Stayed at The Pines Resort,,,cabin’s are mature as most typical resorts up north. Newer owners from what I gather, cabin was very clean/well kept /furnishings comfortable.
There is a bar/office/restaurant facility in the middle of the resort for a meal or a couple bumps.
Out on the ice the road is good,little choppy where the (Castle races) are on the main drag, but well plowed and plenty wide. Measured @28” of ice ,ran the Milwaukee/k-drill to the bottom with the extension on for drilling in the house still up.
First day 30 above in @12-15’ lots of sorting out of perch but did find enough 8-9” perch for a couple meals, action on/off all day. Morning of 2nd day moved to @15’ deep to the south, pretty slow. Pulled up & over to @18-20’ dropped and hunkered for the duration! Headed back to the cabin @4 pm 40mph winds/snow. Headed out Wednesday morning, @-5 /10-20 mph winds. Steadily growing colder as the day went on. Wednesday’s bite was one of them ones I always kinda wished one had spent more time fishing instead of hunting all the years,,, walleye were there but I’ll be dammed if I could catch 😕 um.
Bottom line,,,few days on the ice jiggin ,homemade chicken soup on a cold day and AND able to get the rope operas on 📺.
Pure Minnesota Pleasure. Good luck and stay safe
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