Pond Management Devices

[Bill "Musky" Modica]

It has been a very short, and uncommon type of winter in northern Illinois.....with the late start to the ice season, gill fishing has been sub-standard at best......but the bass fishing has been tremendous....here are some fish from this years 3 week ice season.

[Greg McWilliams]

Looks like a good time on the ice!!!!!! Is that the same lake with all the cars parked on it???

We haven't had enough ice here to support a cow!!!!! DAG NA BIT!!!!! lol

[Nick Holt]

I have a question for the northern hard water fishermen and ladies.   Do you all ever use a wacky rigged 3" worm for bass or do you stick to the more traditional ice fishing rigs?  The bass pictured above are phenominal.  Nick

[cal okeefe]

very very nice.. i bet that lake has a great panfish population as well.. with all them large predators in there..

[Bill "Musky" Modica]

We actually targeted these fish using tip-ups, and large golden shiners....All of these fish came from the same body of water, a 46 acre private lake (Lake Antioch), a typical dishpan lake with a max depth of nine feet......all were captured within its expansive basin, between Jan 13, and Feb 3......the game is over now as we witnessed a girl fall through the ice today, and barely made it out ourselves......Body holes in the sketchy ice...

Sustenance,

[Leo Nguyen]

Look at those nice looking hogs!

[dick tabbert]

Nice Bass. I think you found yourself a honeyhole. Did you catch them all out of the same body of water and what was your bait of choice?

[Jim Gronaw]

Outstanding ice fishing for bass. Were all those fish by-catches while seeking other species, or did you cave in and target them when the panfish pooped out ?

[John Sheehan]

Excellent healthy catches and a huge thrill through the ice !!! I am curious about the average depth these fish were caught at and what the bottom content was like!

[Jeffrey D. Abney]

All great looking bass Musky....at least you guys have found some cooperative fish......Thanks for sharing!

[Bruce Condello]

Now that would be a ton of fun.  We're in a blizzard right now, so fishing sure sounds appealing.