Burt and Mullett are world class smallmouth fisheries. You want to fish there in May and into June and then in the fall. I've heard it gets tough there in the summer. That area of Michigan is beautiful. We vacation in Elk Rapids most summers and I spend a lot of time around Traverse City. Looking to buy a summer home/ future retirement home there in a few years.

Yep, I think Burt gets really deep, plus really active in the summer, driving the fish deeper into cool water.

Ice fishing can be work, drilling multiple holes in ice that thick will wear you out, even with a power drill.

I'd love to be a Yooper, maybe if I get widowed or send her packing...

Is there going to be a Parkins and Meatpants forum? They called out Doug in EP around 4pm. It was a nice shoutout.

Nice. What did doug do?