02-18-2022, 03:05 AM
(02-17-2022, 11:57 PM)Jmorfish Wrote: SpringBuck -- I did go back out there yesterday (Wed), started fishing about 0800...big schools showed up right away, so we tried right then, before setting up tents...same problem though, very tight lipped as to our offerings..No problem though, as 'IN-FISHERMAN' solunar charts said this day would be a 'best' day, and best times were to be 1000 to 1200...we did catch a few before setting up shelters, then the wind started, then the 'corn snow' fun started, and that seemed to scatter any bigger schools...SO...the nasty weather was probably a stronger factor than any positives from anyone's solunar charts, at least for this day...snow and wind mostly stopped around 1200, and I was able to 'tease up' and connect on about 10 more before we called it quits...I do look at those charts once in awhile, but like we've discussed many times on this site, the best time to go is just when you Can, when you Want to, or when you Need to...edges were getting softer coming off; we brought a plank and used it...next few days cold may harden it up again..ice still a good 15" thick...more males are now being caught, at least for me..Guluk...
Thanks for the report Joe, are you finding them a little more shallow now? Seems like the closer they get to spawning, they tend to move into more shallow water. We have caught them as shallow as 18 FOW, there at RP this time of the year, in years past.