11-03-2023, 01:30 AM
Great info Scott! That's the stuff we need to hear.
The "spottier" laker fishing I mentioned must be just me. It comes and goes in waves for me, but I suck at trolling and am good at jigging, so that probably explains it, haha!
My personal, albeit anecdotal, experiences on the ice up here shows the same as your creel surveys. Most ice fisherman I speak with are not getting many trout due to not being familiar with the lake and not having experience with how to fish it during the ice season. Most seam to catch whitefish and a few token cutts while ice fishing, but lakers are not common for them due to lack of knowledge or first time fishing up here. Most fisherman I have spoken to on the ice that have been successful at catching trout are releasing them after a Pic and I'm not seeing many harvested.
BTW, the community here misses you!
Mike
The "spottier" laker fishing I mentioned must be just me. It comes and goes in waves for me, but I suck at trolling and am good at jigging, so that probably explains it, haha!
My personal, albeit anecdotal, experiences on the ice up here shows the same as your creel surveys. Most ice fisherman I speak with are not getting many trout due to not being familiar with the lake and not having experience with how to fish it during the ice season. Most seam to catch whitefish and a few token cutts while ice fishing, but lakers are not common for them due to lack of knowledge or first time fishing up here. Most fisherman I have spoken to on the ice that have been successful at catching trout are releasing them after a Pic and I'm not seeing many harvested.
BTW, the community here misses you!
Mike