Fished with Daryl on Mud Bay off Portage Lake. Temperature this morning was 18 degrees and when we quit fishing it was 28 degrees. The wind was out of the southwest 10 to 15 knots which made for a little wind chill. This was my first ice fishing trip this year because of all the warm weather so far this winter. The ice is 4 to 5 inches thick and it was good hard ice. Started fishing the east side of the bay and we only caught a few small blue gills. Made a move towards the center of the bay and we caught a lot more fish but very few keepers. Daryl caught the smallest perch I have ever seen with a hook and line. The only time I have seen a smaller perch was in the minnow bucket!! Around 9:30 AM we looked up and saw a bald eagle flying over head, pretty cool. The fishing was slow and Daryl had to get ready for work so we quit early. Only kept 6 blue gill for the day but it sure was great to be on the water again.
