Day 1 on the Black Hills ice definitely goes in the books as a success. My first-ever South Dakota fish was a 10-pound lake trout that took about 20 minutes to land. It took a Lindy Whatsit Grub just off the bottom in 70 feet of water. We fished Lake Pactola, a spectacular mounted shouted lake, and landed about 15 lakers, plus one brown trout.
The day started with big breakfast burrito at the Howlin' Hawg Diner in snowy downtown Deadwood, which is just footsteps from the Branch House, where I stayed last night. After fishing, we tried to go see Mount Rushmore, but it was fogged in. We'll try again tomorrow afternoon if the skies are clear.
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