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We fished from 10am until 12pm and we couldn't tell what kind of fish were on the Livescope until I was able to pull one up and they were Crappies! They were coming in waves and we had a blast catching them. They weren't really picky on this day and they were eating anything and everything we were putting in front of them. Spikes or Minnows, it didn't matter. We had some action on the tip-up but, of course the fish came off right when it got to the hole. The ice was around 5" to 6" when we went and I hope to get out a few more times before the end of this short season.
If anyone can post a recent ice report, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks and Tight Lines!
Fished yesterday with my son. It was my second time fishing this lake in the winter with the first time getting totally skunked. We started our fishing session at Noon and fished until 4:30 pm. There were a few other anglers on the ice already. So began my drilling expedition looking for the fish. As I was drilling a gentleman caught not one but two Catfish right away, nice! My hopes of a productive day were looking good. I punched a few holes in the shallows and found no fish on my Livescope. Then I went deeper in the 15' range and BAM, my sonar was lit up with hundreds of schooling fish and I ended up on the motherload.
I setup my tent and a few tip ups and we had non stop action from when we setup until we left. We caught perch, crappies, bluegills, and catfish. All fish were caught on a buckshot rattle spoon with a minnow head.
It was a great day on the ice and we had memories that will last a lifetime. Good luck and tight lines!