All you need is a hole in the ice.

[Bert Rodgers]

We had a nice hunt in Talbot Co. 4 man limit of bluebills, 4 mallards and a lone redhead. The bluebill #s comeing off the Choptank are impresive.

Bert

[netman9]

The problem was the hole was in a small lake surrounded by homes and a couple of schools. We were on a river with open water watching the birds poor into the little lake. My lab never got his feet wet... Later went by to check the open water and mallards by the 100's... Just one more cold snap to close that safe zone up and they will stay on the river!!!

Thanks for the report and reminder of how it could be with another dip in temps.