Saginaw Bay report. We fished Thursday and Friday, Feb. 20 & 21. First day it was just the 3 of us and the guide. Fished from sun up to sun down and caught 2 fish. One was a decent size perch, maybe 13" and a small 17" walleye. Second day wasn't any better. There were 6 that went out plus the guide and got one 18" walleye on the right side of the ice. The guide mentioned that when the cold front came through about a week earlier that the bite shut off. So, I can't really blame the guide, the fish just weren't in the mood.
We fished 15 to 23 fow on the bottom using various jigs and minnows. Ice ranged from 9" to 15" thick.
For those considering going, we paid $250/person/day. I ended up giving my 2 fish away to the Grandpa and his grandsons that went out the second day since I still have fish in the freezer from last fall. So it was definitely a bust as far as the fishing went but I was glad for the experience.