Thread: Pool 8 crappie chase

Jack had some great action last week down there on the backwaters of the Mississippi river last weekend on the way home from Christmas with his family in Iowa. Catching nice panfish and some jumbo perch. So we decided to head back there for some more this weekend.
Weather changes and high pressure changed the fishing alot this weekend.
No jumbos were to be found. We really had to work for the bites we did get, bluegills came on the 4mm heavy metal jig tipped with a waxworm. I got a few on a nuggie tail, but they did not seem to want to take plastics that well.
Crappies, though theye were really scattered, were more willing to hit a lightly swimming mini eye candy with 2/3 of a green glow LA jumbo wedgee.
We were fishing in 5 to 7 ft. the water was quite murky, we couldn't look down the hole and see them even that shallow.

below zero sunrise


Ice conditions improved dramatically with the thaw, rain, and refreeze, but I think these guys may be jumping the gun a bit with large trucks. we had a foot of ice, but half looks like frozen slush, not the clear ice you would like to see.

Thanks for sharing the pictures and congrats on the catch. I try to read all of the ice fishing reports but rarely see pics of anything other than fish.:o Your pics are real interesting seeing those vehicles and shantys out on the ice. Would love seeing more. Thx.

baron good looking catch of fish there thanks for the pics