Another day

Overcast skies and slick ice kept most people home. Four fish came knocking,three pickerel and one perch. Wilmington pet supply has bait but they only sell small minnows. I am going to have to go to mackie's in dracut to get bigger bait. The ice was over 11" thick at Steams pond
in Harold Parker. This is a good pickerel pond . Other ponds in Harold Parker state park have good bass.I have caught one 5 l.b. thru the ice.

today's

Weather

was

CRAZY !

First it was snowing and then it was raining and the it was clear.Wait two minutes and then it was raining ,snowing and clear again.Just after things calmed down I heard thunder and turned to see the sky darken. It looked like smoke coming through the trees,the snow squall was moving at 45 mph! In seconds it overtook me with blinding snow that stung my face as I tried to look back at my string of traps. Three perch and several tip-ups made the time pass.This pond has good size pickerel but nobody was home.

Lakeview tournament

5 bass and two perch but nothing big. Tip-ups were plentiful and nice weather was appreciated.

My other teammate was sidelined with the flu. One person in the group beside me had a 3 lb.

bass. 11 1/2" of ice was just enough to use the gas auger on. I can only hope for the next tournament.

tourney time
temps for feb 3rd are expected to be 43 degrees and no wind.
I think that there will be a good crowd .
GO PATRIOTS