"Maybe we'll see you again when you're even bigger," Poludnianyk said. The hook was plucked out of the fish's lip and in seconds the trout was returned to the lake. The fish was a brown trout, about 30 inches long, solidly built and dressed in a gorgeous yellow coat with dark spots. Poludnianyk, 43, worked the fish for another couple minutes and then reached into the hole and slid a big-shouldered member of the welcoming party into the dawn light. I waved off the kind offer and instead captured the moment with a camera. In any fisherman's book, we had the start of a very good day. "Want to catch it,?" asked Poludnianyk as a lively force bowed the rod in his hands. RELATED: Snapshot Wisconsin expands into eight more countiesīut the cherries on the cake for our group of anglers came from beneath the harbor's ice.Īs I walked out to meet Ken Poludnianyk of Milwaukee and Joe Boutell of Racine at 7:15 a.m., the first fish of the day was already on the line. RELATED: For first time, Wisconsin crossbow deer kill exceeds vertical bow harvest Pink light blossomed in the eastern sky over Lake Michigan while a southwesterly breeze ushered in 38-degree air.Īfter a string of bitterly cold days, the weather felt T-shirt worthy to winter-hardened Wisconsinites. KENOSHA - Mother Nature had arranged an impressive welcome party Monday morning in the Kenosha harbor. View Gallery: Ice fishing for trout in Lake Michigan harbors
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