12-29-2019, 04:04 AM
YES !!!
It Happened !!!!!!
Cookie put her feet on ice for the first time in pursuit of fish critters!!!!!
Only a few mild screams when the ice cracked and one jump up from the chair and head for the rocks, on a particularly big pop.
Hit Newton. Was way late getting things done at home so only got a few late afternoon hrs on the hard water. Was planning to get to Hyrum, also, but did not happen due to our very late start.
Newton ice was a strong 4"+ and stable along the dam where we tried our hand. We fished starting on the west side, and worked 3 hole out each time we moved along the dam face: so was fishing between 12 and 32 ft of water on each move.
Used the deeper chirp sonar. No Crappie schools located. Did see some humps on the bottom but not a lot. Still was helpful to pick holes to work longer. Wished Jeff would have been on the water, with his camera. Would have loved to see what keep tickling my ice flies, that I kept missing. Probably that 42" musky.
Cookie caught a number of largemouth bass. Ya Largies were the thing this afternoon. Kinda making a habit of that this month. They were taking iceflies, pink and white, glow in the dark heads, tipped with a meal worm. I had some additional missed hits on a perch colored tungsten jig and a lindy jigging spoon (pink and silver). All tipped with meal worms of worms.
Talked to a real nice fellow who fished the dam area most of the morning. He said he had steady action on bass, a few perch and a couple gills if I remember right (no Crappie). No reason to doubt him, as we watched him catch a few before he left.
Anyway, it was a good introduction to ice fishing for Cookie. Not crowded. Sunny and no wind. And, enough willing underwater critter to keep her interested.
The video is a fun one - here it is
https://youtu.be/tFcB-21TkXo
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It Happened !!!!!!
Cookie put her feet on ice for the first time in pursuit of fish critters!!!!!
Only a few mild screams when the ice cracked and one jump up from the chair and head for the rocks, on a particularly big pop.
Hit Newton. Was way late getting things done at home so only got a few late afternoon hrs on the hard water. Was planning to get to Hyrum, also, but did not happen due to our very late start.
Newton ice was a strong 4"+ and stable along the dam where we tried our hand. We fished starting on the west side, and worked 3 hole out each time we moved along the dam face: so was fishing between 12 and 32 ft of water on each move.
Used the deeper chirp sonar. No Crappie schools located. Did see some humps on the bottom but not a lot. Still was helpful to pick holes to work longer. Wished Jeff would have been on the water, with his camera. Would have loved to see what keep tickling my ice flies, that I kept missing. Probably that 42" musky.
Cookie caught a number of largemouth bass. Ya Largies were the thing this afternoon. Kinda making a habit of that this month. They were taking iceflies, pink and white, glow in the dark heads, tipped with a meal worm. I had some additional missed hits on a perch colored tungsten jig and a lindy jigging spoon (pink and silver). All tipped with meal worms of worms.
Talked to a real nice fellow who fished the dam area most of the morning. He said he had steady action on bass, a few perch and a couple gills if I remember right (no Crappie). No reason to doubt him, as we watched him catch a few before he left.
Anyway, it was a good introduction to ice fishing for Cookie. Not crowded. Sunny and no wind. And, enough willing underwater critter to keep her interested.
The video is a fun one - here it is
https://youtu.be/tFcB-21TkXo
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