February 17-18

My brother Tim and I fished at Red Willow Reservoir. We caught good numbers of crappies up to 13 inches, a few small northern pike, bluegills, and walleyes along the creek channel that swings next to shore, and a point near the mouth of a cove in depths of 32 feet or less. We caught fish on a 1/8-ounce Lytle’ Secret and homemade spoons.

February 11

My brother Tim and I went ice fishing at a private sandpit lake for a few hours. We caught largemouth bass between 12 and 18 inches, and crappies between 10 and 14 inches next to a long point near deep water in depths of 14 to 24 feet. We were using a ¼-ounce Lytle’s Secret, and my brother caught fish on a homemade spoon. The ice on this sandpit lake was averaging around 12 inches thick.

February 10

I went to Swanson Reservoir to meet two clients from Colorado and take them ice fishing. We caught walleyes, wipers, and channel catfish along the underwater dikes next to the river channel near the dam area in depths of 21 to 28 feet. We caught them on a Lytle’s Secret, jigging spoons and jigging Rapalas. The ice is averaging around 20 inches thick.

February 9

I went ice fishing at Red Willow Reservoir in the afternoon for a few hours. I caught white bass along the creek channel that swings next to an underwater island, and next to a mouth of a cove in depth of 28 to 36 feet on a ¼-ounce Lytle’s Secret. My friend caught a few crappies and a 32-inch northern pike around underwater brush piles where the creek channels swing next to the shore. He was using my brother's homemade jigging spoon. The ice is around 18 inches thick.

January 24, 25 and February 1, 4

I took my brother Tim and a friend ice fishing at Swanson Reservoir. We are still catching walleyes, wipers, white bass, and channel catfish along the underwater dikes next to the dam area in depths of 22 to 26 feet on 1/8-, 1/4-, 3/8-, and 1-ounce Lytle's Secret tailspinners. My brother and my friend also caught fish on spoons.

On February 3, my brother Tim and I went ice fishing at Red Willow Reservoir. We caught crappies and white bass along the creek channel that swings next to an underwater island in depths of 28 to 36 feet on a Lytle's Secret. My brother caught his fish on a homemade spoons. The ice is averaging over 15 inches thick.

January 17-19

I took some of my friends ice fishing in the afternoon at Swanson reservoir. We caught walleyes between 13 and 29 inches, wipers between 17 and 23 inches, white bass between 10 and 15 inches, and a 14-inch crappie. We caught these fish around an underwater dike next to the river channel near the dam area in depths of 21 to 26 feet on a 1/4- and 3/4-ounce Lytle's Secret. My friends also caught fish on spoons. The ice is averaging around 12 inches thick.

January 9-11

A friend and I went ice fishing at Swanson Reservoir in the afternoon. We caught three Master Angler fish including 30- and a 26.50-inch wipers, plus a nice 29-inch walleye. We also caught good numbers of smaller walleyes between 14 and 22 inches, wipers between 17 and 23 inches, and white bass between 10 and 15 inches. We caught these fish on the 1/4-, 3/4-, and 1-ounce Lytle's Secret tailspinner around an underwater dike next to the river channel near the dam area in depths of 21 to 28 feet. The ice is averaging around 10 inches thick.

January 6-7

My brother and I went ice fishing both days at Swanson Reservoir in the afternoon. We caught good numbers of walleyes between 14 and 17 inches, wipers between 17 and 23 inches including a Master Angler wiper at 24.50 inches, and white bass between 11 and 15 inches. These fish were caught around an underwater dike next to the river channel near the dam area in depths of 20 to 28 feet. I caught them using a 1/4-, 3/4-, and 1-ounce prototype Lytle's Secret Jigging Spoon, and my brother was using a small 1/8-ounce jigging spoon. The ice thickness is averaging around 9 inches.

January 3-4

A friend and I went ice fishing both days at Swanson Reservoir in the afternoon. I caught a Master Angler 26-inch wiper, plus my friend and I also caught and released around 30 or more wipers between 18 and 23 inches, good numbers of white bass between 12 and 15 inches, six channel catfish between 15 and 22 inches, two walleye with the at largest at 17 inches, and a nice 14-inch crappie. We caught these fish on a 1/4- and 3/4-ounce Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner, a prototype Lytle's Secret Jigging Spoon, and my friend was using my brother Rod homemade jigging spoon. The fish were caught around an underwater dike next to the river channel near the dam area in depths of 22 to 28 feet. The ice thickness is averaging around 8 inches.

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