chesterfield

[jimpete525]

I will be going to chesterfield on tuesday for my first time. Any tips would help me out greatly. This will also be my first time Ice fishing. I will let everyone know how I did . Thanks for any help.
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[windriver]

Welcome to the forum. I am jealous that you are going to get there before me.

As in all things experience is the most important thing when ice fishing.

I would recommend using 6-10lb test in the thinnest diameter possible at Chesterfield. I would use paddle bugs in green or white tipped with a piece of night crawler. Drill your holes early and by early I mean at first light. I would use spring bobbers to detect the really light bites. Some of the Chesterfield fish hit like a freight train, but others just tap the jigs.

I usually set up in around 15' of water at Chesterfield.

Things change every year so this is just an example of how I would start.

Windriver
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[iliketofish]

I was there yesterday, and I've learned that it pays to listen to windriver. That advice is right on.
We were fishing about a foot to maybee a foot and a half up from the bottom. I got fish while actively jigging and dead sticking it, though as the morning progressed jigging seemed more productive.
I was going to make a new thread for my report, but since I'm already here I'll just keep typing.
We got there and started fishing late at about 8:30 (my stupid alarm didn't go off) and this turned out to be a big mistake, becasue the first half hour were amazing. I have a hand auger so it takes a minute or two to drill the holes. i drilled the first one and started fishing, and by the time my buddy struck water on his hole, I had pulled up a 19 incher and two twenty inchers! So i think if we would have got there an hour earlier like we planned it would have been an amazing hour [mad][pirate]. all in all it was a blast of a trip. i ended up icing 18 the biggest being this one -
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at just over 21 inches. Good luck, and have fun!
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[windriver]

Very nice fish. Did it matter what you tipped your jigs with? Man it is killing me to not be able to go until closer to Christmas.

Windriver
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[OvidCreek]

Great job and nice fish! I agree on getting there earlier; I had the same thought. Still had a great day though.

OvidCreek
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[MMDon]

Beauty of a fish! Thanks for the pic!
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[prvrt]

Nice looking fish. Doesn't get much better than that.
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[iliketofish]

I honestly don't know if it mattered since i just used meelworms, but they worked great.
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[iliketofish]

I looked for your car (4 runner right?) but I didn't see it, you must have been further up the lake from me.
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