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First weekend on ice for me of the year and it went off with some success...

Saturday we hit our Perch Lake to give it a look...3 inches of solid black ice...we harassed the jumbos for a few hours...



Sunday I made my yearly one time visit to Crappie Bay and joined the Sea of Blue....action was steady with dozens of gills and crappies released but in the end I and managed near a limit of keepers...largest was this 12.5 incher...nice to see the old crew down there doin their thing...



I was somewhat surprised at the quality of the ice down there....safe yes...but the hole I was over was only an inch or so of black ice...and about 4 of white...

RJ

Thanks for the post RJ. Hopefully that ice gets thicker real soon.

Those are a couple beauty jumbos RJ, keep the reports coming.

Awesome!!!....gotta love the pair of plump tigers....and not talkin bout you and Big-o

I'm certain ya's are gonna have a safe and great season on da ice

Thanks for the report!

RJ, nice report and pics!

Nice fish lads.

I hit the ice yesterday at Petrie Island, in Crappie Bay on the Ottawa river. The fish were a bit shy but I did manage five keepers and they will be tasty. Can't wait to get out again. The bite was feather light but with my LX-5 flasher I was able to see them rise to the jig and if I just pulled it slightly away slowly it almost always triggered a hit.

Tons of fun for sure.... now I can't wait for Walleye Bay to freeze enough to try those fish on for size.... first ice eyes.... can't wait.

Nice fish RJ! Could you give me some advise ? i have crappie on my local water and i know where they are befor the ice in , Will they still hold in the same areas? and what kind of depth are you targeting?
Any recomendations for bait ? Minnows, Maggots , Worms?
Thanks for the info
Kert Lavigne

I thought that was you RJ. We passed one another coming in off the road.

I didn't fish. I was thinking about it, but after watching 2 of the local regulars muscle 2 young lads off their holes, I figured I'd head to another location.

Wow....a Taylor sighting...next time introduce yourself fella....I'm sure there's a few fellas that would like to meet you....

RJ wrote:Wow....a Taylor sighting...next time introduce yourself fella....I'm sure there's a few fellas that would like to meet you....

lol.

The beauty of the internet!!!! Anonymity!!!!!

Nice slabs by the way.

Actually RJ, we've meet twice before. Once at the Carp show and one other time when you were selling tickets for a FH event at Petrie.

Really.....Wow...that narrows ya down to about 300 people...

RJ....was it you and big-o that would muscle those poor youngins' off their spot?

slop wrote:RJ....was it you and big-o that would muscle those poor youngins' off their spot?

Slop...I have no muscle left in me....I could barely drill my second hole..

Ahhh Capn'... ya got muscles just no heart to fuel 'em.

Your "surf and turf" is doing nothing for the stamina.