Author Topic: AD's outings - 12/28/07 perch (Read 5402 times)

AD · « **on:** Dec 23, 2005, 05:36 PM »

Well since I moved down south to work ice fishing doesnt happen except for trips back north.
But I got back up to NY for this week and x-mas.
Been out a few times and have gotten 1 Tiger musky at 28 inches (C&R, legal size is 30, no picture taken)
But have done the best on panfish that I have ever done. The bite has been on

All three trips so far I have caught a ton of panfish 70+ each trip and only kept a few

Both days of pictures were fish caught by me and Bensmen (my father) and todays was with my brother also

12/22 - nailed the perch really well, caught a ton and kept around 20 or so

Seems like the cat must have had a rough day too?

12/23 (today)
Got out today, my brother caught a very odd colored Bluegill Im thinking it lacked skin pigmentation, any other ideas?

Really got into more of the gills today, but the perch were still in the same spot as yesterday

Both days the perch were keying on sunfish fry, there stomachs were full of them
The pure highnumber of panfish led to the poor Tiger musky bite Im thinking, so much food for them around they probably arnt activly looking for food (dead and live shinners medium to large size)

Preacher_man · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 23, 2005, 05:40 PM »

Nice mess of perch and gills, AD!! WHat kind of jig was ya using?

big big rdg · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 23, 2005, 05:52 PM »

Nice job on all the gills and perch! That blueish one is strange.

fishingking · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 23, 2005, 07:36 PM »

WTG on the pannies
That blueish one I guess sometimes they just come out looking like that.
The bottom one here is blueish

and these from a different body of water has some funky colors as well

NickP · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 23, 2005, 07:59 PM »

Sory but yours are differenet- his is opague it is definarely an uncommon trait and is extremely rare (like all black fish, all red fish or all white fish)

theres names for all these color morphs as well- the ones you posted are simply different "style" gills

fishingking · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 23, 2005, 09:12 PM »

yeah just showing that all fish of the same species dont look the same nm

AD · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 23, 2005, 09:24 PM »

Caught most of them on a gold swedish pimple, kept me busy catching in between checkign tip-ups.

I figured it was jsut an odd trait, that will pop up every once in a while with large populations of fish. Just thought it was pretty cool. Ive caught pale sunfish before liek fishkings there, but that one was differetn colored, especially compared to the others of the same species I was pulling out today. Fish liek that one usually dont make it to adults because they stick out liek a sore thumb to predators.
Forgot to mention my brother got 2 LMB off tip-ups today too but no pictures of them. One was a real nice 3-4 pounder. A beauty of a bass the other was barely 12 inches. Both were C&R of course.
Looks like this will be my last pictures for a while (month or two) gotta head back to work monday, Ill be getting back up for some more ice-fishing. Im gonna get a keeper Tiger sooner or later. Ive caught quite a few from 27-29 the past few years, Id swear thats all the lake holds but I have seen bigger, a lot bigger caught. Just gotta be there at the right time and place and get lucky.

perchfisher · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 23, 2005, 10:50 PM »

nice mess of perch and 'gills! is it just me it seems like the perch that i clean have a more white color?

icy mike · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 23, 2005, 11:11 PM »

The reason for that odd colored gill is simple- YOUR ICE FISHING! HE'S COLD

!!

Icy Mike

buckmanJR86 · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 23, 2005, 11:16 PM »

nice perch

PERCH_INC. · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 24, 2005, 07:56 AM »

Looks like you are eating WELL!!! Nice pics keep em coming!!

Chucker · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 24, 2005, 09:17 AM »

Some of those WILL be saved for dinner when I come, or it'll get ugly.

AD · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 24, 2005, 09:59 AM »

Think I saw 2 bags of the filets going into th freezer so you might be in luck.

coldbum · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 24, 2005, 10:46 AM »

yum yum those fillets look tasty

Waubay Fisher · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 24, 2005, 10:56 AM »

Bunch of great shots ya took there AD!! Glad to see ya only kept what ya needed to as well! Awesome fishing ethics ya have there

. That is definitely one light colored gill too!!!!

turbojigger · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 25, 2005, 04:26 PM »

yummy.....perch!!!

jo-jos_jigs · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 08, 2006, 02:11 PM »

We catch the colorful gills like that in Pa. Has alot to do with temp/lack of sunlight.

UPSTATE ICEMASTER · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 08, 2006, 02:47 PM »

nice batch of fish man WTG

AD · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 12, 2006, 07:22 PM »

Wow is all I can say. What a weekend. Thanks to Chucker and his family.
Got to fish a smaller lake in upstate NY that we fish for two days each year.
All I can say is that we went thru 6 doz shinners. and used the bait for as many pike as we could.
I can honestly say that we iced 50+ pike/bass this weekend, of coarse only 3 pike were of legal size but it was still a blast. Flag after flag after flag.

The two keepers saturday

Chucker

My brother

The sunset saturday

The nicer fish all weekend, A SMB off a tip-up set for pike

Ben even came out for a bit and got his own sled with a blanket on it

My fingers are sore, Those little hammer handles still have sharp teeth I lipped one at one point.

Was removing sharp hooks with forzen fingers in the mouth of a sharp toothed pike

Was still an amazing weekend on the ice.

bonkfan14 · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 12, 2006, 07:31 PM »

wow is rite man

.... what a great weekend....zeke

Chucker · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 12, 2006, 08:11 PM »

Home now. I am sooooo sore. Wish I could sleep late tomorrow.

the1jayson · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 12, 2006, 09:48 PM »

nice pike those hammer handles do have sharp teeth.

I found that out last month on houghton lake, we caught a ton of em. I couldn't feel my finger tips.
Lipped a couple of em ( Big Mistake ) When my fingers thawed those little cuts burned like hell. Guess that slimey coating isn't the most bacteria free thing.

walleyeslayer · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 14, 2006, 08:01 AM »

makes it all worth it eh? nice fish, thats a heartwarming sight

TaterSalad · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 14, 2006, 11:34 AM »

Looks like fun. I can't wait till I get time to get out now that we have ice in cny.

Dr Juice · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 14, 2006, 12:12 PM »

Nice filets my friend. Looks like you had a goodtime. 8)

AD · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 28, 2007, 03:56 PM »

12/28/07
Took a week off from work and headed back to NY for the holidays and a little ice fishing.
Snuck out on a lake I know of today in CNY area and had so-so luck. Bait was a bit on the small size for the pickerel with tip-ups so flags wernt popping too quick. All in all though me and my dad landed 4 perch and 4 pickerel. 3 of the perch and 3 of the pickerel were jigged up with 1 perch and 1 pickerel coming up off of a tip-up. Smallest perch was 9 and the biggest jsut short of 12.

crappiehunter · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 28, 2007, 04:19 PM »

Great pics, beautiful perch!!!

4cator · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 29, 2007, 12:39 PM »

Nice pix , keep em coming

irishjigger · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 29, 2007, 02:57 PM »

Nice fish , hope your able to ger out more!

AD · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 29, 2007, 10:50 PM »

Thanks all, not going to be able to get out again, jut got out thursday and Friday and that's it. Heading back south in the AM. That's the last two years in a row my trips north have been matched with crappy weather and iffy ice. Oh well there is always next year.

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