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Ice Fishing 2010-2011

1)Dec23 2:30-4:30 skunked at NE section of Monksville ice 3&1/2"6holes three jigging rods
2)Cupsaw 12/26/10
First two of 4 holes produced 7 fish (4gills,3yp)....wet snow wet gloves left them hitting on Cupsaw .8" gill others smaller small Yellows.
3)1/1/2011..Vernon Valley Lake with Greg
10 fish 2LM,15" and 13 ",3CR 12,"9",10",5 GILLS (four 8"one 5") OR.Genz worm,Chartruese ,orange teardrops/Mealworms or Gulp Maggots ..Rattlin' Flyer spoon took two Cr small gill
4)1/5/11..2:30-6:00
3holes all produced...Yellow Perch 3 or 4''Bgills 5 or 6..White Perch 4...Mealworms and Spikes...deadstickin and jigging...Perch eye and Perch guts pole ...nothing...was hoping for a Bullhead...Bass...Trout...5)1-6-11with Greg skunked at Waywayanda .One biteoff on tip up .probably a Pickerel
6)1-8-11 Cupsaw 3-5 pm 20 fish 10 Bg,7Cr,2Wp,1Yp
thru one hole other three didnt produce .Put tipup in hole ,trips immediately gets hung up and breaks off on something sharp? Happened immediately again. Start jigging hole rattlin' flyer/mealworm then Marmouskas and spikes start catching Gills and Crappie then a yellow P and two WhiteP 20 out of same hole in 2 hrs while two tipups and other deadsticking rods get nothing .
7)1/14/11Cupsaw2-6 with Steve O,5species 4each
Tons of Yellow Perch,4 WPerch Gills ,Steve got a small Bass on a tipup ,I got two Crappie on Kastmaster with spikes.Fathead on Nungesser spoon hooked far up tail caught some yellows most fish came on Marmouskas /spikes.mealworms werent as effective but caught . 5 Tipup Fish 3yp,1lmb,1wp
8)1/22/11
5 kids show up as I'm catching fish and i lend out rods and the cold kids don't want to go home because we are catching Yellow Perch ,Bluegills Crappie and White Perch,one nice pseed no bass

Spikes on marmouskas YP and BG.
Frostee jigs /spikes WP,CR, YP...Crappie really took to 1/8th oz. Rattling'Flash spoon and 1/8th oz. Kastmaster tipped with salted minnow heads
9) fished Shepherds Lk.11:30-2:00 One 18" Pickerel on deadsticked Doodle Bug w/waxie..Later 4-6pm..2 gills,1 yellow Perch ,one 10&1/2" Crappie on 16th oz.Doodle Bug spoon /waxie
10)Light bites all lures out of mouth of fish Sat .2/2/11 11:30-4:40..21 fish 6 yp 7 bg 1 wp,7 crappie
around 18" ice 9 holes tired me out somewhat ...lazer auger gettin a little dull after 3 yrs.
Spot 1,1 fish)Started out by dam at out flow corner . Fished 3 holes less than an hour 12-15 'near bottom 1 avg. YP W3-1&1/2"-3?16th oz.jiggin' rap w/wax worm
Spot 2,9fish) moved over by stream in flow ,cut 3 holes ,8 ' ..little off bottom ..fished about 1 hr. 9 fish 5 BG, 4 Yp on white/blue marmooskas/spikes ...Smaller white Genzworm size 10 hook/waxworm or Shiner piece on Chartruese stripe Kastmaster/waxworm
Spot 3,11 fish ) over by Doctors house ,cut 3 holes,12-'15'Gold 16th oz.Flyer w/Shiner piece -White Perch.
Genz worm and smallest W2-1&1/4 "-1/8th oz.jig/rap w/Shiners tails or heads caught 7 Crappie ..2 bg and 1 perch on waxies or spikes on Marmooskas and Frostee jig

By the 11 th fish batteries were dead after leaving camera on in my pocket so no pics of Crappies that went 10"-12" I'd say and a 10-11"WPerch..
11)Cupsaw 2/20 w Steve 25-30 fish mostly gills . Marmooskas B/WT..Or./Bl took gills .Lindy Flyer w Perch eye ,Kast Champ spoon,Swedish Pimple Green Prism

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Comment by John Sheehan on January 4, 2012 at 7:48pm

I hope so Jeff hurting for another ice fishin' opportunity!

 

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 4, 2012 at 6:24pm

Pretty Cool John...Maybe you'll be able to start your 2011-2012, I mean your 2012 diary soon!

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