12-11-2006, 04:24 PM
My son and I had a very good weekend on the ice. We hit Chesterfield before dawn on Saturday morning. I was really looking forward to this place, but was dissapointed. In three hours we only had three bites, and they were single small hits. I only saw one group near us catch two, however, nice fish. Ice was 6-7 inches, and the best combination for us was pink jigs with crawler and a salmon egg tipped in addition.
After our initial frustration we headed over to Devil Creek. The ice depth varies from 3-6 inches (more on the 6 side.) I headed over to my special spot and we were immediatly into the fish. What was really great is that we only fished with two poles; I don't think a minute went buy without either of us getting a hit from 12:30-3:30. I just purchased a Vexilar and it made my day[
] In three hours we iced 44 fish. After 3:30 it died off and we caught six more using five poles. We left at 5:00. I will say to help put back fish we used pink jigs with crawler. I fished with chartruse jigs in the beginning, but the fish were swallowing even large tube jigs. Powerbait works, but again the swallow factor. Most fish were in the 20-38 foot range. We did ice one nice 16' Koke. Most Bows were in the 13' range, but we landed one at 16'.
Roberts on Sunday was great! My best tip is to keep moving when the fishing slows down and jig then keep your pole steady. Perch eyes and no bait worked the best. 39 perch, 2 banana trout, and 2 bows. In 2.5 hours of fishing. I do want to vent a little; I lent my auger two five young men, which I will always do; people have helped me many times on the ice. What made me mad is when they left the had shoved chip bags under the ice, left cans of pepsi and corn. One big mess; not to mention the perch they left behind. My back was turned when they left or I would have wrote their plates down. In no way is this a rip on teen fisherman; heck you guys have beem some of the best resources I have. These were just five idiots! I hope you all did well this weekend.
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After our initial frustration we headed over to Devil Creek. The ice depth varies from 3-6 inches (more on the 6 side.) I headed over to my special spot and we were immediatly into the fish. What was really great is that we only fished with two poles; I don't think a minute went buy without either of us getting a hit from 12:30-3:30. I just purchased a Vexilar and it made my day[
] In three hours we iced 44 fish. After 3:30 it died off and we caught six more using five poles. We left at 5:00. I will say to help put back fish we used pink jigs with crawler. I fished with chartruse jigs in the beginning, but the fish were swallowing even large tube jigs. Powerbait works, but again the swallow factor. Most fish were in the 20-38 foot range. We did ice one nice 16' Koke. Most Bows were in the 13' range, but we landed one at 16'. Roberts on Sunday was great! My best tip is to keep moving when the fishing slows down and jig then keep your pole steady. Perch eyes and no bait worked the best. 39 perch, 2 banana trout, and 2 bows. In 2.5 hours of fishing. I do want to vent a little; I lent my auger two five young men, which I will always do; people have helped me many times on the ice. What made me mad is when they left the had shoved chip bags under the ice, left cans of pepsi and corn. One big mess; not to mention the perch they left behind. My back was turned when they left or I would have wrote their plates down. In no way is this a rip on teen fisherman; heck you guys have beem some of the best resources I have. These were just five idiots! I hope you all did well this weekend.
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es I would have moved 200 yards. I will not rule Chesterfield out; I probably just need to learn the water. There are nice fish in Chesterfield, and they derseve a return trip.