New Year's Day found us on the ice again, this time at Mantua Reservoir. Jon, Paxton and I went up early to try to get in on the morning bite. And did we ever! I saw fish on the finder, and caught fish continually until we left about 2:00pm. I caught the Grand Slam for that lake: largemouth bass, perch, bluegill, and rainbow trout.
Paxton had a ball, and is learning better every trip how to recognize a bite and set the hook. We had a great time.
The sun was out, very little breeze, if any, and temps in the 20's. A perfect day. We kept enough fish for a meal or two, and put the fillet knife to them that evening.
