01-16-2009, 04:43 PM
We went on Dec 22 and on Jan 1st, 2nd. The ice was way sturdy so no worries there - at least 8 inches.
The fishing was great every time I fished it. In Dec, three of us caught over 30 fish. In Jan I caught 17 fish myself the first night in two hours, and the second day my dad and I caught 27 fish in 4 hours. The key has been a pink ice cutter on a orange jig head tipped with a meal worm. Use light line no thicker than 6lb and keep your jig within 8 ft of your hole. Most fish were biting 5-6 feet under the ice. We have fished 20 ft and 12 ft of water. Just be at least 12 ft of water and keep your jig just under the ice.
We fished the south side in December and the very North side in January.
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The fishing was great every time I fished it. In Dec, three of us caught over 30 fish. In Jan I caught 17 fish myself the first night in two hours, and the second day my dad and I caught 27 fish in 4 hours. The key has been a pink ice cutter on a orange jig head tipped with a meal worm. Use light line no thicker than 6lb and keep your jig within 8 ft of your hole. Most fish were biting 5-6 feet under the ice. We have fished 20 ft and 12 ft of water. Just be at least 12 ft of water and keep your jig just under the ice.
We fished the south side in December and the very North side in January.
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