raywriter
02-14-2010, 02:33 PM
The day started off on the wrong foot. Flopped the front tires of the truck through the ice crossing the pressure ridge at Yellow Gate. Failed to follow my own advice and head farther north to cross it. Two of us checked and double checked the spot with a spud bar and it looked fine, but it was not. A good samaritan with a Jeep suv and a strong towing strap helped us lurch out of the ice trap.
As for fishing, we were set up in 12 feet and caught a couple perch right away, then had to deal with small pike scattering the panfish, and occasionally giving us slammer hits on minnows. Walking back to the truck, we checked on a couple fishing tip-ups in eight feet, and took some photos of 29" and 30" walleyes, and a 20" pike they were releasing. They were using about 6" suckers as baits. The biggest walleye was caught about 11:30 a.m.
As for fishing, we were set up in 12 feet and caught a couple perch right away, then had to deal with small pike scattering the panfish, and occasionally giving us slammer hits on minnows. Walking back to the truck, we checked on a couple fishing tip-ups in eight feet, and took some photos of 29" and 30" walleyes, and a 20" pike they were releasing. They were using about 6" suckers as baits. The biggest walleye was caught about 11:30 a.m.