HEDDONFROG said:
Darkstar72 said:
Nice! I assume you've seen the Uncut Angling where they catch one during spawn and end up with a fish-bukake video.
Also congrats on the Sun Times write-up, Aux!!
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports...ts/ice-fishing-settles-in-again-for-now-chicago-fishing-midwest-fishing-report/
Nicely done Aux
Btw, I've read several reports on various sites and the are saying "The fishing should pick up with the warmer weather" They're discussing ice fishing. Why would a warm front effect fish under 10''s of ice? Is it more the barometric pressure? I don't understand it
I think it's pressure related, but I don't really know. I do know this. I was out on the ice Thursday last week with the 55 degree temps. Fishing was phenomenal. I went out on Sunday, three days later, after two nights of 0 degrees, and a high of like 19 for Sunday. Fishing was awful. I'll be back out tomorrow with the 40+ degree temps. I'll let you know how we do.
However, I will say I've always done better with cloudy weather on the ice rather than bluebird skies and sun. I've had both good and bad days with and without snowcover.
I have no idea, though, honestly. I just go out on the ice, and if I catch fish, I catch fish. If I don't, I don't. I don't go into a day of ice fishing expecting to catch anything, as it's such a crazy time of year to be fishing. It's just fun to be out walking around on frozen lakes that normally you'd be floating around in a boat to fish. The catching is a bonus.