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Only been ice fishing for several seasons. I usually just go for whatever bites which 90% of the time is bluegills, but have decided to start targeting crappies. Here's my situation: 107 acre pond that is LOADED with slabs. There is a small bay where I catch many of them in early spring. So I drilled a few holes just outside the bay and no slabs :( Any suggestions? Should I find the deepest part of the pond and start there? Any help here would be greatly appreciated!
Look for the deepest water on the puddle and fish from the bottom to just under the ice. You'll find them.
Thanks!
Are you jigging? Are you using any electronics? I would think of looking on the north side of the lake or any area that will warm first facing the sun, on a drop-off just off a spawning area. Drill lots of holes, and search with your electronics if you use them. We are at ice out here in NY, and Im looking forward to the spawn...
All good ideas given above. Our crappies right now are moving very shallow under the ice from deep water. A flasher a lot of the times won't pick the fish up just under the ice. If you don't have a flasher our camera just drill baby drill. HA HA STEVE
to make the search with the flasher faster and easier, you can pour water on the ice and shoot threw it. naturally, the thinner and clearer the better. it is surprising how mush you can read threw though. makes for a lot less holes you have to drill. even if you have 20some" like last year, we could drill a few inches then shoot threw the rest!
another trick to up your catch is to fish at night with submersible LEDs. we started that around here several years ago. seems to be catching on. we see more and more out with us every year.
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/i...m/IMG_1838.jpg people cant help but walk over and see whats up. lol
Use a camera. It eliminates unproductive water right quick. Also you can find the size of fish you are looking for.