Fishing Time: 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Weather: No wind, warm T-40s, clear skies
Moon Phase: 96% Moon
Best Baits: glow ice fly 1/8 oz tipped with shrimp
Who Went: Roger Parks, Dunc
The ice situation this year has been abysmal, but the crazy part
is the state has gotten a lot of snow.
The valleys only get rain but the mountains are getting snow. Temperatures just haven’t been cold. It’s weird to worry about ice at Pineview in
January, but that’s where we are at.
Luckily there was about 7-inches in the narrows, so no problems there,
but it was probably the warmest night of ice fishing I’ve ever experienced.
We setup in about 60 ft of water which is a bit deeper than I like, but the crappie immediately showed up suspended from 25-45 ft. It was my first time trying the Active Target through the ice and WOW!
It’s so cool
watching fish swim around and seeing how they move. Within minutes I had the first crappie on the
ice. Expectations were high with the
screen full of fish and one on the deck, but unfortunately the catching didn’t
last long. We missed a few light bites,
but ultimately only put 3 crappie on the hard deck. We tried a few different lures and baits, but
nothing enticed more bites.
A nice night to be out, but the fishing was extremely
slow. Not our best night trip to Pineview.
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