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Anybody else here been fishing on hard water? Here in NY the winter has been pretty warm so the season started later than usual, have had to work pretty hard but have found some fish here and there.

No safe ice here.

No ice here, unless you mean that, that's making in the freezer.
Got a couple buds up in WI that have been catching a few.

RP

Im not tough enough for ice fishin but I know some that do here in the mountains.

I admire your ability and drive to get out there on the ice JZ. Can't take the cold anymore. I think some of us old guys feel the same. Used to go Steelhead fishing, mid-winter on the river in Berien Springs Michigan, but, that was over 30 years ago.
Unless I'm wrong on my ID, that's a decent Small mouth Ya got there! Good luck!; may you catch many more! ☺

Been a mild winter here also.

Not cold enough here but it sure looks fun.

The photo is a Crappie, abundant in these parts but finnicky under the ice. The perch come in larger numbers and they sure fill the freezer, but I like the challenge of getting the Crappies to bite. When all else fails, Tip ups for Pike always makes it a fun day!

My first thought was Crappie, but thought the mouth looked a little large. Tells Ya how much of an angler I am.

JayZuv wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:13 pm

The photo is a Crappie, abundant in these parts but finnicky under the ice. The perch come in larger numbers and they sure fill the freezer, but I like the challenge of getting the Crappies to bite. When all else fails, Tip ups for Pike always makes it a fun day!

We had good early season walleye fishing on Lake of the Woods and a few lakes nearer to home earlier in the season. (I'm a hour and a half from Lake of the Woods). But the ice ended up not being very good this year. We had good starting ice but then a ton of snow. I was hoping to put my spear house out this year but it didn't happen... Hopefully next year!
The odd looking fish is an eel pout, the rest are walleye and saugers.