![]() Saturday morning the school convened at daybreak on the ice of McKinley Marina. The students were shown the how, when and where of fishing for trout and other species in Lake Michigan harbors. ![]() The Great Lakes Brown Trout and Steelhead Ice Fishing School convened for a Friday evening session at the outdoor retailer's store in Franklin. The Sonnheims were among the 24 anglers who took part in a two-day class offered by Haataja and Gander Mountain. With that, Diane and Steve Sonnheim, wife and husband from East Troy, settled into a heated fishing tent and tried to burnish their luck with some newly acquired information. "Try some jigging in the holes and keep an eye on those two rods outside." "This shelter is good to go," said Eric Haataja, a fishing guide from West Allis. The turnout was spurred by a local stimulus package that was equal parts education and participation. Dozens of other anglers opted to sit on buckets or stand in groups under the bright winter sun. ![]() More than a dozen portable ice shelters dotted the frozen surface of McKinley Marina. The last weekend in January featured what was likely a record surge in housing starts along the lakefront. Some of our culture's last true prospectors take advantage of the opportunity and converge on the near-shore waters for some of the state's best ice fishing. The Milwaukee lakefront offers some of Wisconsin's most desirable real estate.īut since the space is pretty much "built out," new construction is limited.Įach winter, however, Mother Nature provides an assist and extends the hardscape - temporarily - eastward.
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