up to one pound, and adult gizzard shad up to two pounds using a 1-ounce jigging spoon. These fish were caught around a river channel next to an underwater dike, roadbed, and an island near the dam area in depths of 20 to 28 feet. The surface water temperature is in the low 40s.

I fished at a private sandpit lake in the late afternoon. I caught good numbers of crappies up to 13 inches, a few small largemouth bass up to 14 inches, and a couple nice bluegills around 10 inches long using a 1/4-ounce Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner, and a drop shot rig using a 3-inch finesse worm, and a Tiny Shad Assassin. The fish were caught around the drop-offs next to points, and deep weed beds.

I fished at two different private sand pit lakes in the late afternoon. I caught largemouth bass between 11 and 16 inches, crappies between nine and 14 inches, and a few bluegill up to nine inches. They were caught on a 3/8-ounce Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner, and a drop shot rig using a Berkley Powerbait 4-inch Finesse Worm around edges of deep weed beds, and drop-offs next to points.

I fished at Red Willow Lake in the afternoon. I caught wipers between 15 and 20 inches, and white bass up to 13 inches using a Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner, and a spinnerbait around underwater humps, and main lake points in depths of 15 feet or less. I also caught four largemouth bass between 12 and 17 inches. Three of the largemouth were caught on a spinnerbait along the dam, and one was caught around a beaver hut using a jig and pork frog combo. The surface water temperature is in the low to mid 50s, and the water visibility averaging around 12 inches.

I fished at two different private sand pit lakes in the late afternoon. I'm catching good numbers of nice crappies between 10 and 14.50 inches, and largemouth bass up to 15 inches. They were caught on the smaller 1/4- and 3/8-ounce Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner around the drop-off next to points, edges of deep weed beds, and underwater brush piles. I also caught a few largemouth bass and 1 crappie on a drop shot rig using a Berkley Powerbait 4-inch Power Finesse Worm in the same locations.

My brother Rod and I fished at Red Willow Reservoir in the afternoon. We caught good numbers of wipers between 15 ad 20 inches, and white bass up to 13 inches. We caught these fish on a 3/4-ounce Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner around main lake points, underwater humps, and edges of the creek channel in depths of 20 feet or less. The surface water temperature on the main lake is in the mid 50s and the water visibility is between 12 and 15 inches.

I fished at Red Willow Reservoir in the afternoon. I caught good numbers of white bass up to 13 inches and a few wipers around 18 inches. I caught these fish around underwater humps, main lake points, edges of the creek channel, and flats next to deep water using a Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner in depths of 18 feet or less. The surface water temperature is averaging around 54 degrees and the water visibility is around 15 inches or less.

I went back to the same private sand pit lake I fished yesterday in the late afternoon. I caught nice crappies and largemouth bass on the same underwater brush piles, and the edges of deep weed beds next to points on a Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner. The secret on catching these fish both days was slow rolling the Tail Spinner slowly along the bottom or near structure.