Destination Deadwood

The snowy slopes of the Black Hills form the backdrop to the Wild West town of Deadwood, the base camp for my next ice-fishing adventure. From Deadwood, we'll wind up into the mountains, where ice-covered high country lakes hold bounties of brook trout, lake trout, splake, pike and more.

I've never caught brook trout through the ice, and I've never even seen a splake, so I suppose I'm probably the most excited about the fishing itself. However, I'm also really forward to visiting the American frontier in Historic Deadwood, the entire town of which is a Registered National Historic Landmark, and to exploring the Black Hills.

Warm clothes and ice gear are packed and ready. Black Hills trout, here I come.