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I have used this car wash for years. I love this place - in fact I drive from Mansfield to S FTW to get them to wash and detail my car. I typically do the "Super Clean" which is $45. They do a great job on the inside and out. My car is black with leather & I have a large white dog who sheds like crazy when she is in it - when these folks are done, it's like "Dog? What dog?". All the nooks and crannies are cleaned up and addressed. I highly recommend this car wash!
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I haven't had my car detailed, but every full service wash I have had has been great (and fast)! The staff is friendly, the prices are fairly standard, and the membership option is great for regulars. There are surprisingly few full service car washes in Fort Worth, but this one is ACTUALLY good, not just "good because there are only a handful in the area."
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For those readers who didn’t know, last weekend was the opening of the Wisconsin pheasant season. Read more
MAZOMANIE -- During the next month, lakes in Wisconsin go through a major change that drastically affects most fishing. Read more
Anglers are hoping ice fishing season is not too far away.
The way that the weather has been the past few years, it’s hard to predict when good ice will come. I realize that many of you have been anxiously waiting for the first hard ice, but the most important thing to remember is to practice safety early in the season.
Safety is of utmost importance when fishing the first ice of the year. Die-hard ice anglers have been “champing at the bit” for some time while they hope for cold weather. But the weather has been up and down the past few years and prolonged the agony of those who are anxiously waiting.
The one bright spot has been the chance to keep fishing the open water as many local anglers have been wading and still fishing from their boats. Wisconsin’s muskie season is now open to Dec. 31 giving anglers the chance to fish untill the year’s end if there is open water. But since the season was extended the lakes have frozen over and prevented any late season muskie fishing.
Maybe this will be the year that anglers are fishing open water for muskies in December. The closing of the season is still the end of November in the northern part of the state and rarely do anglers get to fish that late in the year according to Minocqua’s Hall of Fame muskie guide, Russ Smith.
The problem that now exists is that fishermen get so fired up to go fishing that they sometimes forget the basic rules of safety when venturing on the ice. There’s always an “ego” or macho thing about being the first person out on the ice. There’s no doubt that the first ice of the year brings with it some of the best fishing of the year for trophy and big fish. The last location where you caught fish before freeze-up is usually the best place to start fishing when the ice is safe.
But use your common sense and don’t take any chances because no fish is worth going out on thin and dangerous ice.
Here are some of my tips and suggestions for first ice:
* Make sure that there are at least 3 to 4 inches of ice where you plan to fish.
* Stay away from spring holes, feeder creeks, and warm water discharges. These are always dangerous spots because the ice doesn’t freeze solid in these places.
* Bring a pair of ice picks with you in case you go through the ice. The picks can help you pull yourself out of the water if the worst should happen. Wearing a life jacket is not a bad idea if you’re unsure of the thickness of the ice. If you’re unsure of the ice, don’t go out on it.
* The first few weeks of the season, you’ll find most species of fish in water under 10 feet deep and sometimes even shallower. During stable weather, you’ll find many fish and particularly walleyes that will go extremely shallow to feed and this usually happens in low light conditions and during the warmest part of the day. Perch are an exception to this shallow water bite. Perch are in deeper water and I’ll try to write about fishing deep water for perch as soon as the ice season progresses.
* Don’t go fishing alone this time of year. Always go fishing with a buddy. Bring a cell phone. This is also is not the time of the year to bring children or dogs on the ice. Wait a few weeks for good and solid ice before you bring the family out.
* Remember to use common sense and don’t let the enthusiasm of the moment make one do something stupid.
* Stay away from the crowds and concentration of fishermen. Too many people in a close proximity can be dangerous on thin ice. Staying away from the crowds can also improve your fishing success because unnecessary noise can drive fish away from you. Later on in the season, noise is not as much a factor when fishing deeper water. But when fishing shallow water be as stealth and quiet as possible.
* If there is a path or trail where others have walked try to stay on the trail which others have already blazed for you.
Here are some early ice “hot spots” in southern Wisconsin which are well worth fishing at the beginning of the “hard water” season.
In Madison, the triangle area around Brittingham Park and Monona Bay are good for both crappies and bluegills. Early ice seems to give up some of the larger fish, so this would be a good place to start your panfishing.
Lake Wingra, the smallest and shallowest of the Madison’s Chain, is an early lake that produces plenty of bluegills, but the size is small and you have to sort through these fish for some keepers for eating.
Lake Waubesa is a good early producer with the north end particularly good for early season tip-up fishing for pike.
Lake Kegonsa is full of springs, so I’d wait a few more weeks to venture out and start fishing it.
Lake Mendota will be the last lake to freeze over this winter, so keep those perch rods and four-wheelers on the dry ground for awhile.
There are some small bays and lagoons on Lake Mendota that freeze-over early and are good for early panfish. At the west end of Mendota, Marshall Park on the Middleton side of the lake is well worth early ice fishing for bluegills and crappies. Warner Bay and Warner Park are also good this time of the year. North of Lake Mendota, is the Cherokee Marsh which has good fishing for the variety of fish species. You can jig for panfish and set out a couple of tip-ups for pike or walleyes. Remember in Wisconsin, you are allowed three rods or any combination of rods and tip-ups that equal three.
If you head out of Madison and go northwest on Highway 12, Indian Lake off Highway 19 will soon be frozen over due to its shallow water.
Bluegills are plentiful here, but on the small size much like Lake Wingra. This is a great place to take the kids because the fish will usually cooperate and make for an enjoyable day after the ice is safe. A few miles past Indian Lake is Highway Y (turn right) which will take you to Fish and Crystal Lakes, just outside of Sauk City. Crystal and Fish Lakes are full of largemouth bass which can be caught regularly on tip-ups with fathead minnows, suckers, and shiners as bait.
Both lakes have good numbers of bluegills and Crystal Lake has a good crappie and perch population, too.
The sloughs along the Lower Wisconsin River between Sauk City and Spring Green freeze early, but they have moving water, so you have to be extra careful. Helena, Jones, Rainbow, and Badger Sloughs are all frozen early in the season and all worth trying for both panfish and pike.
The other lakes that I’d suggest you try early in the season are White Mound Lake near Plain, Devil’s Lake close to Baraboo, and Gallus Slough just north of Lake Wisconsin. The fishery in these lakes is of good quality and quite varied. Devils Lake has brown trout which are stocked and some nice size northern pike. Gallus Slough is a bluegill factory with ‘gills biting most of the season.
Try some of these early ice fishing locations and you’ll be well on your way to days of good action and some great meals. But most importantly be safe early in the season.
Contact Gary Engberg, a freelance outdoors writer from Mazomanie, at gengberg@chorus. net, 608-795-4208 or http://www. garyengbergoutdoors. com.
Cheers & Jeers
hCheers: To the staff and management at Britezone Car Wash, who found and returned my lost engagement ring. God bless you all. Your exemplary customer service and honesty are truly inspiring. Thank you!
— Demetris McDowell, Fort Worth
iJeers: To the maintenance company in Arlington for charging me $115.75 to change a burned-out light bulb. It took the guy 10 minutes to change the bulb. And I had the bulb. Shame on you!
hCheers: To the Bedford officers who pulled me over. Thank you for not messing up my car or my belongings during the search. I am thankful that there are still some of you who are respectful to citizens.
— Amy Benson, Keller
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