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how to catch more fish

Author Subject: how to catch more fish

Ben Posted At 22:17:58 01/12/2002
#1 Pick a body of water that you know holds high fish
quanities of what your wanting to catch.
#2 You have to know where to start popping holes into
the ice. This means you got to know detail about the
bottem depths and different underwater structures.
#3 You have try a variety of baits and different
presentation techniques. don't get in the habbit
of using the same old bait the same old way.
#4 You have to move when your not catching fish.
remember! a location you tried at noon may be a
great place to try again at sunset.
#5 If your not doing #1+#2+#3+#4 your only going to be
lucky at best. Buy and Read icefishing magazines.
Theres so many things they can teach you.

Greg Dennison Ice fishing (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 21:28:36 01/14/2002
What is the best type of bait for walleye. And where would the most oxygen be in the water.

Ben Re: how to catch more fish (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 20:28:42 01/21/2002
The best bait for walleye on a tip-up is minnows. Try
using a small and large minnows at the same time to see which they perfer on that day. Late in the season (low oxygen) try using a split shot above the bait as the walleye won't want to put forth much energy to grab a frisky minnow. Cloudy water you can use a shinny blade
to help walleye find the bait and hold minnow close.
Oxygen plays a big part in fish being active feeders.
If you can find an area where even a small amount of fresh water can enter your watershed, be it by a small stream or something of the sort try that area.Even a spring will continue to run under surface ice.
I believe fish will find oxygen first then feed on prey which come in for the same reason. Remember! snow melt water is a poor source of oxygen. Gosh??? Your question of(where is the most oxygen) has so many posibilities to it,*age of ice*snow cover on ice*. I'll say this - after the sun can no longer push through snow
cover giving rays to a growing weed bed the weeds die and do not make oxygen any more. Deep water will hold its oxygen longer. I have a old PH/Oxygen meter which I've had for years that you just lower the censor down in the water to take a readings at different depths. Low oxygen levels are tuff to beat. If you find and catch fish in a area of any specie that tells you an area is holding fish and the oxygen level must be somewhat good.

Paul Re: how to catch more fish (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 02:33:00 01/25/2002
Hey I am new to this form of fishing. I was wondering do you use weights to bring the bait down? If so how large of a weight do you use?

Author	Subject: how to catch more fish
Ben	Posted At 22:17:58 01/12/2002 #1 Pick a body of water that you know holds high fish quanities of what your wanting to catch. #2 You have to know where to start popping holes into the ice. This means you got to know detail about the bottem depths and different underwater structures. #3 You have try a variety of baits and different presentation techniques. don't get in the habbit of using the same old bait the same old way. #4 You have to move when your not catching fish. remember! a location you tried at noon may be a great place to try again at sunset. #5 If your not doing #1+#2+#3+#4 your only going to be lucky at best. Buy and Read icefishing magazines. Theres so many things they can teach you.
Greg Dennison	Ice fishing (Currently 0 replies) Posted At 21:28:36 01/14/2002 What is the best type of bait for walleye. And where would the most oxygen be in the water.
Ben	Re: how to catch more fish (Currently 0 replies) Posted At 20:28:42 01/21/2002 The best bait for walleye on a tip-up is minnows. Try using a small and large minnows at the same time to see which they perfer on that day. Late in the season (low oxygen) try using a split shot above the bait as the walleye won't want to put forth much energy to grab a frisky minnow. Cloudy water you can use a shinny blade to help walleye find the bait and hold minnow close. Oxygen plays a big part in fish being active feeders. If you can find an area where even a small amount of fresh water can enter your watershed, be it by a small stream or something of the sort try that area.Even a spring will continue to run under surface ice. I believe fish will find oxygen first then feed on prey which come in for the same reason. Remember! snow melt water is a poor source of oxygen. Gosh??? Your question of(where is the most oxygen) has so many posibilities to it,age of icesnow cover on ice*. I'll say this - after the sun can no longer push through snow cover giving rays to a growing weed bed the weeds die and do not make oxygen any more. Deep water will hold its oxygen longer. I have a old PH/Oxygen meter which I've had for years that you just lower the censor down in the water to take a readings at different depths. Low oxygen levels are tuff to beat. If you find and catch fish in a area of any specie that tells you an area is holding fish and the oxygen level must be somewhat good.
Paul	Re: how to catch more fish (Currently 0 replies) Posted At 02:33:00 01/25/2002 Hey I am new to this form of fishing. I was wondering do you use weights to bring the bait down? If so how large of a weight do you use?