Ice

[acaravaglia]

Who's fishing where? I'm out and about maybe I'll see you out there!

[acaravaglia]

So how did my fellow ice fishers do this weekend? I had a slow day yesterday, managed a few pickerel and perch with several flags missed. Today on the big pond was more action with plenty of blue hills and perch iced, and one slim dart on the tipups.

[Sigma1073]

Was my first time out fishing since opening day of trout last year. Had a great day with lots of bruiser pickerel. Panfish were tough to find but managed one nice perch with mentioning. Even got checked by a CO. Glad to see him out there. Ice was 4-5 inches black ice in northern NJ.

[Chris_JC]

I was out on Friday for 1st time this year. Didn't realize Bait and Boat opens at 7 during the week so got a later start than usual. Very pleasant day with little wind and some fog/snow flurries and some clearing at end of day. Using the biggest shiners they had 4 flags - 1 pickerel about 23 inch and one fat pike about 33. I opted to keep 5 tip ups in the water and did not jig - ice was about 5.5 inches. I wonder what it is like after the storm and deep freeze. Hope to be out somewhere next weekend.

[NJSquatch]

Saturday was SLOOOOOWWWW. Fished from sunrise to sunset. 3 LMB (1 chunker) and 2 Pickerel to 24" on tipups. Jigged up 35 8-10" crappie. -3 this morning in LH. hopefully the NW wind didn't do too much damage to the ice.

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[FASTEDDIE29]

Nice fish Squatch! It was a slow day for sure. Grrrrrr!!!!! Haha! You guys really counted all those Crappie you hugged up? Got clickers in your pockets in the ice?:confused:

Adam!!! What did you find buddy? Anything good? Looks like a good ice season so far!:D

[NJSquatch]

Got clickers in your pockets in the ice?:confused:

I keep count in my head. It helps pass the time. Plus it drives Chrisper nuts when you are catching 5 or more to his 1! :p

[Jigman13]

I keep count in my head. It helps pass the time. Plus it drives Chrisper nuts when you are catching 5 or more to his 1! :p

Or hes got the new striker ice abacus--new, with frost resistant beads! Lol

[icebadger]

that bass is nice. i also count the fish it is not to hard to do. i was out at the state park on sat and got 3 slime darts and 12 perch. there was a bunch of people out there as well. sunnies slime darts and perch were the most caught that i saw. 5" of ice average around the area i was fishing. no tip ups just jigging for me that day. sounds like you did well with the crappies.

[Chrisper4694]

Or hes got the new striker ice abacus--new, with frost resistant beads! Lol

if you're serious, i want one...

[Jigman13]

if you're serious, i want one...

Hahaha... it doesn't exist. But it should.

You could always put 100 dry beans in one pocket and keep the other pocket empty. Add a bean to the empty pocket as you pluck away.

Then forget them in your pockets when u get home and absolutely wreck your washing machine and dryer with a shitty dry bean party lol...

[Skunk City]

Got out Saturday targeting LL's. Found 3"-3.5" and managed a few keeper-sized fish and few bonus Pickerel.

[Bruce Litton]

Nice bass. Fishing all day like that must give you the whole world. I've never fished from sunrise to sunset.

I have an invitation to fish a private lake on Sunday, but it's a lake with a dam and I'm wondering if the ice cover was wrecked.

[Bruce Litton]

Nice bass. Fishing all day like that must give you the whole world. I've never fished from sunrise to sunset.

I have an invitation to fish a private lake on Sunday, but it's a lake with a dam and I'm wondering if the ice cover was wrecked.


Now I come to think of it. I think we used to camp and fish from sunrise to sunset.

[Adrenalinerush]

Hahaha... it doesn't exist. But it should.

You could always put 100 dry beans in one pocket and keep the other pocket empty. Add a bean to the empty pocket as you pluck away.

Then forget them in your pockets when u get home and absolutely wreck your washing machine and dryer with a shitty dry bean party lol...


If you guys really want to keep track of how many fish you catch buy a pitch counter. They are under 10 bucks, you just click it every time you catch a fish.