02-14-2009, 04:17 AM
Fished Mantua for a few hrs after noon arrival. Perch getting bigger, but only one gill. Also a token slimer. Just the opposite of last month. Ice still 8-10" with nearly a foot of fluffy stuff on top. Ventured out from the inlet spot on the south side. Good thing some 4-wheelers blazed about 5-6 trails out from there, or it would have been tough sleddin' for everybody. Gorgeous day w/sun & no wind. Talked to several of the 12 or so groups of fishermen out there, and pretty much the same story: light bite & you've gotta coax the perch off the bottom on tiny jigs 7 waxies. Shore ice no problem yet.
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