Squirrelhunter91 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Hey everyone.. I was just wondering.. since the ice should be going away within the next month or so around here, I was wondering what lures/tactics you guys use when the ice goes away? I know that undoubtedly, the water level will be very high after the ice melts, but what are good tactics for fishing from the shore around this time of the year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: Fishing after ice melts away It all depends what you're fishing Joe, normally we fish for pike when the ice goes off. Well when the season opens. We usually lose the ice in mid to late April here, the season opens for pike and walleye the second or third saturday in May, depending where you're fishing. For spring running pike, we use 6-8" sucker minnows in a creek with a bobber the size of a baseball. Cast it out and leave the bail open and let the minnow swim. You sure know it when the pike nail it, the bobber will start making a wake then BAM! Gone. That's what we have best success on up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gitcha_some Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: Fishing after ice melts away if your going for bass....u cant beat just a dark green pumpkin seed senko worm hook it weedless with an offset worm hook, dont add any weights, use light, sensitive line around 6 or 8 lbs. fish it by just casting it out letting it sink down to the bottom, give it a little jerk, let it sink to the bottom again just keep this pattern going but in the early season u really gotta be slow on the retrieve, i usually count to thousand- five once it hits the bottom then give it a soft little jerk. this gives the senko an incredible motion, looks just like a dying fish. ive caught more bass doing this than anything else, even during the summer and fall man i cant wait till the ice is gone around here! the only open holes in the resevoir here are so filled up with migrating ducks and geese that i think the fish wouldnt even be holding there LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Fishing after ice melts away My first fish after ice out is spawning perch on the St. Lawrence with a minnow. After that it is garden worms for trout. Then come May, I start fishing for bullheads with night crawlers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coles Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Fishing after ice melts away usually when the ice comes off the fish bite very good. they are more active and very hungry. so just about anything works up here when the ice is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Re: Fishing after ice melts away When I fish the streams starting April 1st, a sure killer I always use and have an abundance of are panther martins spining lures especially the black body and gold spinner. A real spring trout killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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