Clear Water Crappies - Ice Fishing Style

[bleedingpurple]

Going to Comstock Lake in Cotton, MN.... Searching for some slab crappies.. Will be fishing in about 15 - 20 feet of water with good vegetation. Have the Vexlar with to try to find the bastards. Ice conditions are roughly 8 - 10 inches as it as been a cold bitch up here for most of the past 2 weeks. Who knows, could have 12 inches of ice by now. :shrug: The weather will give us a break as we are expecting the temp to crack 30 tomorrow for the first time since Thanks Giving.. We will be using a variation of small jigs and crappie minnows and some waxies... All we have to do is not forget the beer.

 

[bleedingpurple]

Didn't find many Big Slabs but limited out on the 10 to 12 inch crappie... Catching them in 12 - 15 feet of water with a few walley and pearch. (Small) Ice was 13 inches and many had their vehicles out there today...

 

[MadJack]

i could get into ice fishing if i was in an area like this and a hut. bring plenty of beer, watch football, play cards, have a fire and stick your line in the water. yup, that would be good fun, imo.

 

[SixFive]

sounds like a great time. I've never been ice fishing, but it's definitely on my bucket list.

 

[MadJack]

this hut even has satellite TV :00hour

i could get into ice fishing if i was in an area like this and a hut. bring plenty of beer, watch football, play cards, have a fire and stick your line in the water. yup, that would be good fun, imo.

 

[THE KOD]

sorry but I dont think that qualifys as ice fishing.

I am not sure what to call that .

 

[Terryray]

in Maine I've seen 'em called "ice houses". Some got carpeting, propane heat, bunks, porta potty screened corner...6 to even 8 holers. Don't need no refridge. But gotta have big pot for the chili!

All I've done is go out twice under open sky, on barely walkable 3 inch ice, Lake Pushaw across road from bro's house. Just poles and hand auger. No driving around lotta shacks, no creel clerk. Caught nothing too.

not like this Canadian Ice Fishing Hut

tho no fresh frog legs available then there