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Species
Yellow Perch
Season
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Species
Panfish / Bluegill
Season
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Insects
We fished a drop off off of a shoreline point in about 14ft of water. I marked a ton of fish on my Helix and caught a few nice crappie! You just have to stick to tactics you know work and it will pay off. I did use a variety of colors in 3mm and 4mm tungsten jigs on 2lb ice mono from Sufix.
Species
Northern Pike
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Find bays or areas with large populations of bluegill fry and you’re set. Got some on the magdraft but any bluegill imitator will work because they’re just in there gorging on anything they can find.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Burning toads through shallow submerged vegetation near lilies. Use thick mono or flouro leader to avoid break offs by pike.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Find shallow points with reeds and Lilly pads if theres a sandy bottom use a brighter sand colored lizard drag slowly pausing often.