E-MAIL --------------------- loumarcucci@optonline.net

DATE ---------------------- Thurs. 3/30

TIMES --------------------- IPM to 3PM

CONDITIONS ------------- Mild

AREA FISHED ------------- Bed Bug to Willow Island Sand Bar

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 49

FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Small Sticks & Metal

NOTES --------------------- No fish, plenty of weed because of the low water. Was nice to be out.

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NAME --------------------- Dan Lehr, Eddie Mackin, Aj Lambert

E-MAIL --------------------- eddiemackin@yahoo.com

DATE ---------------------- 2/29

TIMES --------------------- 3-7pm

CONDITIONS ------------- sunny

AREA FISHED ------------- bridges

WATER TEMPERATURE-- cold

FISHING METHOD ------- casting

BAIT/LURES USED ------- lures

NOTES --------------------- We first hit the Floraines bridge. We caught a couple perch each. Then later on we decided to try Bradys and hit alot of perch. We also hit some decent pickeral. Saw some guys in a boat in the deeper parts getting some nice crappie. All in all nice day

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NAME --------------------- BILL & CARL

E-MAIL --------------------- PATHEREDIA@HOTMAIL.COM

DATE ---------------------- 3/26

TIMES --------------------- 1 PM - PM

CONDITIONS ------------- WINDY AND COLD

AREA FISHED ------------- MAIN LAKE

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 41

FISHING METHOD ------- JIGGING

BAIT/LURES USED ------- JIG

NOTES --------------------- NOTES: IT WAS THE FIRST TIME OUT THIS YEAR, WE COULD NOT GET THE BOAT IN AT LEE'S THE WATER WAS TO LOW SO WE PUT IN AT THE STATE PARK. WE HIT ALL THE POINTS, THE WIND WAS STRONG AND GUSTY. BILL GOT THE ONLY FISH OF THE DAY, A 3LB 6OZ SMALL MOUTH. IT WILL ONLY GET BETTER WITH SPRING IN THE AIR.

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NAME --------------------- Dan Lehr an Matt Niper

E-MAIL --------------------- danlehr42@yahoo.com

DATE ---------------------- 03/26

TIMES --------------------- 8am-4pm

CONDITIONS ------------- rainy and windy

AREA FISHED ------------- Lakes End

FISHING METHOD ------- small jigs on a bobber

BAIT/LURES USED ------- rufis jigs

NOTES --------------------- we started out slow and then they turned on we caught 35+ crappies on and off

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NAME --------------------- Mike/Ashley Truglio

E-MAIL --------------------- mtruglio@optonline.net

DATE ---------------------- 3/23/06

TIMES --------------------- 3pm to 5:30pm

CONDITIONS ------------- cool

AREA FISHED ------------- Woodport

WATER TEMPERATURE-- cool

FISHING METHOD ------- Bait

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Fatheads/Worms

NOTES --------------------- 43 Perch all fish released.

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NAME --------------------- Mike/Ashley Truglio

E-MAIL --------------------- mtruglio@optonline.net

DATE ---------------------- 3/18/06 3/19/06

TIMES --------------------- Sat 11am to 1pm Sun 11am to 12pm

CONDITIONS ------------- Windy/ Cold

AREA FISHED ------------- Woodport

WATER TEMPERATURE-- Cold

FISHING METHOD ------- Bait

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Fatheads /Worms

NOTES --------------------- 3 Hrs on Saturday managed 38 perch, Sunday wind and cold got the best of us 12 perch in 1 Hr. Should get better if temps hit the 50s.

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NAME --------------------- Jim A

E-MAIL --------------------- webguy@kneedeepclub.org

DATE ---------------------- 3/19

TIMES --------------------- 8-4pm

CONDITIONS ------------- windy and cold

AREA FISHED ------------- main lake

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 39

FISHING METHOD ------- troll

BAIT/LURES USED ------- crankbaits

NOTES --------------------- Open water is here. I trolled all day to no avail, I found myself getting blown around by mother nature and began humming the theme song from Gilligan's Island. 3-mph seemed more like 13-mph while trolling into the wind.

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NAME --------------------- Pat Lange, Dave Faulkner, and Jim Archambault

E-MAIL --------------------- webguy@kneedeepclub.org

DATE ---------------------- 3/5/06

TIMES --------------------- 7-3pm

CONDITIONS ------------- cool and windy

AREA FISHED ------------- main lake

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 4 inches of ice

FISHING METHOD ------- tip-ups and jigging

BAIT/LURES USED ------- shiners and Jigging Rapalas w/spikes

NOTES --------------------- We haven't been able to get on the main lake to ice fish the deep water all winter, the ice was pretty ugly and non-existent at times. Right when we thought the ice season was over, a recent cold snap locked up the lake and there was 4 inches covering most of it. So after checking it out Saturday to make sure it was safe, we loaded up and hit the ice. I brought a camcorder to see if I could get some footage. The fishing was slow but Pat finally got a flag and it was a beauty:

41 inch muskie (video)

Things were quiet for a while, then the ice began to groan and change a little:

pressure ridge formed (video)

Pat had to retrieve one of his tip-ups because his set got split by it:

Go get it Pat! (video)

As it warmed up the wind picked up, then it was my turn:

Jigging up a 9 pound channel catfish (video)

After releasing it, Dave suggested I weigh it in - too late! When I hooked up again I said if its bigger than the last I'll weigh this one in:

11 pound channel catfish (video)

Then a third was caught that edged out the 11 pounder by 4 ounces.

no video on the third fish - nobody wanted to run after it

We had two other flags with no results and a couple fish on the jig that got off before we saw them. Not great numbers but a great day on the ice!

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