ice fishing thread 2024
SAC2 reply :
post your pics, hot lures and any other info!
Lund Explorer reply :
No Pics yet..... No Safe Ice.
I have had the chance to sharpen the blades on my auger, put new line on the bluegill rods, the battery for the fishfinder is on the trickle charger. Everything else is in the ice box just waiting.
Friday night, we got down to -6 and got a good looking start. Last night only got down to 32 with what the weather man so eloquently called a wintry mix. Right now we need a couple of really cold clear nights, a no more snow.
BTW, most of my jigs come from a company called K & E Lures. Its a local home grown company.
swilly78 reply :
Ill post after the first of the year, my ice habit doesnt start till then.
IDbasser reply :
I will be going soon, some friends have gone already, the ice last Tuesday was 10 inches, the next night was -12 degrees. It has warmed up to the 30's in the days with snow the past few days. I am ready. The one day a friend caught 5 rainbows, none under 18 inches.
MALTESE FALCON reply :
Holy Cats!!!! You already have 10" of ice? I only have about 1/2" of ice on my canal. The next few nights the temps are supposed to go down into the teens, and highs in the mid twenties. If the temps stay like that we might have safe ice in the canal by next week. We probably won't have safe ice on the lake until after the holidays.
Falcon
IDbasser reply :
Crazy isn't it, this lake usaully does not get that much ice until January. The guys went out on Saturday with 4 inches, and a couple days later was 8 inches and now up to 10 inches. We have had some really cold weather. below zero for several nights, with highs around 10 degrees in the day. looks like we will get more ice fishing in this year.
MALTESE FALCON reply :
Yeah, with those temps you can make alot of ice real quick.
Falcon
SAC2 reply :
i wish we had ten inches! even 4 inches! im dyin to get out there and try out some new jigs
IDbasser reply :
I start my my days off tomorrow, so I will be heading out to give it a try. A friend caught a 5# rainbow yesterday.
Pond Hopper reply :
Went out last night and hammered the crappie in 5-8 depths in 16 feet of water. It was fun until I ran out of propane then it was time to go. All together I caught about 40 fish and 13 nice crappie. Here is the ice equivalent of an arm out cell phone pic.
IDbasser reply :
I went today, only had a few bites, no fish. Going to try to go Monday again.
Fishbone reply :
QuoteWent out last night and hammered the crappie in 5-8 depths in 16 feet of water. It was fun until I ran out of propane then it was time to go. All together I caught about 40 fish and 13 nice crappie. Here is the ice equivalent of an arm out cell phone pic.
Looks like you are standing in the water. ;D
SAC2 reply :
hopefully gettin my first taste this week.
IDbasser reply :
I made it out today, and only caught the one. I caught it on a meal worm with a cheese flavored salmon egg.
Lund Explorer reply :
Hey IDbasser, that's a nice looking trout there.
Back here in Michigan, I've been stuck fishing for gills and crappie, but not much luck in the size dept. I did get one northern about 29" last Sunday, but inland pike are just too slimy for my tastes.
Our good trout lakes are still two-three weeks away from having safe ice. Then the deep jigging can start. How deep is that lake you're fishing?
IDbasser reply :
I am fishing on my favorite smallie lake. Max depths in the summer around 40 ft in the channel, not sure about in front of the dam. We are catching the fish in 6-7 feet of water with 12 inches of ice.
Lund Explorer reply :
Must be nice to able to fish that shallow.
My favorite trout lake is Higgins Lake, and we start at around 80' and can go down deeper than 100'. Of course we're after lake trout, and they like to hug bottom way down there.
Makes using braided line an absolute must.
IDbasser reply :
I sure would like to catch a lake trout. Sounds fun. It was a slow day out there today, lots of people and very few fish.
SmokeRise1 reply :
I got this walleye yesterday in North Jersey. Cold and windy but this is my P.B. so it was worth it.
IDbasser reply :
That is a nice walleye. Catch it on live minnows?
SmokeRise1 reply :
Yes. A minnow on a tipup at about 8:30 am.
swilly78 reply :
Well, got out to channel lake yesterday about noon, and caught 4 keeeper size gills and one barely keeper crappie. No pics, sorry. got them all jiggin waxys in about 5 feet of water. Ice was about 8 inches thick. It was a slow day, but nice to get out.
IDbasser reply :
I am going out as soon as my kid gets home from school. Hopefully we can get one nice trout.
IDbasser reply :
We had a short amount of time to fish and caught this one.
swilly78 reply :
Outstanding!
IDbasser reply :
went again today, from 0800 till 1800. 10 hours on the ice and only caught 1 about a pound. Missed 3 and had one other hit. I was first on and last off the ice today. Sunrise til dark.
TommyBass reply :
4-5 inches of ice and growing here in south central Indiana. Not been doing too bad lately, several gills and catfish on beemoths and jigs. Most were caught just off the bottom near the deepest sections of the ponds. Good luck and be safe!
What bait do yall use for the trout?
RobbyZ5001 reply :
QuoteWent out last night and hammered the crappie in 5-8 depths in 16 feet of water. It was fun until I ran out of propane then it was time to go. All together I caught about 40 fish and 13 nice crappie. Here is the ice equivalent of an arm out cell phone pic.
Were you night fishing? If so do you usually catch them? I went the last two nights fishing and have caught very little.
swilly78 reply :
Here is some fish I caught today at Bass Lake in Bartlett, il. The big guy was on a tip up with a med shiner, and the rest were on a tiny ice jig with a waxy. Incidentally, the bluegill is the most representative of the day. lol
NewAngler reply :
YES!! STELLAR GILL!
SAC2 reply :
still tryin to find myself a honey hole! had a couple days with 5+ bass but havent gotten into the gills like i want too yet.
SAC2 reply :
warm weather killed the ice in jersey!
IDbasser reply :
We have been getting warm weather, the pond I have have been fishing on the last few days won't last much longer. the other place I fish had 16 inches of ice last friday.
Perfect Hook Set reply :
Bullhead
BASS
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