08-06-2007, 03:22 AM
My dad and I went to Fish Lake on 8-4-07 just for the day and it was great.
The bow's were on the small side, 12" to 14" but we did manage to catch two 18 inchers out of about 30 fish. Caught one splake and no Mac's. Not because we didn't try, but because I have never fished Fish Lake without the top being covered with ice. I found a stack of Mac's in about 70' of water and they would look at it but thats it, I tried perch meat,trout gravy,four colors of jigs and two different sizes and nothing! I even tried Captain Jim's style but no fish. I plan on going back before ice-on. I am very sure that it was my lack of technique that stopped the fish from biting. Most all the fisherman were trolling pop gear and catching bow's, one boat was using buzz bombs but in about 90 minutes, they never caught a fish. All we used was jigs and they worked great all day for the bow's. What a beautiful lake!! if only the Mac's would bit.
P.S.
I kept the two big bow's and cooked them on the BBQ, wrapped in tinfoil with a little butter and lemon pepper tonight and they tasted fine but the meat seemed mushy. All the fish I catch in the winter from there have been fried on the lake or smoked and were good or normal. This fish meat would not get firm.
Is it me or has anyone else noticed that?
P.S.S.
I would like to go back in October so if someone knows how to catch the Mac's and is interested in a free trip, it would be worth the gas to learn some new tricks and techniques. I have a 25' pontoon with lots of room and its great for jigging
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The bow's were on the small side, 12" to 14" but we did manage to catch two 18 inchers out of about 30 fish. Caught one splake and no Mac's. Not because we didn't try, but because I have never fished Fish Lake without the top being covered with ice. I found a stack of Mac's in about 70' of water and they would look at it but thats it, I tried perch meat,trout gravy,four colors of jigs and two different sizes and nothing! I even tried Captain Jim's style but no fish. I plan on going back before ice-on. I am very sure that it was my lack of technique that stopped the fish from biting. Most all the fisherman were trolling pop gear and catching bow's, one boat was using buzz bombs but in about 90 minutes, they never caught a fish. All we used was jigs and they worked great all day for the bow's. What a beautiful lake!! if only the Mac's would bit.
P.S.
I kept the two big bow's and cooked them on the BBQ, wrapped in tinfoil with a little butter and lemon pepper tonight and they tasted fine but the meat seemed mushy. All the fish I catch in the winter from there have been fried on the lake or smoked and were good or normal. This fish meat would not get firm.
Is it me or has anyone else noticed that?
P.S.S.
I would like to go back in October so if someone knows how to catch the Mac's and is interested in a free trip, it would be worth the gas to learn some new tricks and techniques. I have a 25' pontoon with lots of room and its great for jigging
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