Remembering Open Water

I received a text from Lainy Malay the other day saying that there was 3-4 inches of ice on Leech Lake and that her husband Tom was preparing to go out onto the lake to cut a couple of holes to begin his favorite time of year -- ice fishing season.

It's been a number of years since I was on Leech Lake for some hard-water fishing, but maybe this will be the year I get back.

Anyway, thinking of ice on the lake got me thinking about being on the lake period. Here's a picture of me in my Lund 1800 Pro-V IFS Verado Limited Edition boat, complete with a 150-hp Mercury Verado motor, during the open-water season on the lake. These memories are going to have to do until I can again visit the northwoods of Minnesota.

Your author on Sucker Bay, Leech Lake

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