SECTOR 12 · NORTH BASIN · −18°C

THE LAKE
IS THINKING.

Every hole tells you what swims nearby. Read the numbers, protect your heat, and find the hidden bass before the whiteout.

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VISIBILITY 84%ICE 42 CMWIND NW 18

FIELD TEMP−18°KEEP MOVING

DRILL●COUNT●DEDUCE●FIND THE SCHOOL●STAY WARM

TACTICAL ICE GRID

Read what’s below.

A number shows how many bass occupy the eight neighboring sectors. Empty holes automatically clear nearby safe ice.

ABCDEFG

SELECT ANY SECTOR TO DRILL

FIELD PROCEDURE 01

Numbers beneath the snow.

Drill a sector. A blue number counts neighboring bass. A crimson crack costs heat. Find every fish before drills or heat reach zero.

1–8 NEARBY BASS➟ FOUND✕ THIN ICE

THREE WINTER RULES

Cold logic. Warm gloves.

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Count the ring

Each number counts fish in every adjacent sector, including diagonals.

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Respect cracks

Thin ice gives no clue and removes one heat unit. Two mistakes can end a whiteout run.

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Scan once

Thermal equipment highlights the row containing the most remaining bass.

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STATION
TWELVE

WINTER LOG / ENTRY 44

The ice never gives the whole answer.

Station Twelve studies how bass gather beneath pressure ridges. The crew has one thermal battery, a stubborn auger and just enough daylight to turn scattered clues into a complete map.

8 NEIGHBORS1 SCAN0 REAL LAKES DRILLED