Posted by Doug from 12.20.58.42 on January 24, 1999 at 12:40:02:
In Reply to: Re: 1/21 on the Chain. posted by Dave Brandes on January 22, 1999 at 15:55:27:
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: : Doug,
: : I'm not sure if Dave will make it back in time to answer your questions.
: : I thought I would do my best in case you don't have access at home and need to know before leaving work. I left dave out on the ice :-) ............
: : I just stopped home and WAS on my way to the airport to pick up my wife, who just called to say she is still at the airport in Cleveland! AARRRGGGG
: : I coulda still been fishin'! ;-)
: : Anyway,
: : Dave told me there was a nig slow down between about 11am and 2pm.
: : Last week when we were there the whites hit soradically throughout the day but morning and later afternoon were best and this is usually the case with the crappies also. He had the same type of deal we had last year as far as the crappies. A few from a whole and then they quit or moved. Sometimes you may see on the flasher that there is a column of fish as much as 10 feet thick. The active biters are usually at the top of the that column. Time spent in each hole may be anywhere from a couple minutes to maybe 10-15. As far as parking you can park there as early as you want.
: : Hope this helps.
: : Man, I wish I was still out there instead of waiting for a call that will send me rushing off to Midway!! ;-)
: Hehe...i was wondering if you called first...on the way home I was listening to all the flight cancellations;-( After you left more catfish and drum, tried that spot I mentioned when you were leaving lost one walleye at the hole;-( Had one other hit there looked like a perch bite?
: Doug,
: Ed summed it up pretty good. Slowed down late a.m. into early afternoon...was still getting a few but they were tough to entice a hit. Might try downsizing your jig and going to one spike if your faced with this same scenario. The area where the crappies were was rather large...I just kept walking in a circle and then criss-crossing it to relocate them again.
: I'm not sure when Pink Harrisons opens on the weekend maybe earlier. We usually get there around 7am on the weekdays and when we leave sometime after 6pm its open. I would imagine someones there by at least late a.m. $3
First thanks Dave and Ed for the detailed follow up report. I was able to spend some time on the ice on Saturday morning. It was a first for me --- “raining while ice fishing” crazy as it sounds. I did not catch the numbers as Dave did earlier but who is counting. I ended up with 20+ small white bass, 2 nice ones, 3 catfish, 2 small yellow bass, and 4 nice crappies. The fishing seemed to absolutely shut off around 11:00 AM. I was not able to stick around to see how the afternoon bite turned out. The other fisherman on the lake all decided to leave roughly at the slow down. The catfish were caught near the bottom, along with most of the white bass. The FL-8 was a tremendous help in seeing the suspended crappies and other fish come on through. The flasher was essential in locating the active fish. The ice was extremely slippery with all of the rain. The ice was an about 10-12 inches thick in most spots still. A spike or spikes was the bait of choice for the day.
Happy Fishing
Doug