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beretta Rising Star

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i was out on it 3 times now and have caught a total of 5 of them for about 6 hours out there. i dont know what happened to them. i fished in the main 15 ft hole. last year i would catch them just as fast as i could rebait. i did however catch a ton of perch. all little but it kept me entertained for a while. anyone else been out there or have any ideas what the deal is?

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I thought i seen a post last spring on this lake about alot of dead fish on the shore.
maybe winterkill?

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beretta Rising Star

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i guess thats possible but i would almost doubt it because its not THAT shallow of a lake and last winter wasnt that bad....but i dont know much about it. its deffinatly a possibility.

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it wasn't winterkill at all, it was later in the spring, june I think. I contacted the DNR and they said it was a combination of the spawn and a gill parasite. in my opinion, its probally what this lake needed, as there were far to many small crappies in there. maybe now we can grow some slabs.

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Heres what i know about fleming lake this winter, i hit the ice during halftime of the vikes poor showing against the bears on sunday and got off the ice just as the game was gettin done. During this time i had drilled 4 holes, all of which showed fish in them, i had landed about 3 limits of crappies, some odd sizes of perch, and one nice bluegill. Maybe i hit it on a good day but i think that if you move around and find the fish most others can do well also.

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panfishhunter, can you give me a snow depth report, I was planning on being up there for bringing in the new year, do a little ice fishin' and a little riding on the sled. wasn't sure if I should bring the ATV or the sled. I am glad to here you did good on the crappies.

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tryed a little fishing on the 1st, and the same thing, lots of small crappies.

panfisher your AWOL. have you been out lately?

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