Comins Lake is starting to open up a bit in the north lake and in portions of the south.  Anglers can still access safe ice but need to be extremely careful and drill test holes. With the forecast warmer temperatures, it won’t be long before ice fishing is done here.   Fishing has been good for 14-to-18 inch trout and northern pike.  Worms seem to work best, though just about anything has been working.  Jigging with minnow imitations has been productive for both trout and pike.  Anglers, please note that NDOW has placed radio tags in several Northern Pike.  These pike will have an orange floy tag near their dorsal fin and a small antenna coming from their stomach. Please return these fish to the water for research purposes.  If it doesn’t have the transmitter tag, please humanely dispatch the fish.  Don’t put it back in the lake.