03-01-2021, 04:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-02-2021, 05:25 PM by Ramen4Breakfast.
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Went out to the west side of Rockport on the 28th. Edges were solid but you could tell they were soft not long ago and the ice was 18+ inches. I punched holes range from 20-50 FOW, but only had success at 50 FOW. Action was really good from 8-12 and then it slowed a little but the fish were still biting, just more softly. They were biting on tungsten with scud plastics on tipped with meal worm and spoons. Ending up catching 1 Rainbow, 1 Brown, and ~50 perch. Average perch was 8-10 inches, with one nearing a foot long.
Edit: I should mention that the Perch and Brown Trout were at 50 FOW, the Rainbow was ~15 FOW and hit as my lure was going down. I also wouldn't normally fish for Perch that deep as mortality is higher, but I planned on stocking my freezer so no fish were wasted. I did notice that the perch had a mix of inflated and deflated swim bladders, smaller ones with deflated bladder were released.
Edit: I should mention that the Perch and Brown Trout were at 50 FOW, the Rainbow was ~15 FOW and hit as my lure was going down. I also wouldn't normally fish for Perch that deep as mortality is higher, but I planned on stocking my freezer so no fish were wasted. I did notice that the perch had a mix of inflated and deflated swim bladders, smaller ones with deflated bladder were released.