Heather from the Black Hawk reports that while the the boat is out of the water and in the shed at Derecktor's shipyard, the guys were at least able to get out for some ice fishing this weekend. Did you see our latest video on Facebook? Our second annual coloring contest is just about closed- get your photos to Heather by January 23. Voting will start soon after, so be sure to get your picture in soon! Kids ages 5-12 can draw a picture of their favorite fish, fishing trip, boat (hint, hint...) and have it entered. We'll pick three winners who each get a free trip on the boat with their favorite adult! Send in your entry today! We'll also be starting our Talkin' Tackle video series next week- be sure to let us know what you'd like to hear about! We'll have some more contests coming up soon too, these ones for the adults, to get us through the winter months. Stay tuned! ...

Heather from the Black Hawk reports that the boat is out of the water and in the shed at Derecktor's shipyard for our winter project. Did you see our latest video on Facebook? Our second annual coloring contest has started, and we are loving the entries we've received so far! Keep 'em coming! Kids ages 5-12 can draw a picture of their favorite fish, fishing trip, boat (hint, hint...) and have it emailed to Heather by January 23. We'll pick three winners who each get a free trip on the boat with their favorite adult! Send in your entry today! We'll also be starting our Talkin' Tackle video series soon- be sure to let us know what you'd like to hear about! We'll have some more contests coming up soon too, these ones for the adults, to get us through the winter months. Stay tuned! ...

Heather from the Black Hawk reminds everyone that \we're done fishing for the season, but we still have a lot going on! The boat is down at Derecktor's shipyard, starting our winter project on the boat. The bottom will be sanded, primed and painted, and we'll be putting a pulpit on the boat, for those who like to fish in the pulpit. We'll also be doing some other minor maintenance and improvement as well. We can't wait for you to see the boat when we're done! We'll also be starting our Talkin' Tackle video series soon- be sure to let us know what you'd like to hear about! We'll have some contests coming up soon too, to get us through the winter months. Stay tuned! ...

Heather from the Black Hawk office shares Happy New Year greetings from the entire Black Hawk family. While we're done fishing for the season, we still have a lot going on! We'll be heading to Derecktor's shipyard this week to start our winter project on the boat. We'll also be starting our Talkin' Tackle video series soon- be sure to let us know what you'd like to hear about! We'll have some contests coming up soon too, to get us through the winter months. Stay tuned! We're looking forward to a great 2024 season! ...

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we headed out on Friday, our first trip since the big storm last week. Unfortunately, it wasn't what we hoped- the water was still dirty, and the fish didn't want to bite at all. You know us- we'll tell you when it's good, and when it's bad. Friday was bad. So bad that we cancelled our sold out Saturday trip, because we don't think it's right to take people out when the conditions are so poor and the likelihood of catching is so low. We hate to cancel the trip, but want to bring you out when you'll catch. Since we're heading back to Derektor's next week, it looks like that's the end of the season for us. We had hoped to get a few more trips in, but it doesn't look like it will happen at this point. We're going to get our winter work at the shipyard done as quick as we can, so we can get back out there for the spring cod season. We'd like to thank everyone for a good season, and we look forward to seeing you in 2024! ...