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Post by hoxie on Feb 5, 2007 17:35:03 GMT -5
I went icefishing this past Sunday at both Cheshire Lake (the northern lake) and Greylock Glen. Alas, not so much as a tipup!
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Post by flyfishgb on Feb 7, 2007 10:25:01 GMT -5
that hurts....
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Post by jlibs on Feb 8, 2007 10:06:50 GMT -5
I'm no ice-fishing expert, but my friends are. They swear that the best fishing is on the first ice (2-4" of clear ice with no snow on it) when the water still has lots of oxygen in it. Can you find a spot to set up near a brokk that runs into the body of water you are fishing?
Good luck,
JLIBS
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Post by Mark Patenaude on Feb 8, 2007 16:45:20 GMT -5
I'm surprised you were skunked on Cheshire Lake.
I used to fish the North lake almost all summer, every summer when I was a kid. There are some huge Northern and Bass in there and it is grossly underfished. Try to find the creek bed that runs from the culvert outlet at the causeway and terminates at the steel bridge by the restaurant. It is consistently 10' deep and during the warm weather is free of weeds. The creek bed is like a magnet. My largest bass from that area was around 8 lbs. and I've taken a #18 lbs Northern out of there. Dare I say it, Big Countdown Rapalas are the ticket at ice out.
Mark
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Post by JoeOverlock on Feb 9, 2007 9:28:00 GMT -5
Cheshire gets hit pretty hard durring the summer. The biggest I've ever pulled out of there was 3LBs. I'm getting cabin fever... I want to go bass fishing....  |
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Post by hoxie on Feb 9, 2007 12:04:57 GMT -5
Thansk for the tips, JLibs and Mark!
The point about placing your tipups near a brook or culvert (increased oxygen) makes sense, although I'm always a little leery about icefishing over flowing water - - the ice is weaker and if you fall through, the current can push you downstream and away from the hole you fell through.
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Post by Mark Patenaude on Feb 14, 2007 9:17:11 GMT -5
Don't worry about any current flow. What ever comes from the culvert at the causeway is disbursed throughout the lake. Just be a little careful if you are within about 50' of the outlet which crosses under the tracks at the bridge on the North end of the lake. There is a bit of current there.
Like I said, the creek channel sets up real nice in the Summer when the weeds are heavy. When fishing for Pike you want to locate the weed lines and fish the edges of them. The creek is completely free of weeds and you can literally fish the weed line from the causeway to the bridge.
Mark
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Post by jlibs on Feb 14, 2007 11:01:41 GMT -5
Another PIKE thought is to set up your bait (bigger is better around 12" and dead) right above the weeds (about 6 inches). Also, drill the ice with a power auger and hold the auger under the ice for a second or two after you drill through to blow the weeds around to make an opening in the weeds so the PIKE will see your bait more easily.
Again, I'm not an expert here, but my friends catch huge PIKE consistently through the ice, and this is what they do.
Post your pictures of your trophy success.
JLIBS
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