Fishing Forum

[]launched from the state park marina and headed east to Saleratus at 3:30 pm. Set up on the corner that turns North. Had a spot marked on GPS where we killed them last summer. Marked 12' moved a few feet out to 20. First fish a chunky 16" bow followed by a second. Dropped my hydro glow light in a hole and bam a nice 16" eye on a #4 perch colored gem-n-eye. The walleye bite turned off at 8:30 and the trout went crazy. Must have caught and released 30 at least. Ran out of bait at 2:30am and headed in, 70 waxworms. Could have caught trout on powerbait all night if one wanted too. Was hoping to make the morning bite next time more bait. There were a couple of guys straight out from the marina in 115' of water. They said it was slow and had not connected when I stopped by on the way in. In the summer we have a cloud of minnows around the light drawing eyes. So far this winter the minnows are missing so the only thing left is the plankton the rainbows love. Not a bad night temp at 2:30 was 15 so the end of the ice is around the corner. Drilling 17" of ice edges were tight both ways.
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So those lights really work, huh?

How do you fish with them? How far away is your lure from the light itself?
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When they work they work real well. However if there are no bait fish to draw to it then it does not have as big of effect. In the summer 4 of us can limit out on eyes in 3 hours or less.the light is 4' long and suspends at the surface. I was fishing 20' on the bottom. Your electronics are crucial to fish the correct depth. You can see a trout at 8" reel up and stick it. Again the light draws plankton and small insects, minnows come to feed on them and so on. The full moon is the kiss of death for this sport.
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Kinda works on crappie, too, those lights at night. Not at Starvation, of course.....[cool]
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