sorry guys haven't been on for a few days. been sick since monday, no chance of getting out on the ice for me til this week i hope.   its pretty cold today, last night my truck thermo said -6 in new stanton. i guess thats a good thing for the ice guys haha

doesnt seem like anyone is. were heading up to somerset this weekend, try and get some action anyhow.

i got one bite on a fathead the other day at greenlick, but i didn't get the fish or another bite. it was a good hit though.

i've seen and caught shad out of there too. that would probably work real well.

I have put in a lot of hours at Greenlick the past 15yrs & can tell you that the lake doesn't give up its fish easily. I love it because it is quiet & beautiful,but its deep clear water makes it difficult to fish for those that don't know it well enough.Thus the name (dead Sea) The abundance of small perch provides plenty of forage for the predators that is why I like to use Rapala countdowns & perch imitating soft baits on a jig most of the year. I usualy don't ice fish it because the ice is often not stable & late forming.I know some locals that claim they catch more, while using localy caught creek chubs than store bought minnows. I would suggest using perch colored jigging Rapalas tipped with minnow heads while running & gunning til you find fish. Using electronics will improve your chances greatly.Also I think that from 4pm till about 1 hr. after dark is the best time to fish there because of the water clarity. btw how thick is the ice now? sam

Sam be careful not to be too explicit on where and how to fish. I'd like to have a few fish left for C&R. Spot burning is a no-no. I made the mistake of telling two men about where and how I was catching LM bass a few years ago and they ended up raping the lake that year. They regularly fished for and kept every legal bass they caught. I approached them one day late into the fall and asked them how many bass they caught and why did they keep so many. During the converation they told me they killed over thirty legal bass, some almost 6 pounds and the reason they did because they had a license that allowed them to take them. What a stupid mentality. A lake that size has a slow recovery rate to that kind of pressure and may never fully recover.

Just my nickles worth.

You got mail. sam

ORIGINAL: petrulak

mr. crappie in your 15 years what part of the lake would you look for the eyes in.the ice was 5-6 by the dam,7-8 at the other end last week.

was down by the dam till afte dark all we got was a nice bluegill on a DUG WORM
earlier in the afternoon we watched afew pass thru and look but no takers perch crappie and bass stayed till after dark and nuttin
youll see where we were wet snow and slush with anywhere from 4 to 8 of ice
as for spot burning imho i can go to the same hole 7 days in a row and may catch a limit one day and nothing for the next 6
fish dont build houses or live in condos they roam to wherever the food is

went to somerset lake today from 7 until 2. got nothing and no bites. not sure where to try next? im ready to give up

yep that was us wet snow slush around the old holes
was that u in the dodge or the blue truck
we went to bridgeport first just to look we saw those three guys

so how about this storm were going to get? i hope the ice holds up with the mid 30 to 40 temps and the rain. maybe it will get some of that snow off.

Any recent updates on this lake or if they're catching fish?  Trying to find somewhere decent to go tomorrow morning because it's probably going to be the last time I get to ice fish all season.

Looks like that would be slow walking even if you had cleats. If you fall you'll be soaked.

Some pictures from Greenlick today. I think I'll be there tomorrow morning.

No work today so I thought I'd try ice fishing for myself. Hooked up with my friend, Bob, and his dad at Greenlick. Now I know why you guys like it so much. Caught crappie, gills, and shad.