03-21-2004, 04:21 AM
Fished Strawberry today with my grandson. We started fishing about 8:15 AM, straight out from the Strawberry Marina boat ramp in 63' of water. Caught a couple and then the parade of snowmobilers started. After about the 30th one passed by us, we decided to move. Moved south past the point and fished in 53' of water. Caught about 12 there and missed many more. We would drop to the bottom and reel up about five cranks. I reeled up to several fish that came through but none of those fish would bite. The bite died at around noon. Used an orange glow feeder minnow tipped with a crawler or PowerBait, Whistler Petes in white also tipped with a crawler or PowerBait, and various other small ice flies, and tube type jigs. All seemed to work at different times. The weather was absolutely gorgeous. The ice has multiple layers and it is difficult to auger even with a power auger, because the blade keeps binding up.
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