Intro and Ice Fishing questions

[Strikes_R_Us]

Welcome aboard! As far as covering the hole...before I got my ice hut, I would always remove as much snow from around the hole as possible. My thoughts were that more light might attract more fish to the area. I would not recommend that if you were targeting walleye, like mentioned before. For trout or perch it might not matter. Just my thoughts. By the way, get an ice hut! they are so much nicer to fish in than on the hard deck! Good luck!
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