03-12-2025, 01:17 PM
(03-12-2025, 05:34 AM)klam Wrote: It was so nice to be able to drive into the marina on dry roads. There were slush pockets but they weren't so deep or crusty to be too scary. Wouldn't try it on anything with tires. Ice and edges were plenty good. The snow was just deep enough you will get enough of a workout that you can skip the gym. Stay on a old track and it should be no worries for man or machine. Fishing was slow and there weren't many fish coming through on the finder. It wasn't like we were missing catching the fish. It was the fish that were missing.
White or flaked tubes tipped with dirt worm, or wax, or meal worms all worked equally well. We were in 22 ft of water and caught the fish at 8 to 12 feet from the surface. All cuts. What a beautiful day. There were only 6 rigs in the parking lot.
Since the ice isn't as thick as usual I predict we will be fishing soft water at least 2 weeks earlier this year.
Talked with a fisherwoman who was fishing not far out from the ramp and she had only caught one with a few other bites.
Great report, too bad fish were not as plentiful, but it seems others are reporting the same, even when they get far from the ramp. How far out do you think you walked to get in 22 FOW?