Got out for a few hours this morning with the wife and son, little windy but we had a good time. Caught 2 pics and 3 big red perch. They were good eating size but I don’t eat them. Very clean, fat, healthy looking fish. Got cleaned up and off the ice just in time for a shower to come through. Also saw a couple bald eagles sitting on the ice ripping something apart. Good day
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any guys ice fish ?
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Did my gun clubs derby yesterday. Been awhile since I have done a derby. Had to spring for a 1 day NH license as this one was in Newton nh at country pond. Pretty well run derby.....$250 top pickerel, $175 top white perch, $75 top yellow perch $50 largest "other". No bass entered. What's with the no bass entered for NH Derby's by the way?
Anywho.....I'd never fished country pound before so my brother and son and I got there real early .looked at the map and picked a spot with different attributes all within walking distance.....a point....a shallow cove....a steep drop off......an inlet.....and a deep spot of 25 feet. All easy to get too. We set tips in each of the areas and found the steep drop and the shalllow cove we're hitting picks and perch so we moved all the tips to those spots. Flag after flag after flag......we the through 3 dozen shiners by 1pm .nothing big though.....couple of picks over 2 pounds but the leading pic was 3.51. then it slowed off at 1pm and we moved everything to deep water 25 feet with 2 hours left. Three nice bass over 4 pounds then my son lands a 5.1 pound bass.....can't enter any of em so we packed it up at 2;15. A stinking 3.51 pound pickerel won $250. I pull 3.5 pics out of my regular haunt all day long. Anyway.....good time.....good company.....not the best results for us but we had a blast.
Anywho.....I'd never fished country pound before so my brother and son and I got there real early .looked at the map and picked a spot with different attributes all within walking distance.....a point....a shallow cove....a steep drop off......an inlet.....and a deep spot of 25 feet. All easy to get too. We set tips in each of the areas and found the steep drop and the shalllow cove we're hitting picks and perch so we moved all the tips to those spots. Flag after flag after flag......we the through 3 dozen shiners by 1pm .nothing big though.....couple of picks over 2 pounds but the leading pic was 3.51. then it slowed off at 1pm and we moved everything to deep water 25 feet with 2 hours left. Three nice bass over 4 pounds then my son lands a 5.1 pound bass.....can't enter any of em so we packed it up at 2;15. A stinking 3.51 pound pickerel won $250. I pull 3.5 pics out of my regular haunt all day long. Anyway.....good time.....good company.....not the best results for us but we had a blast.
Could be related to winter bag limits for bass?
Nice picture. Looks awesome with the snow coming down. Are the tip ups all in a line inorder to try different depths?
bigpick
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Yeah, I try to work the drops. That pond has some good structure. I was from 10 fow on my second trap up to 6 fow on the third and down to 11 fow and the about 15 or so on my last trap.
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bigpick
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Bummer, kind of takes the fun out of it when you hook a big one.
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Those days are awesome. Way to work.
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Yes there are areas around the north shore that have good ice that would be fishable tomorrow but you have to look around and of course spud your way. Don't just take another persons word for it.
Cleaned up put away and now will be looking for open water. I plan on ordering today, a sit on top kayak designed for fishing. Really had a ball ice fishing this year and my wife and I will be introducing our granddaughter to it next year. She will be 8 then.
