XMAS EVE DEER CREEK IN BOAT

[skeeterfishn1]

hit the water at first light, COLD! Foggy. Water temp 35.8 about 3 degrees colder than last sat. Started fishing about 50 yard off the island ramp but not as many fish showing up on the finder and last week. Looks like perch are going to be scarce again this ice year. Two of us managed 5 perch between us. The trout bite was tough. Went in search for fish that bite looked at charleston, rainbow bay and finally about 1 pm found some biters in the dam arm. Wind was blowing white caps so boat control was tough and didn't get any pics. Between us we caught 12 or thirteen rainbows in about 30 minutes. Nice rainbows 17-1/2'' to 19'', fast action then the bite died.

Before the wind I did take one pic of ice in charleston end but it was thin and I bet the wind took it out. It was interesting that when we got there in the morning there was a breeze, then around 10 or so it glassed off and ice started to form all around us I have never saw that before. The water temp was 34.2 there at transducer level.

Merry Christmas
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]I hate it when it's like that...too thin to drill and too thick to tube.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Glad you found a few fish. But as we both know every day is a new day on that lake. You almost always have to hunt 'em up before you can reel 'em up.[/#0000ff]
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[PACKFAN]

Thanks for the story and Merry Christmas to you my friend[fishin]
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[skeeterfishn1]

Yea the hunt is part of the game and makes the bite more rewarding.

Maybe a few nights of calm and it will cap, I hope soon.
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[skeeterfishn1]

Merry Christmas to you, one of our defenders of our freedom!
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