A guide to ice fishing: depth, species, & time of day

[Freedom81]

Hi everyone!... I love to fish... Sometimes I pound the fish, sometimes it's slow, and sometimes I strike out.... So, I'm trying to figure out fish patterns and wondering what type of fish you're catching, at what depth, and what time of day?

I know lakes all differ from each other, but I'm hoping that with a bunch of input, this will be a good resource for someone to look at and get an idea of where to start looking for fish...

 

Not asking for specific spots; lakes would be nice, but necessary. Same with bait, lure selection and color.  

 

Thanks for any replies!

[ZachD]

Small lake deepest 14 foot have been doing well in 12 feet of water on mix bag of sunfish and crappies a river runs through the lake and I am fishing near the outlet with open water 40 yards away Sunfish were biting to 5pm shutting down Crappies started at 8- 9 pm to 11pm with a few big sunfish in the mix at that time as well silver tungsten jig tipped with only a wax worm was key

 

Pelican Lake Breezy Point  16fow low light conditions pick some walleyes up off a vmc tumbler spoon tipped with a minnow head (fat head) .

 

Medium sized lake with small island in middle walleyes in 22 fow started at 830 and 4 come in hit a vmc tumbler spoon glow pink and green with tipped with minnow head (fat head)  also hit on a uv rippin rap orange color and a rattle reel with a fat head on a green glow demon

 

Rush Lake fishing between cigar and Wilson island crappies in the daytime and night in 24-30 feet of water with a vmc nymph jig and wax worm and a couple on minnows.

 

I can say If you are striking out move move move

When you get to the lake target a structure that you think holds fish then break it down into grids each of these grinds plan on an hour or so of fishing the grid. Once I make my hour sections I break those down into 20 min fishing sections. This helps you work the structure and find the active fish. Of course if I am catching fish of my liking I am not going to move after my time.

Something like this

 

 

 

 

I know many times I have gone with friends they stay in the first spot they get to and I bounce around they pick up a few fish and I catch tons.