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Totally burned out on bows and perch - fishing was very good today for me 12 to 20's depth. Two nice splake 9 bows (though not Starvy sized) and tons of perch. Counted only those over 9" and I got to 21. Berkley power nymphs in pink tipped with a bit of worm was the ticket for bigger fish. Forgot a knife so no perch meat for bait.
Anyhow hitting it twice more this weekend and plan to target lakers - I've got the gear and lures/ bait just need a little direction on the where. I did fish for about an hour in 50 to 60ft depths on the southwest side but no love. PM me if you want. I share any results.
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I plan on heading down there on Sunday and was just wondering about the conditions of the ice are, snow ? slush ? I would love to hit those bigger mac's but I believe a perch and splake fest is what we will actually be fishing for. I have never had any sucess for the macs so I have no idea on the what where and when with them.
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Pumpkinseed Tubes is what I normally use tipped with fish meat.
It is a waiting game though. I fish normally 80-90 feet and It could be an hour or two before a bite. You can also get a bite right when you drop your lure to the bottom.
I don't know if the color matters as much as finding the fish that are hungry.
Once you start marking fish slowly jig about 6 inches up & down (they normally hit the jig on the way down).
When they hit, especially in the deep water you need a solid hook set.
So set the hook like you mean it.
I also recommend braided line, because it doesn't stretch as much as other lines.
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Ice was 17" thick snow was nicely packed maybe 3-4" if you broke through the crust/pack. No slush but water will slowly come up the hole so in about an hour you'll have about 2" of water around you.
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This is the first one I ever caught, so by now means am I an expert, but it was caught in 65' of water just out from the southwest corner where I usually stop for perch and smaller trout.
My friend and I spent close to 8 hours on two separate mornings fishing before this guy bit, so it was a waiting game with a few larger splake and rainbows thrown in. I was using a 5" white tube jig with the tail of a chub for bait. What we found was fishing very close to the bottom was the key. No more than 1' to 2' off the bottom, and later in the day jigging to get the fish's attention, and then actually setting the bait all the way down was the only thing that would get a bite.
Again, this was the first time I have had success for the lakers there, so I don't know if this is a consistent pattern, or just what was working that day. Good luck.
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