Close of season coming...

The walleye season is quickly coming to a close for inland waters. When I say inland waters, Im speaking of the water inside of the Lake Michigan shoreline. March 15th is the last day until April 1st for me. I know, two weeks off with no fishing "boo-hoo". That two weeks is the most time all year where I dont fish. It's a much needed break and time to prepare for the 2008 season. I have two short weeks to get my ice-fishing gear put away, get my new rods and reels put together, stock the tackle boxes and get all of the pre-season work done on my boat. I put many miles on during the year and there things like new bearings on the trailer and touch up work on the boat that must be done during this break. I get my boat out of storage April 1st and begin fishing outside the shoreline in Lake Michigan. The fishing historically picks up in mid to late April as the post spawn walleye fall back out of the Muskegon River and start what I call "the feeding frenzy". Im going to be taking a local writter out Wednesday night on White Lake for some last minute walleye ice fishing. I try and get this guy on the water a couple of times a year. I send him weekly fishing updates on my success or short comings to help him develop a weekly fishing report for the Muskegon Chronicle. He works with some local guys he can trust to develop this weekly fishing report. He often gets the abuse when guys show up and dont catch fish, but I can tell you that his reports are generally right on the money. As they say, 10% of the fishermen catch 90% of the fish.