Silver

Air Temp: 31° - 35°
Method: Ice Fishing
Species: Perch
Bait: Other
Color: Yellow
Conditions: Cloudy
Rating: 5"
Tackle: Jig
Time: Afternoon
Water Temp: Under 40°
Rating: 3
Views: 1216

Decided to hit the ice for a quick afternoon bite. Ice was about 5-7inches thick near the public launch... Got thinner the more south you headed. I fished a hole in about 30 feet of water. Caught a few dozen perch, but most all of them were not much bigger than the jig! Used a perch-colored vertical jig tipped with perch eye. Most were 3-5 inches. Caught three that were about 6 inches. Was fun pulling in a ton of fish, but just no size or fight. Did my best to pull them up slow so they didn't die. Puts the ones back that looked good, kept the ones that did die. Ended up keeping about a dozen that way... hate to see 'em wasted. Noticed another fisherman out there killing every fish he caught... left 'em on the ice if they were small. Don't know why, but don't like the waste!


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