Started fishing @ jerrys around 9:30am and left around 3:30pm. Caught over 30 Perches ranging from 4"-9", 1 small pike and a fatty catfish. Was slow throughout the day but at times there was some none stop action too. Ice was super thick!!! About 10"-12" and rock hard. I use a Red and white grub with a white glow in the dark swedish pimple (worked very well for the morning). Once noon came I use a green scud, jigging spoon (perch color) with a sliver green backside Swedish pimple (they loved it). All baited with maggots. I fished more in the middle of the lake straight across the resort. Lots of missed hit also but NO CRAPPIE? Anyone have a idea where there are in this lake? I tired my crappie set but had no luck? Anyways still was fun but cold. GL Fishing and be safe;)

stigman87

1/23/2012 3:33:00 PM

well you are close! Swedish pimple and maggots are the way to go... i was out too yesterday caught a bunch of crappie... if you wanna catch crappie you gotta go just north of jerry s, im sure you saw me out there yesterday. i was sitting just past the guy in the green tent. so to give you an sitting go about 200yds north of jerry s and fish 30 yards from shore. just jig your pimple about 6ft off the bottom and from 2-4pm you rake in the crappie. my fam has a place right there on shore so im out there at least 3x a week. maybe we will run into one another...
hope this helps
tight lines and good luck

YJ Guide Service

1/23/2012 6:00:00 PM

Pretty sure what you caught was a Pickeral not a Pike. We catch alot of them through the ice out there. Thanks for the great report..Good fishing everyone..

buc

1/23/2012 11:01:00 PM

yes a grass pickeral ! i have caught crappie @ the flats bettween jerrys and the pulic launch cattails on shoreline 30 yards out.

russ2683

1/24/2012 5:34:00 PM

whats the best size and color of swedish pimple to use

fullybuilt2.0

1/24/2012 8:34:00 PM

Went back today!! And yes finally landed some crappie!! I fished about 200 yards right of jerrys about 30-50 yrds out from shore. It was slow but was happy to be out again. Caught about 10 keeper perch(7" up) and release about 9 back. 8 decent crappie, 4 large bass that were 6"-9" (all release). And a pickeral again....probably going trout fishing tomorrow....TIRED of jigging LOL....

stigman87

1/25/2012 1:09:00 AM

i told you where there would be!!!! and to russ, use a silver body wilth green sticker you wont be able to keep them off your line.... i found a "secret" lake right near my house so ill be trying that out this weekend... from what i understand it holds big crappie and some jumbo perch with a big bass here and there

russ2683

1/27/2012 4:00:00 PM

awesome thanks and let us know how you do at your secret lake

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