Well yesterday was just one of those days... The bite was off for sure and only caught 1 short laker..
Waiting for the grandkids to arrive and see if we can do better with the pannies today...

 

At least you got out. Had alot of thing to do around the farm and went and watched a few. B ball  games. Now it's 1pm and I am spent. Weather is nice, but all reports say the perch bite is off. Actually thought about the river for a second.
 

even after a late start and only about 2 & 1/2 hrs fishing , today was a great day on the ice with the grandkids..
Zero wind, bright sunshine and a few smiles around..
We got 4 on tip-ups and 3 jigging.. One was a white..
Sure love this little perch puddle as we always seem to catch fatties..
So that's a wrap to another weekend.. Already dreaming of next week :)

 

 

 

Awesome rj. Great to see the kids out!

Clint i heard s-bay up north is doing good for perch. A little bit of a hike though

Tasty food  for the kids (of all ages)!!!! Better than Mickey d's by a long shot.  Wishin' you better luck on the big water.

Very nice Rich,being with the youngsters is what it's all about

Well I tried Oneida today and that place kicks my butt every time. I managed I bite all day, but landed a good eye. It was actually the first one I have ever got through the ice so all was not lost.

Very nice Clint . I'd like to try Oneida on ice ..
I hit a local state park lake today . Tough walking conditions. No trails except the one I blazed with snowshoes as far as I could drag my smitty sled through a foot of snow.
Fishing was fun with a mixed bag jigging a few LMB, pickerel and a bunch small gills .
Back at it in the am again.
I love Ice but not snow

Yes, walking was brutal today. Walk a hundred yards and rest, repeat. At least I had snow machine trails to follow, but it mattered little.   

As we said yesterday, The drag through the snow with slush/water underneath was brutal.. Was going to try another lake this morning but just don't have it in me today..
At least it was peaceful and didn't have to worry about crowds..




 
Thought I was really going to get into them.. My jig is the green bar on left, the fish are below looking:

Thing was, they were all this size:

 
I'm mandated to working overtime for the next 3 weeks so there will be no after work jaunts .. Till next weekend :)