It was a 20 minute hike into the lake and we had it to ourselves most of the day. Arrived at 9am, left at 2 pm. caught 3 brookies, 2 other bites. all between noon and 1 pm. A few heavy snow falls interspersed with some blue sky, but not too windy.
Gut check showed these smallish trout were eating some very small minnows (thumbnail size some of them) and some type of black beetles/waterbugs. There was a worm in there too.
Tried out my new hand auger, which travelled nicely strapped to an old backpack rack. Explored the surrounding area - saw plenty of deer tracks and a some snowshoe hare tracks.
Overall, a great day and brought home a tidy dinner. I think I'm hooked on this ice fishing stuff (at least when the weather is reasonable).
Ray
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