03-14-2021, 01:56 PM
The crappie were just that 7-8". I did catch one pushing 9 or 9.5". I caught the crappie on the south side of the Narrows. No ice tent for me...although after dark they sure are nice!
So to update this, I went back with a couple friends on Sat to see if we could repeat. Perch are definitely moving shallow. We started in 12.5 FOW on the north side of the Narrows and never had to move. Action was great from 2:30-4:30 then it slowed but was fairly consistent until 6. My boy smoked me - I landed 27 and he iced 43. 99% of the hits were on yellow/green or green/yellow Halis tipped with crawler. Only caught a handful on the upper chartreuse teardrop jig.
Ice conditions were similar to Thurs although the edges were a little more sketchy. You can still get on without getting wet if you're careful, but I wouldn't take a machine out. Who needs to when the fish are only 30-40 yards off shore though?
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So to update this, I went back with a couple friends on Sat to see if we could repeat. Perch are definitely moving shallow. We started in 12.5 FOW on the north side of the Narrows and never had to move. Action was great from 2:30-4:30 then it slowed but was fairly consistent until 6. My boy smoked me - I landed 27 and he iced 43. 99% of the hits were on yellow/green or green/yellow Halis tipped with crawler. Only caught a handful on the upper chartreuse teardrop jig.
Ice conditions were similar to Thurs although the edges were a little more sketchy. You can still get on without getting wet if you're careful, but I wouldn't take a machine out. Who needs to when the fish are only 30-40 yards off shore though?