Posted by Doug from kcpxy4.att.com on January 22, 1999 at 09:04:40:
In Reply to: 1/21 on the Chain. posted by Dave Brandes on January 21, 1999 at 22:42:57:
: Another mixed bag on Pistakee today with an improvement in quality over the last trip. C&R around 40 nice black & white crappies from deep water, 11 big white bass and 30+ more small ones, 5-6 catfish, 11 drum, 8 big bluegills, 4 perch, 1 walleye, 4 nice yellow bass and around 15 baby yellows, one itty bitty largemouth. Nice bluegills in 10 feet of water in the first hour, a couple just shy of 9". Although I got 40 nice crappies getting them was alot of work. I'd get 1-3 in a hole and then the school would spook, scatter or move to the other holes nearby and off I'd go again. Some of the white crappies were over 14" with most of the blacks in the 10-13" range. The crappies were suspended way up, only 7-12 feet down over 20+ feet of water. Drum & cats(both averaged around 2lbs) under the crappies, and then most of the stripers on the bottom but the bigger whites were up over the smaller ones which is usually how they stage. All fish caught on my ;-) homemade ice jig with 2-4 spikes added. Good ice of over a foot in most places with very easy traveling. All of the snow on the ice was gone...bring your creepers...it's slick!!! A constant jigging action took everything but the cats and drum which hit when stationary. I'm seeing stars I better post this before fall asleep;-)
Hey Dave -
Sounds like a great day of fishing. :-) If I am able to go out and catch only half of your production, I would call the day a success.
Did the time of day matter for you catching any particular type of fish?
I am attempting a trip out this weekend but I only have few hours allowed away from the house. I figure I need to take advantage of whatever time I can get on the ice.
Did you have to move holes every 10 minutes or did the school of fish stay put for a "extended" period of time?
Do you know what time Pink Harrison's opens to allow parking of your vehicle?
Thanks for the great report and Happy Fishing.
Doug