Afternoon Shift of Ice Fishing Adventure

Type: Nontidal
Region: Western
Location: Deep Creek Lake

After the Envirothon Club left the ice for the day, my son Kyle and his friends were able to join me and Swallow Falls State Park Manager Donnie Oates for the evening bite. Our ice fishing spot has been producing some nice Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, and Yellow Perch. Blake caught two nice Chain Pickerel, and he gave them to me to take home for some tasty fish cakes using the Old Bay Crab Cake recipe. Donnie caught his first Walleye ever, however it needs another year to grow to legal size.

Pictured 1) Largemouth Bass that was released 2) Kyle Klotz, Zach Voelkel, and Brett Oates strike a pose with a Chain Pickerel 3) Donnie with his first Walleye 4) Donnie holding son Brett�s Yellow Perch 5) Blake holding one of his Chain Pickerel.