Record-Eagle/Pete Rodman
Jeff Armstrong, left, watches as geese land as he fishes for steelhead trout in open water aboard his boat "Red Neck Yaht Club" near the mouth of the Boardman River on West Grand Traverse Bay. Armstrong said he has been fishing for steelhead since the ice opened up about two weeks ago, some days coming home with trout more than 20 inches long, and other coming up empty handed, but admitted it was still a little early. "Once the season kicks in you could limit out every morning," Armstrong said of his fishing spot.

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