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School On Ice: Part 2, Saginaw Bay Ice Fishing School with Mark Martin

February 21, 2013

School On Ice, Saginaw Bay Ice Fishing, Part 2 Article and  Photos © 2013 by Russ Fimbinger Day 3, Tuesday, Feb. 12th—Special Note: The final tally on Monday’s fishing report looked like this: many eating size perch were caught in the waters off Pinconning Park. The group fished in 6 to 10 feet of water. [...]

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February 2013 Saginaw Bay Ice Fishing School with Mark Martin

February 12, 2013

                                                     School On Ice: Mark Martin’s Saginaw Bay Ice Fishing School Article and Photos © 2013 by Russ Fimbinger Day 1, Sunday, Feb.10th, 2013—To get a jump start on this ice fishing school I arrived at the Linwood Beach Marina in Linwood, Michigan, at about 1:00 p.m. Linwood is quaint Michigan shoreline town about [...]

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Lake Mitchell ice fishing school, part 2

February 1, 2013

School On Ice:  Mark Martin’s Ice Fishing School – Ice Fishing Lake Mitchell, Cadillac Michigan, Part Two Day 3, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. For starters, the morning’s weather report from the Lake Mitchell weather station was not “fishermen friendly” to say the least.  Day 2 greeted us with a refreshing -5 degrees F and winds [...]

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Lake Mitchell ice fishing school happening right now

January 22, 2013

School on Ice: Lessons Learned at an Ice Fishing School Article & photos © 2013 by Russ Fimbinger Author’s note: Right now I am having the opportunity of a lifetime at a Mark Martin Ice Fishing School as an outdoor writer/reporter. My day is just like any other student at the school: I fish, fish, [...]

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The begining of an Ice Fishing Addiction

December 2, 2011

It’s getting to be that time of year again. That’s right ice fishing season! Whether you are a casual weekender who only hits the ice a couple times a year or a die hard, hard water-a-haulic, you can’t help but get a little excited. Ok maybe a lot excited! For me this is a joy [...]

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Where Does one Start When Ice Fishing new lakes?

August 25, 2011

By: Milton F. Whitmore Ice fishing new lakes! A new adventure! It’s late December and you’ve never icefished a particular lake before, and you have no idea where to put down your first holes. Of course you could join the crowd, if any, putting a few holes down in the same area and seeing first [...]

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Ice Fishing Tip Ups

August 25, 2011

By: Milton F. Whitmore “Flag up!” The cry rang across the ice as every angler within earshot quickly scanned the surrounding ice to see who the lucky angler was. The blaze orange pennant was cheerily waving in the light westerly breeze moving across the frozen surface of Portage Lake. Without hesitation, I saw it was [...]

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Ice Fishing Safety Tips

August 22, 2011

By: “Ruler” Remaining Safe on the Ice This is an article about ice fishing safety. I’ve fished through the ice on Saginaw Bay for almost 20 years; my father has fished the bay for almost 50. I’ve learned most of what I know about staying safe from him. Most of the information contained in this [...]

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