NAME --------------------- Lou Tarascio

DATE ---------------------- 3/26/00

TIMES --------------------- 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

CONDITIONS ------------- WINDY!!!!!!!!!! Warm about 58

AREA FISHED ------------- Woodport

FISHING METHOD ------- trolling

BAIT/LURES USED ------- small Rapala & 1/8 oz. Phoebe

NOTES --------------------- First day out in 2000, started off with a couple nice pickerel. In about 12 feet of water got a hit on the Phoebe thinking it was another pickerel until it started taking line, a lot of line. Shut the motor off, brought the other line in and fought the fish for at least 5 to 8 minutes using 6 lb. test. Brought in a 32 inch, 7 1/2 lb. Tiger Muskie, my first muskie ever. Being alone and not wanting to hurt the fish in any way, no pictures, just great memories and a huge adrenalin rush.

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NAME --------------------- Jim Arch

DATE ---------------------- 3/25, 3/26

TIMES --------------------- (3-6pm),(noon-6pm)

CONDITIONS ------------- Mostly sunny, some wind and clouds

AREA FISHED ------------- shallow flats

FISHING METHOD ------- Flat-line trolling

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapala's and Thundersticks

NOTES --------------------- Saturday afternoon was pretty calm and the afternoon sun seemed to heat up the action. I boated 6 pickerel up to 23 inches long and a small largemouth bass. Sunday started out somewhat calm but the wind and clouds increased, at least it didn't slow down the fishing. I got 12 pickerel and a crappie but nothing big, maybe next time. The water temperature is in the mid 40's and I suspect the action will only get better!

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NAME --------------------- Vern

DATE ---------------------- 3/12

TIMES --------------------- 10am-5pm

CONDITIONS ------------- RAIN+WIND+SNOW=COLD

AREA FISHED ------------- State Park to Lake Forest

FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Stick-baits

NOTES --------------------- I spent most of the day cruising around breaking in a new motor by varying the speed, and flat line trolled the shallows here and there. I got a largemouth bass above Brady's Bridge around noon and a couple pickerel between 3 and 4 o'clock near the State Park. The bigger pickerel was 25 inches and weighed 4lbs.2oz., the smaller was 24 inches long. It's great to be on the water again!

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NAME --------------------- brittany creegan

DATE ---------------------- march 7th, y2k

TIMES --------------------- 5:59

CONDITIONS ------------- rainy

AREA FISHED ------------- lake

FISHING METHOD ------- hook dont lose

BAIT/LURES USED ------- crab

NOTES --------------------- if you dont get hooked you will not get fish

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NAME --------------------- Bob Neals and Webguy

DATE ---------------------- 3/4/2000

TIMES --------------------- 8am-6pm

CONDITIONS ------------- Unseasonably warm

AREA FISHED ------------- River Styx

FISHING METHOD ------- Tip-ups

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Shiners

NOTES --------------------- We had 8-10 inches of solid ice but you had to get out on it from the docks because the edges were wet and soft. The morning started out cold and windy and the fishing was slow with only a small pickerel caught before noon. As the day warmed the top of the ice softened and the action picked up with 4 more pickerel taken along with 2 largemouth bass and 3 yellow perch. Possibly the last safe weekend on the ice, we'll see!

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