Author Topic: St. Albans bay,vt (Read 2545 times)

BrianJ · « **on:** Jan 17, 2015, 05:42 AM »

Has anyone been out by ball island out in the bay, if so how much ice. Thank you

Smelty88 · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 17, 2015, 04:35 PM »

I went out off killkare yesterday morning out to about 35 FOW towards ball and there was 11 inches of solid black ice, i would think its more than safe to go out to ball!

wmhunts · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 17, 2015, 05:30 PM »

Well how is the bite out there? is it worth the 2 hr. trek?

Smelty88 · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 17, 2015, 06:20 PM »

i sat for a couple hours in the unbearable wind trying to keep little pop up in place, i caught 4 keeper yellows in the 8-9 inch range and one white perch that came by with a school but didnt stay for long at all left and never came back. i caught probably 15-20 dinks.

wmhunts · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 17, 2015, 07:24 PM »

I think its just early yet. in another month watch out gonna be on fire!

ice fiend · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 17, 2015, 10:56 PM »

Quote from: Smelty88 on Jan 17, 2015, 06:20 PM

i sat for a couple hours in the unbearable wind trying to keep little pop up in place, i caught 4 keeper yellows in the 8-9 inch range and one white perch that came by with a school but didnt stay for long at all left and never came back. i caught probably 15-20 dinks.

good sign

Hotcheese · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 20, 2015, 07:59 PM »

I have been out near there not to Ball but close. I have been getting some nice Perch. Watched a few White perch under hole . Odd they would bump my bait but never bite.

ice fiend · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 20, 2015, 08:14 PM »

going out there tomorrow around 9 930

dlj01260 · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 20, 2015, 09:33 PM »

I don't fish that area a lot. Is ball island between burton and kilcare state park?

VTMatt · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 20, 2015, 10:26 PM »

Quote from: Hotcheese on Jan 20, 2015, 07:59 PM

I have been out near there not to Ball but close. I have been getting some nice Perch. Watched a few White perch under hole . Odd they would bump my bait but never bite.

What were you using when they were just bumping it?

Crayfish2 · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 09:41 AM »

Quote from: dlj01260 on Jan 20, 2015, 09:33 PM

I don't fish that area a lot. Is ball island between burton and kilcare state park?

I believe that is Mosquito Island. Ball is south of Burton's.

flagfishon · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 09:43 AM »

Still waiting for some white perch reports. We need to get them all this year.

ice fiend · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 08:30 PM »

ice is plenty thick by green buoy walked out from kilkare today fished al over only managed a few perch nothing special might try again on my day off

VTMatt · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 21, 2015, 10:53 PM »

Quote from: flagfishon on Jan 21, 2015, 09:43 AM

Still waiting for some white perch reports. We need to get them all this year.

I looked long and hard toe weekends ago with nothing to show for it. Hopefully they settle into one area. I think last year they were chasing alewives and found themselves in that bay by the 100 thousands.

BrianJ · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 02:16 PM »

Thanks for come back everyone. i went up Saturday with the wife. I caught a few small ones then one 12 incher and was hoping for more, but a my line caught with my wifes and by the time I got it back down. .... crap. We did catch many small yellow perch but that was the last decent sized one I got. I am going to try Lapans bay which close nearby. Any suggestions? Anyone. Thanks

VTMatt · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 02:38 PM »

If you're looking for whites you need a flasher. They spend a ton of time suspended rather than on bottom like yellows.

BrianJ · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 02, 2015, 09:34 AM »

went out to Ball Island last Thursday and the fishing was poor, but plenty of ice.. I look forward to the better spring fishing I hope..

Lavman · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 02, 2015, 10:01 AM »

Quote from: BrianJ on Feb 02, 2015, 09:34 AM

. I look forward to the better spring fishing I hope..

Six more weeks of winter according to the woodchuck!

vtwaterfowler · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 03, 2015, 04:15 PM »

I know that this is off topic and someone mentioned white perch in the bay. I know they aren't biting like they were last year but they are on at the cow banks! Got on the action a little bit myself yesterday during that snowstorm. They are moving around a lot more than they did when the bite was hot there 2 or 3 years ago, but when you can get in the middle of the school you can do some damage!

Smelty88 · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 12, 2015, 06:59 AM »

seen a lot of traffic on the bay in the last couple days, yesterday was a large group clustered up out between the north side shore and the island.

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Author Topic: St. Albans bay,vt (Read 2545 times)