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Sun shines on Saxon Harbor ice anglers

By RALPH ANSAMI

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SAXON, Wis. - Winter doldrums evaporated with 40-degree temperatures on the Lake Superior ice at Saxon Harbor Saturday morning.

With only a faint south breeze, fishermen were heading out in snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles to fish for salmon and trout.

Kelly Thurow, of Saxon, who runs a charter boat service in the summer, said fishing had slowed down a bit in the past week, but anglers have been picking up a few coho salmon and brown trout.

The ice tents on Saturday were scattered anywhere from over 15 feet of water to out a mile or more off s...

 
 
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