12-21-2015, 05:36 PM
Hey Brookie,
I like chasing Kokes through the ice as well... To me the big schools of kokes circle the lake and when they are under you, you can really catch fish, however, they move past fairly quick and then I just wait for the next pass... it's a feast or famine type fishing... some days I limit, other days I only get a couple, but I prefer it to the slimers or the panfish through the ice.... They eat much better in the winter than they do in the summer... firmer meat and fun on light tackle... Not sure what to tell you on tackle, I catch them on everything from spoons to jigs and lots of colors... It's more a thing of getting on top of them and a fish finder is critical so you fish the right depth... If you don't have your lure in the middle of them, they won't seek it out, you need to be right on the numbers... Usually the feeding Kokes are from 30 to 40' down in 90 FOW on porcupine.... That's just an average from past years, but a good starting place... When your catching fish don't waste time getting back in the water, your window is small so pop the fish off and chuck the lure back in the hole.... Good luck, J
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I like chasing Kokes through the ice as well... To me the big schools of kokes circle the lake and when they are under you, you can really catch fish, however, they move past fairly quick and then I just wait for the next pass... it's a feast or famine type fishing... some days I limit, other days I only get a couple, but I prefer it to the slimers or the panfish through the ice.... They eat much better in the winter than they do in the summer... firmer meat and fun on light tackle... Not sure what to tell you on tackle, I catch them on everything from spoons to jigs and lots of colors... It's more a thing of getting on top of them and a fish finder is critical so you fish the right depth... If you don't have your lure in the middle of them, they won't seek it out, you need to be right on the numbers... Usually the feeding Kokes are from 30 to 40' down in 90 FOW on porcupine.... That's just an average from past years, but a good starting place... When your catching fish don't waste time getting back in the water, your window is small so pop the fish off and chuck the lure back in the hole.... Good luck, J
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