12-23-2017, 06:05 AM
Took my first real ice trip to Mantua, finally. This is a weird year. I caught one really huge perch (well over 12"), a couple at 9" and a dozen under 7". One trout about 14", I guess.
I know the bluegill are there, because I had a couple great trips this summer and fall. In past years bluegills were my dominant catch through the ice with perch a bycatch. Today, I pulled perch out of most of the places I stopped, and not one bluegill. It just feels weird.
BTW, I got the most bites when the cold wind whipped up, for whatever reason. Haven't heard many pro-bluegill reports here either.
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I know the bluegill are there, because I had a couple great trips this summer and fall. In past years bluegills were my dominant catch through the ice with perch a bycatch. Today, I pulled perch out of most of the places I stopped, and not one bluegill. It just feels weird.
BTW, I got the most bites when the cold wind whipped up, for whatever reason. Haven't heard many pro-bluegill reports here either.
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