01-18-2005, 11:55 PM
Fished Stawberry today with DMR from 7-10:30. The truck said temp was 12 degrees upon arrival. We were the first ones on the ice at the marina. The sunrise was amazing and not too cold with just the slightest W... The slush is all frozen and walking is easy. There is about 1 foot of frozen snow and then 8 or so inches of clear hard ice so the hole drilling is not too bad by hand. There are snowmobile tracks everywhere and some wheeler tracks so its seems safe for wheelers since the slush has frozen. Fished east of the marina in 18-20 feet of water with foxee's and paddlebugs tipped with mealys. Tried minnows today but did better with mealys. It was unusually slow first thing in the morning til about 8:00 and then it was non stop action for the next 30-45 minutes. Then from 9-10:30 it was hit and miss. DMR landed 17 fish and I landed 9. He pretty much schooled me. We missed many hits and lost several at the hole. I got the BFOD (big fish of day) at 21 inches and we caught 3 over 20 inches. 2 fish were under 15 inches that will be dinner. All cutts. It was another fun day at the Berry!
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