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(Provided by Ice Force Team)
Dont make the mistake of ignoring your ice fishing equipment after a long winter of use.
If you dont follow these steps before putting it away, you may be confronted with problems when the ice season kicks off next winter:
Power Auger: Officials at StrikeMaster, a legendary ICE FORCE brand with more than 65 years of experience, recommend performing a wet shutdown before storing your gas-powered auger.
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(Provided by Indiana DNR)
When two anglers fell through ice Thursday in northern Indiana, a DNR employee sprang into action, leading a rescue effort and preventing additional problems.
The accident is a reminder to anglers that lake ice is becoming increasingly dangerous with the arrival of spring. It happened around noon at J.C. Murphy Lake in Willow Slough Fish & Wildlife Area in Newton County.
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By LOUIE STOUT
Michigan Record Flathead CatfishThe first time Dale Blakley went ice fishing, he wasnt all that impressed.
I didnt catch a thing, he groaned.
That all changed last Sunday while fishing on Barron Lake near Niles. He not only caught a fish he caught a state record and a monster at that.
With the help of fishing buddies Fred Harkrider and Mike and Justin Wagner, Blakley out-dueled a 52-pound flathead catfish after an hour and 15 minute battle through the ice.
The catfish shattered the Michigan record of 49 pounds, 13 ounces set in 2012 on the Maple River. Blakleys fish measured 46.2 inches long and had a head bigger than a large medicine ball.
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The Bremen Conservation Club will host its 11th Annual Ice Fishing Derby Jan. 25 at Lake of the Woods near Bremen, Ind.
Registration begins at 5 a.m. at the Community Building and fishing will be from 6 a.m. - 3 p.m. Entry fee is $10. If ice conditions are poor, the event will be postponed until Feb. 8.
Cash prizes of $200 for first place to $25 for fifth will be awarded for contestants who catch the longest total length of legal fish. Only fish over six inches will be measured. Similar youth prizes for the top three finishes will be awarded. A $25 bonus will be given for the single longest fish measured.
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The St. Joseph River Valley Fly Fishers (SJRVFF) will conduct a seven-week fly tying class beginning Feb. 4.
The Intermediate classes will focus on proper techniques and material handling for flies that work locally as well as elsewhere. Students should have some basic experience in fly tying.
Classes will be held once a week at the Howard Park Senior Center at 604. E. Jefferson, South Bend. Classes are from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The cost for non-members of SJRVFF is $30 and $5 for members. The class is limited to 30 people.