02/04/07 Geneva Lake sunny 25 degrees. Winds west/northwest 10-20 mph. Barometric pressure 30.03F. Ice thickness 12". I spent the last day of game fish season with my son. It took a little negotiation to get him out on such a blustery day. We went to one of the wrecks in 65 feet of water to chase down some rockies so he could have fun fighting some fish. After demonstrating to my son how to jig a spoon, he hooked one heck of a rockie! Well the way the fish was fighting we believe it was a lake trout. My son was a trooper and fought the fish for several minutes, then asked for me to take over the fight. It seemed to be a good size fish. On one of the power runs the fish took, it felt like it wrapped the line around an object. Sure enough the fight faded into a stout snag, then the line popped. I managed to get one picture of my son during the fight, unfortunately the lens on the camera was fogged up a little. We all have those fish swimming in our dreams and memories. I couldn't have spent my day any more meaningful, than to watch my son growing into a young fisherman. I hope all of you readers had a good season this year. I look forward to seeing you all on the water this spring! Good Luck.

02/03/07 Delavan Lake sunny 25 degrees. Winds north/northwest 10-15 mph. Barometric pressure 29.66R. Ice thickness 14", very soft on top. Despite the wind today a very lucky groom spent a little time away from his bride. He was able to spend his last few hours as a free man fishing. My kind of guy! The fishing was pretty slow all in all, but the groom hooked a very healthy 12" crappie. We ended up with one flag, but no fish. The consensus with fishermen out on the ice was pretty slow action. Thanks guys for venturing out for a day on the water.

03/02/07 Delavan Lake snowing/blowing 28 degrees. Winds west/southwest 20-40 mph. Barometric pressure 29.18R. Ice thickness 14", slushy on top. Fished on the west end with some "die hard" clients. Walking again was very tough for the kids, and adults! Two of us put our feet/legs through a couple old holes. Luckily one of us had dry socks. I was not that lucky, talk about cold feet! We had a fun day fishing with the kids. We set tip-ups and the kids jigged for pan fish. Many flags, but the pike pulled the old "run and drop" again. The kids caught quite few pan fish while waiting for the flags. We ended up with one Northern pike around 33" while we were packing up for the day. The weather was truly extreme once again on the big lake. Hopefully the slush on top will tighten up for safe walking. Thanks goes out to Bill and the kids for the trip up to brave mother nature's fury today.

02/28/07 Delavan Lake overcast 28 degrees. Winds east/northeast 10-15 mph. Barometric pressure 30.01F. Ice thickness 14", real rough walking on the lake today slush, water you have it! Many of the old holes are staying open and are covered up with snow. Take care while walking. I put my foot/leg in a couple today. Fished Panfish and Pike. Ended up catching quite a gills, pumpkinseeds and crappies. All in the 6-8" range. Nothing to really write home about. No flags.

02/27/07 Como Lake overcast 35 degrees. Winds northeast 5-10 mph. Barometric pressure 29.92R. Ice thickness 12". Attempted to get on lake with ATV, the lake is getting really soft at the north launch. Ended up going top Delavan.

Delavan Lake snowing 30 degrees. Winds northeast 10-20 mph. Barometric pressure 29.96R. Ice thickness 13", slushy on top. Fished a few areas with steep breaks adjacent to weed flats. Marked a few gills, no eyes. Moved to the west end of the lake, fished for crappies and gills. Ended up with a few nice crappies for the fry. By sunset the lake was pretty much a white out. Unreal weather this winter!

02/26/07 Delavan Lake partly cloudy 33 degrees. Winds light and variable. Barometric pressure 29.52R. Ice thickness 14". Fished for walleyes once again. Set tip-ups in 3-6 feet of water over weeds and sandy areas. Fished from 2:30-10:00 P.M. No walleyes, but we caught around 10 crappies over the sandy areas. Crappies ranged from 8-12" in size. All caught on large fatheads.

02/25/07 Delavan Lake overcast 30 degrees. Winds 10-15 mph. Barometric pressure 29.35R. Ice thickness 13" slushy on top. Fished for walleyes on the northeast side of the lake 3-9 P.M. Fished with tip-ups in 4-8 feet of water with large fatheads. Ended up with one northern pike around 26".