01-04-2004, 05:59 AM
Checked AF boat harbor today after we got home from Rockport(2:30). Ice looked really soggy, probably worse than yesterday. Didn't look as if anyone had been on the ice today. There were two trucks there with guys sitting in them, augers and poles in the back. Looked like they were waiting for the ice to freeze.
Took a drive down to the pumps about 4:00. There was 2" of fairly good ice. Several guys on the ice fishing. We got on and fished till dark. Ice was thin on the east side of the channel(didnt spend much time on that side). West side was a little thicker. Between my son and I we caught 9 white bass and 1 perch. Not really fast action, but not bad. Some of the other guys caught a few while we were there also. Vexilar didn't show a lot of fish in the area, but the water was only 6-7 feet deep so the sonar couldn't show very much anyway. I drilled about 20 holes and checked them all. Might be an option tomorrow if you don't have a better place to go. Temp is about 18-19 right now, so the ice will be getting thicker.
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Took a drive down to the pumps about 4:00. There was 2" of fairly good ice. Several guys on the ice fishing. We got on and fished till dark. Ice was thin on the east side of the channel(didnt spend much time on that side). West side was a little thicker. Between my son and I we caught 9 white bass and 1 perch. Not really fast action, but not bad. Some of the other guys caught a few while we were there also. Vexilar didn't show a lot of fish in the area, but the water was only 6-7 feet deep so the sonar couldn't show very much anyway. I drilled about 20 holes and checked them all. Might be an option tomorrow if you don't have a better place to go. Temp is about 18-19 right now, so the ice will be getting thicker.
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