The ice fishing VT boards are sponsored by:
Pages: [1] |   Go Down

Author Topic: Islands Report: Last time out  (Read 1139 times)

Offline perch bait

  • Team IceShanty Addict
  • *
  • Posts: 703
  • Lil' Crayfish
Islands Report: Last time out
« on: Apr 04, 2015, 07:24 PM »
Headed out for the last time yesterday after school. We were hoping to get into some good panfish and we did. Ended up with about a half pail of big seeds and two crappies between the two of us after fishing from 4:30 - around 7. The ice was fairly thick, but it won't take much for it to disappear. Lot's of 8-10 inch fish! My largest was a 10 incher and my Dad's was a 9.75 incher. Here's some pics of our catch. It was a beautiful day and the fish were biting good. My fish are on the left and my Dad's are on the right w/ the biggest one of the day in the middle.

Here's a picture of my biggest one. Thinking of mounting this fish instead of my 11.5 inch perch from the earlier this season. I was super excited to see her come up the hole. Only one of the day that stripped drag other than a small LMB.

Perfect way to end the hard water season.  ;D  :icefish:
Logged
Perch bait- a small minnow that can have big results in the ice fishing game.  :icefish:
My Blog: https://jacobcrawford8.wixsite.com/pboutdooradventure

Offline VTMatt

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,122
Re: Islands Report: Last time out
« Reply #1 on: Apr 04, 2015, 07:57 PM »
Awesome job! 
Logged

Offline perch bait

  • Team IceShanty Addict
  • *
  • Posts: 703
  • Lil' Crayfish
Re: Islands Report: Last time out
« Reply #2 on: Apr 04, 2015, 08:01 PM »
The Crappies were 9 inches each and I was sure excited to finally put a couple on the ice that were keepers. They certainly are cool looking fish. It was fun to watch them bite the bait with that paper thin mouth of theirs!  :)
Logged
Perch bait- a small minnow that can have big results in the ice fishing game.  :icefish:
My Blog: https://jacobcrawford8.wixsite.com/pboutdooradventure

Offline fishy1

  • Team IceShanty Addict
  • *
  • Posts: 747
Re: Islands Report: Last time out
« Reply #3 on: Apr 04, 2015, 08:05 PM »
great catch of sunnies. it is one of our favorite fish to eat. yum. good way to end the season.
Logged

Offline Lord_of_the_Perch

  • Team IceShanty Regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 453
Re: Islands Report: Last time out
« Reply #4 on: Apr 04, 2015, 08:30 PM »
Nice batch of pumpkinseeds!
Logged

Offline thefishingweatherman

  • Team IceShanty Addict
  • *
  • Posts: 569
Re: Islands Report: Last time out
« Reply #5 on: Apr 04, 2015, 09:29 PM »
Nice haul! Great work again this weekend!

I've never eaten one of these fish, but they're supposed to be really good. Did you keep them to eat, or sell them?
Logged

Offline wmhunts

  • Team IceShanty Regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 497
  • Wes McRae
Re: Islands Report: Last time out
« Reply #6 on: Apr 04, 2015, 09:32 PM »
Nice job, perchbait glad you guys got onto some fish, looks like a good haul. I've never caught a sunny or a crappy through the ice. Maybe you can put me on some next year
Logged
Come on get on the ice fish!!

Offline Lord_of_the_Perch

  • Team IceShanty Regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 453
Re: Islands Report: Last time out
« Reply #7 on: Apr 04, 2015, 09:37 PM »
Sunfish are some of the better eating fish you can catch. Once I started to fish them, I never want to fish anything else.
Logged

Offline troutcrazy

  • Team IceShanty Addict
  • *
  • Posts: 528
Re: Islands Report: Last time out
« Reply #8 on: Apr 04, 2015, 11:27 PM »
Nice big sunnies!
Congrats on the crappies!  Sure is satisfying to find those tricky fish, especially after trying and trying!
That was a great day for fishing-- pure paradise!
Logged

Offline perch bait

  • Team IceShanty Addict
  • *
  • Posts: 703
  • Lil' Crayfish
Re: Islands Report: Last time out
« Reply #9 on: Apr 05, 2015, 06:30 AM »
I'd be glad to put you on the fish next year wmhunts, and yes, seeds and gills are great to eat, but crappies are my personal favorite to eat.
Logged
Perch bait- a small minnow that can have big results in the ice fishing game.  :icefish:
My Blog: https://jacobcrawford8.wixsite.com/pboutdooradventure

Offline fishingidjit

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 2,536
Re: Islands Report: Last time out
« Reply #10 on: Apr 05, 2015, 09:04 AM »
PB, Nice catch, good meal coming up ! :)
Logged

Offline Lavman

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,619
  • Passing along the traditions
Re: Islands Report: Last time out
« Reply #11 on: Apr 06, 2015, 06:10 AM »
Way to close out the season, nice haul!  :tipup:
Logged

Offline dickbaker

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,963
Re: Islands Report: Last time out
« Reply #12 on: Apr 06, 2015, 06:21 AM »
 ???  Wow!  PB, nice haul of my favorite fish!   I have a grand daughter in Underhill who fishes with her good friend.  They both love panfish and want to know where you find them??   
Dick
Logged

Offline Crayfish2

  • Team IceShanty Addict
  • *
  • Posts: 525
Re: Islands Report: Last time out
« Reply #13 on: Apr 06, 2015, 09:15 AM »
It was a fun evening and we didn't freeze our  :o off for a change.  It was cool being able to watch them hit, too.  Watched a 16" bass suck in my tiny tungsten ... surprised me seeing that great big mouth all of a sudden!  Time to hang up the ice rods and start getting the boat ready, though.

Dick, how old is your granddaughter?  We're in Jericho so there's a chance that PB knows her if she's in high school.
Logged
Pages: [1] |   Go Up
 


Iceshanty | MyFishFinder | MyHuntingForum
Contact | Disclaimer | Privacypolicy | Sponsor
© 1996- Iceshanty.com
All Rights Reserved.