Good day on PI Bay!

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2011/02/18 17:20:57 (permalink)

Good day on PI Bay!

I take back everything I said bad about this year's ice fishing season on Presque Isle. Well - it was bad there for a while.

Anyway, went off Chestnut this morning and was busy for three hours. Kept 18 perch - half a dozen of which were 11/12 inches, threw back a ton.

Caught them about 2 to 1 Genz Worm with maggots (size 8, chartreuse/orange) over chartreuse jigging Rapala (size 3). They both seem to have their place.

Ice was good, but I was a tad nervous with few people being out and the sun out and wind howling. I don't like walking over that black ice! I'm betting the surface will firm up over night with temps to be in the 20's an a good wind should make for good chill/freeze factor. Leastwise, I'm planning on going back out tomorrow morning. If the ice survives a few days of that tropical weather, we might make it til March!

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    imrinc
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    RE: Good day on PI Bay! 2011/02/18 19:06:59 (permalink)
    I've never targeted them myself, but for years now, I think they do real well on steelhead in the bay after ice-out for several weeks.

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    perchpride
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    RE: Good day on PI Bay! 2011/02/18 21:45:16 (permalink)
    fished 2nd parking lot today. caught 80 crappies only kept 1 10 inches. the rest where all 4 to 5 inches. the ice around the shore line was gone when i left. hand to walk in the water to get back.
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    RE: Good day on PI Bay! 2011/02/19 11:10:49 (permalink)
    thanks for the good report

    It's not how deep you fish...It's how you wiggle your worm.
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    MJells
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    RE: Good day on PI Bay! 2011/02/20 17:36:56 (permalink)
    Hey perchpride, I think you helped me pull my hut across the open water Friday.If so a tip of my hat again for the helpful hand.
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    RE: Good day on PI Bay! 2011/02/21 09:40:39 (permalink)
    MJells, you are welcome!
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