No Hits,No Runs

Fished with John H. Temperature this morning was 17 degrees and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 20s. The wind was out of the south 5 to 10 knots which made for very little wind chill. We decided to try steelhead fishing in Ohio and I think we picked the wrong day. When we arrived at the river (8:15 AM) they had already caught 3 nice fish off the docks so we were pumped up. We got dressed and headed towards the falls and we had the whole river to ourselves. Fished with spawn sacs and minnows below in-line bobbers. Neither one of us had a bite but we both had a great time. All I can say is we gave it our best, we tried like hell and we survived the cold weather. A great trip but no fish.

Start of Ice Fishing

Fished with Doug S. Temperature this morning was 28 degrees and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 30s. The wind was light out of the west at 5 knots which made for a nice day fishing. The ice is 4 inches thick. We started fishing at Lake Erie Metro Park and only caught a few small perch. After a couple of hours we decided to try Grosse Ille. Fished the Trenton channel without a bite and then we went to Smitty's and figured the ice was unsafe so we headed to the apartments to fish the channel and the ice was unsafe there also. So the first trip of the year was a bust.