The ice depth on our southern lakes are quickly approaching five inches. Snowmobiles and atv's are out in full force right now so foot travel in most places is relatively safe. Taking advantage of some of the firmer ice we made a long trek on a hunch to an area we believed might be an off the beaten path wintering hole.
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| footsteps on the fox chain of lakes |
It didn't take long to realize that the pressure here was 100% local. This was one of those spots where everyone knew everyone but us, and we stuck out like a sore thumb. Not to say they weren't nice to us, in fact they were down right cordial. Small talk and a few anecdotes aside, the fishing was down right decent. We came from far and wide searching for papermouths and with a good bit of sorting we took a respectable bag.
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| a fox chain of lakes papermouth pile |
Warm weather and some rain looms in the near future and is predicted for mid-week stretching into the weekend. It's supposed to drop down to sub-arctic temps right after the warm front so I would imagine it wont make much of a dent in the ice, we shall see.
Nice productive outing!
ReplyDeleteCouple decent ones in there
DeleteBlake
ReplyDeleteAmazing how many fish one can land under the ice. I hope you kept those , because the crappie are a special meal. What lure was the key for the crappie? Thanks for sharing
My buddy I fished with took em, I'm not a huge fan of keeping fish. Cleaning pan fish sucks.
DeleteBlake
ReplyDeleteI've never been Ice fishing but looking at that bunch of fish sure makes me want to give it a try.
Honestly I like the moving water the most too, but you can fish here all year long
DeleteGreat haul Blake! What depth did they come out of?
ReplyDeleteSo shallow 4-6!
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