As the North Woods heads into the late winter period, the ice has gotten deeper and the snow on the ice has gotten quite a bit thicker in the last several weeks.

Anglers will find some slush around holes where people have been drilling holes and fishing, but it is still a whole lot better than last year at this time. There has been quite a bit of snow in the last several weeks and no warm days to settle that snow down on the lakes.

Walleye fishing has