02-05-2011, 03:37 AM
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]I was at Rockport today about noon to 4:00pm.
The edges are solid where I entered on the East side (state park), and the ice was a solid 9 inches thick out a few hundred yards from shore where I fished.
The rest of the shoreline looked good, but check with a few test holes if in doubt with the scouts. There was plenty of good access parking on the West side by the bathrooms.
Had quite a bit of action with the trout bite, but no perch action.
Recommend targeting trout with standard rat finkee or other small jig on a 12" dropper line from a kastmaster for weight, attraction. I used worms to tip the jig.
I got most bites from fish suspended 12 to 20 feet under the ice in about 50 feet of water. Got the biggest right on the bottom looking for perch, but it was the only one.
Good Luck! Hope you get the Scouts into some fish.
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]I was at Rockport today about noon to 4:00pm. The edges are solid where I entered on the East side (state park), and the ice was a solid 9 inches thick out a few hundred yards from shore where I fished.
The rest of the shoreline looked good, but check with a few test holes if in doubt with the scouts. There was plenty of good access parking on the West side by the bathrooms.
Had quite a bit of action with the trout bite, but no perch action.
Recommend targeting trout with standard rat finkee or other small jig on a 12" dropper line from a kastmaster for weight, attraction. I used worms to tip the jig.
I got most bites from fish suspended 12 to 20 feet under the ice in about 50 feet of water. Got the biggest right on the bottom looking for perch, but it was the only one.
Good Luck! Hope you get the Scouts into some fish.
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