Jarrid Houston column: Try plastics instead of live bait for last ice panfish
Sun and warmth are combining to separate ice from shore, so ice fishing season is likely drawing to a close.
Written By:
Jarrid Houston, for the News Tribune | 5:00 pm, Mar. 12, 2021 ×
Jarrid Houston
We have been busy chasing late-ice panfish and finishing off our ice guide season on Chequamegon Bay. It is no surprise that this past week ice conditions got bad very fast. Warm temperatures mixed in with wind and precipitation in the form of rain/snow is definitely taking a toll.
This week we have seen many popular ice roads close. Even the Lake of the Woods resorts have been shutting down operations due to ice safety. Locally, a few accidents have been reported, mostly machines falling through, but at least we have not heard of anyone getting hurt. Safe ice can still be found on smaller inland waters, but the big deep waters are starting to get a little dangerous at this time.