Saturday was -16 and probably the worst wind conditions i have ever fished in using a pop-up. We set 12 anchors - not enough. The wind was fine at setup but just kept building all day until the anchors failed at about 2pm. We managed to hold on with the 4 of us until a brief lull when i went out parked the sleds strategically and than strapped the pop up to the sleds. With the extra straps tied to the sleds and a reset of the ice anchors we managed to hold on through the rest of the afternoon.
Sunday the weather was cold in the morning but warmed up fast to plus 2 so we fished open air for the day. There was some wind but nothing like Saturday.
Fish wise we managed a 4 man limit of walleye (16 fish) all in the 15 to 16 inch range and a few more that went back:
3 ling:
Also half a dozen sauger that went back and about 20 goldeye for the smoker:
But best was saved for last when Sunday afternoon yours truly tied into a 38.5 inch 16 lb northern with my panfish rod set up for 1/2 pound goldeye. That fish almost spooled my reel 3 times plus multiple runs where he took out half my line before i coaxed him through the ice.
He did however try to take his pound of flesh:
