Got out of work early today and was curious if there was a late afternoon bite for the perch at Silver. Fished from 4-5pm and caught ~10 dinks; Fed some to the blue heron that kept me company. Caught only 1 big female that I think I'll keep as a pet. I'm pretty certain that for perch there's only an AM bite considering their poor eyesite.

Jigged with my usual getup amongst ~10 holes; Only way to get 'em to bite was to load the jig with 3 maggots and use Genz's "hammer method" of jigging. Nice to get out, even if only for an hour. Saw two other guys checking holes with a flasher, but didn't see 'em bring anything up.

Ice is 3-4" and you'll walk through water at the shoreline before getting onto ice. Bring your life spikes if you're gonna venture out (in case you fall in).

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