Ice Fishing(post your pics)

[Deleted member 38069]

When you have a freezer stuffed with halibut, salmon, ling cod, and rockfish...tough to head out ice fishing these days. But I really need to get out.

Used to ice fish a bunch:

Holy crap! That jigging shad rap is a great bait!

 

[warmer]

You guys did better than anyone else that's been there!

We did the best out of our group of 50 guys. Nothing big but we caught fish all day.

 

[Northwoods]

Great pictures everyone! Hopefully I can contribute some pictures in the coming weeks.

 

[rwc101]

Stared at a hole for a few hours this morning. Nothing to show for it.

 

[Deleted member 38069]

View attachment 125977Stared at a hole for a few hours this morning. Nothing to show for it.

Where's your sonar?? Did you check depths??

 

[rwc101]

Where's your sonar?? Did you check depths??

No sonar. Haven't decided to jump in financially. Just something to get me out of the house in winter right now. I tried depths from around 6ft to about 15. Lots of people with fancy equipment out, but didn't see anyone catch a fish.

 

[Deleted member 38069]

No sonar. Haven't decided to jump in financially. Just something to get me out of the house in winter right now. I tried depths from around 6ft to about 15. Lots of people with fancy equipment out, but didn't see anyone catch a fish.

I refuse to fish without my vexilar. You can easily pick one up $180ish on CL. You try tip ups? How many holes drilled?

 

[rwc101]

I refuse to fish without my vexilar. You can easily pick one up $180ish on CL. You try tip ups? How many holes drilled?

I just have one rod at the moment. I drilled four holes progressively going further out. Spent about a half hour at each before moving spots.

 

[Deleted member 38069]

I just have one rod at the moment. I drilled four holes progressively going further out. Spent about a half hour at each before moving spots.

Anyone you know ice fish a bit? Tip ups are cheap ~$12, and they allow you to fish many places at once. If your serious, most aren't, about ice fishing you have to study the lake beforehand. Look for structure, steep drop offs, or points. This way you have a better idea where they should be!

 

[rwc101]

Anyone you know ice fish a bit? Tip ups are cheap ~$12, and they allow you to fish many places at once. If your serious, most aren't, about ice fishing you have to study the lake beforehand. Look for structure, steep drop offs, or points. This way you have a better idea where they should be!

Nobody around here. I figured drilling a hole and sitting with my one rod would be a long shot, but it was sunny and not too windy. Worse ways to spend a few hours.

 

[Deleted member 38069]

Nobody around here. I figured drilling a hole and sitting with my one rod would be a long shot, but it was sunny and not too windy. Worse ways to spend a few hours.

Fair enough

 

[Bigjay73]

No sonar. Haven't decided to jump in financially. Just something to get me out of the house in winter right now. I tried depths from around 6ft to about 15. Lots of people with fancy equipment out, but didn't see anyone catch a fish.

I've fished for 3 years without a sonar, and did pretty well. Bought an ice 35 3 trips ago, and haven't caught near as many fish. I give up.

 

[rjthehunter]

No trophies but we had a fish fry tonight with plenty leftover for 2 or 3 more fish fries!

 

[Deleted member 38069]

I've fished for 3 years without a sonar, and did pretty well. Bought an ice 35 3 trips ago, and haven't caught near as many fish. I give up.

Well no wonder! You gotta go vexilar and not hummingbird!

 

[Deleted member 38069]

No trophies but we had a fish fry tonight with plenty leftover for 2 or 3 more fish fries!

Now thats a haul!!

 

[Bigjay73]

Well no wonder! You gotta go vexilar and not hummingbird!

shiiiiiiit, the guy at Cabelas told me Colorado fish require a hummingbird.

 

[Deleted member 38069]

shiiiiiiit, the guy at Cabelas told me Colorado fish require a hummingbird.

Did they look like this guy?

 

[Eric.MN]

 

[BuzzH]

I refuse to fish without my vexilar. You can easily pick one up $180ish on CL. You try tip ups? How many holes drilled?

You need one thing, an auger that you can drill a couple hundred holes a day with.

I have caught thousands of perch, walleye, crappie, catfish, bass, etc. in Wyoming, never have owned a tip up or a vexilar. Those fish are tied to structure.

I find a good shore line...and drill holes. Then I go out another 20-30 feet...and drill holes. Then 20 feet further, drill more holes...all along the shore line.

Fish each one with a jigging rapala, snap them pretty hard...if the fish are there, you'll get hit within the first couple snaps. If not, move to another hole.

Once you find fish, pound on them...when they stop biting, move again...run and gun.

If you're fishing trout/kokanee...different story. Better to cover the water column and treat them like pelagic fish...structure means close to zip.

 

[Deleted member 38069]

You need one thing, an auger that you can drill a couple hundred holes a day with.

I have caught thousands of perch, walleye, crappie, catfish, bass, etc. in Wyoming, never have owned a tip up or a vexilar. Those fish are tied to structure.

I find a good shore line...and drill holes. Then I go out another 20-30 feet...and drill holes. Then 20 feet further, drill more holes...all along the shore line.

Fish each one with a jigging rapala, snap them pretty hard...if the fish are there, you'll get hit within the first couple snaps. If not, move to another hole.

Once you find fish, pound on them...when they stop biting, move again...run and gun.

If you're fishing trout/kokanee...different story. Better to cover the water column and treat them like pelagic fish...structure means close to zip.

That is impressive. And it definitely can be done especially on a familiar lake! I prefer to always have a vex. Watching them come up and hammer my bait is too much fun!