I am fishing on my favorite smallie lake. Max depths in the summer around 40 ft in the channel, not sure about in front of the dam. We are catching the fish in 6-7 feet of water with 12 inches of ice.
It is illegal here to use live minnows. I am going out here pretty soon. I have nightcrawlers, meal worms, jar of dyed shrimp, salmon eggs, power bait and flavored marshmallows. hopefully I can find a combo that works.
I can catch perch pretty good through the ice, but I am horible at catching trout, throught the ice or in the summer. Will some of you guys help me out with some tips please.
My AR-15 is from Stag Arms, it shoots every bit as good as the bushmasters the full time deputies have here. I m a reserve deputy so I had to furnish my own if I want to carry one. Stag Arms makes left handed models too. I can make tight groups with it.
Crazy isn't it, this lake usaully does not get that much ice until January. The guys went out on Saturday with 4 inches, and a couple days later was 8 inches and now up to 10 inches. We have had some really cold weather. below zero for several nights, with highs around 10 degrees in the day. looks like we will get more ice fishing in this year.
I will be going soon, some friends have gone already, the ice last Tuesday was 10 inches, the next night was -12 degrees. It has warmed up to the 30's in the days with snow the past few days. I am ready. The one day a friend caught 5 rainbows, none under 18 inches.
I had a mossberg 835 ulti mag several years ago, I had nothing but problems with that gun. I hated it like no other gun. I enjoy my Remington 870's. I have 2 in 12 ga, one of which shoots 3 1/2inch shells and I have one in a 20 ga that I use for dove hunting. I have a Franchi, a Winchester, and a Stevens (my very first as a young kid) and I will never buy another mossberg.
I grew up in Arkansas, and I still have alot of there, and knowing that they are fishing longer and starting earlier just makes the fishing fever worse. I tell my wife, whose family is close by, that we are going to have to move so I can fish more, she doesn't like the idea
I am sure there will be a lot more to come!!
It just tears me up inside that my boat is going to have to sit until April. I am going to have to move south. :-?
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