One last time

[Rick G]

Eyeguy and I decided one last trip was in order to close the ice season out. 

We found decent ice conditions N of St Cloud within an hour- hour and half drive, though even here shorlines are really looking rough, and the snow they got definitely didn't help much. 

Anyway, we started drilling and catching in 13-15 ft of water, over the tops of the weeds. Problem was, the crappies were 10 inches on top end.... So we started drilling, and drilling untill we were pulling up weeds with the auger. This is where we ended up finding the big ones .  The Best area was right in the weeds,vor in small pockets between patches in 6-10 ft of water. It didn't really matter what we threw at them, it was just one of those days.  we ended up getting a couple over 13, and quite a few over 11 for the day....all released

Great day and great way to end the ice season.  

[eyeguy 54]

[eyeguy 54]

[whateverisbiting]

We don't get many sunnies through the ice on our side of the lake in winter so this post inspired me to try something different.  Hit 6' of water and drilled around and found some!  But then the bass found us they were hitting our sunny jigs we had non stop hog action for 3 hours mixed in with the pannies. 

[Rick G]

 Nice job @whateverisbiting. Bonus bass are always fun.  They tend to fight a little better than even the nicest panfish

[smalliehunter]

i also went north on Friday, caught a mixed bag.  Had the lake to myself.  No big ones tho.

[smurfy]

On 3/12/2021 at 6:54 PM, Rick G said:

Eyeguy and I decided one last trip was in order to close the ice season out. 

We found decent ice conditions N of St Cloud within an hour- hour and half drive, though even here shorlines are really looking rough, and the snow they got definitely didn't help much. 

Anyway, we started drilling and catching in 13-15 ft of water, over the tops of the weeds. Problem was, the crappies were 10 inches on top end.... So we started drilling, and drilling untill we were pulling up weeds with the auger. This is where we ended up finding the big ones .  The Best area was right in the weeds,vor in small pockets between patches in 6-10 ft of water. It didn't really matter what we threw at them, it was just one of those days.  we ended up getting a couple over 13, and quite a few over 11 for the day....all released

Great day and great way to end the ice season.  

hey i now that spot!!!!!!!!!! nice going guys. i was way further north and fishing stunk.

[anchor man]

I gave it once last shot on the Whitefish Chain for some tullies/whitefish. I only ended up with a 33inch pike. I was in 85ft of water and it hit my jig about 10ft off the bottom. Was not expecting to see that. 

[ozzie]

Anchor man-  were you out on Big Trout Friday morning?  I saw 2 people enjoying the lake as I was heading home from my all night fishing excursion.  I was fishing in Hackensack area at a lake in the woods with minimal access.  Was an adventure to just make it to the lake through the foot deep fresh snow that was waiting for us.  I sure wish the fishing would have matched our effort to get back to the lake!

[anchor man]

Ozzie - I was on the north side of Lower WF. 

[Rick G]

4 hours ago, smurfy said:

i was way further north and fishing stunk.

No pics, no proof Still kinda think you might be spammer infiltrating our little fishing site

[Rick G]

20 hours ago, smalliehunter said:

 living up to the handle of smalliehunter Nice one!!!

[smurfy]

10 minutes ago, Rick G said:

No pics, no proof Still kinda think you might be spammer infiltrating our little fishing site

 looks like i'll keep ya guessing!!!!!

 

gotta catch fish to take picture!!!!!!!!!

[smalliehunter]

I was chasing bluegill.  Need to change my name.  Maybe they'll leave me alone.