12-13-2004, 10:45 PM
Born2fish
I had the same experience as you while fishing Scofield on the 4th. The fish would come by in waves every 30-45 minutes and during that time each of us would catch a few fish. Then it would be dead for another 30 minutes and then it was on again. If I can see that pattern then I will sit tight and enjoy a little relaxation while waiting for the next wave to come through. However I have also found that if there are fish in the area you can usually go to a new hole and pull a fish out within a few minutes. As the ice gets thicker I tend to move less since I have a hand auger. At strawberry once I find a spot where the fish are I hardly ever move. They don't seem to go in waves there and they are either there or not!
Bigcat
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I had the same experience as you while fishing Scofield on the 4th. The fish would come by in waves every 30-45 minutes and during that time each of us would catch a few fish. Then it would be dead for another 30 minutes and then it was on again. If I can see that pattern then I will sit tight and enjoy a little relaxation while waiting for the next wave to come through. However I have also found that if there are fish in the area you can usually go to a new hole and pull a fish out within a few minutes. As the ice gets thicker I tend to move less since I have a hand auger. At strawberry once I find a spot where the fish are I hardly ever move. They don't seem to go in waves there and they are either there or not!
Bigcat
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