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Watching kids (or anyone really) who is new to the sport of fishing catch fish is always a delight. But watching them fight something that rips line off the reel, that is how to turn them into fishermen or women! I remember when a buddy of mine who had not fished in decades wanted to get back into it. 2nd trip out with him, he caught four lake trout fishing from shore and to say he was hooked would be a massive understatement! And I have gotten a chance to see that look and h

Well it was sure fun while it lasted! Why do I say that? Well, on Monday Oct. 26th, thanks to a tip from friends Craig Oyler and Chris Peters, I was able to join them on the first ice of the season! It was by far the earliest any of us had been on the ice in the Black Hills. The warm weather that has returned since this outing has pulled the rug out from continuing the hardwater season since then, with temps running into the 50s, 60s, and 70s. The excitement was short lived,