Thanks for checking it out. Not a bad day to be out.
Last trip, I jumped from 1 to 2. Today, I doubled up again and landed 4! All 4 were keeper size--this one was nothing to brag about, but it got the skunk out of the boat.
This morning I hemmed and hawed for several hours, called the boat livery for an ice report, and finally hooked up the boat and heading for LCR.
The launch area was ice-free, as was the main body of the lake. I was on the water before noon and for a couple of hours enjoyed full sun, calm wind, and pleasant winter temps. Water ranged from 38.5 to 40 and the level's 2.5' below full pool.
Ice remained in many coves and the upper end of the lake.
As the afternoon advanced, clouds blocked out the sun, I put on my heavy gear, and it started looking like this-
What few fish I located were in small tight schools. Some were suspended over the deepest parts of the lake, and others were close to shore near points. Known spots produced one fish. The closest thing resembling action was a small school in 18 FOW near a point. When I first drifted over it (corks set to 12'), there were a couple of light hits, but nobody got hooked. I worked this general area for half an hour & managed 3 fish. The bite was very soft.
The most interesting thing all afternoon was gulls working bait--not in the open water where you normally see them, but right at the edge of the receding ice sheet. This is a poor picture, but they would hover a couple of seconds and then it looked like they were plunging right at the ice.
Fishing since '50!
Thanks for checking it out. Not a bad day to be out.
" SIZE REALLY DOES MATTER"
Good report cork!! Kamikaze gulls?
No, none of them smashed any ice...but I doubt they were confused into believing they saw something other than bait fish. Naturally, I moved to the area they worked the hardest and pushed my corks up against the edge of the ice. Not a bite and my SI didn't show anything hiding under the ice. Whatever was going on didn't seem to involve crappies.
Fishing since '50!
Keep after them Cork, I'm sure you'll find them sooner or later.
well richard you did better than me. i got the big old skunk on crappies sunday. we all need some warmer temp!!!!!
We met yesterday on hwy 60, I was headed to Sandston. Good report.
Shoer,
12th Degree Ninja
well cork least your on a up swing. next time it will be eight
Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble!
4 more fish than I caught Sunday!! I didnt fish last weekend. Good Report!
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