Author Topic: Just One Species (Read 3567 times)

addicted to ice fishing · « **on:** Sep 03, 2012, 12:58 PM »

If you could only fish for one species of fish, what would it be?

For me, it would come down to Crappie or Northern, with Crappie being the species of choice.

pikemaster1 · « **Reply #1 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 01:24 PM »

walleye

sorenson · « **Reply #2 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 01:32 PM »

Perch. Targeting perch gets me plenty of other species as 'by-catch'.
And they tend to be a bit on the tasty side...

S.

tonstone · « **Reply #3 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 01:47 PM »

Slab crappies all the way!!

Buckshots · « **Reply #4 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 01:57 PM »

PERCH!!!

DBK81 · « **Reply #5 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 02:00 PM »

Walleye 100%

beeverfishing · « **Reply #6 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 02:00 PM »

Walleye

pfscott · « **Reply #7 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 02:10 PM »

Bluegill

ICE WANDERER · « **Reply #8 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 02:45 PM »

Crappie & Northern's I'm not being honest, I like to catchem all.

adkRoy · « **Reply #9 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 03:03 PM »

Lake trout.

meatman · « **Reply #10 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 04:48 PM »

perch.

Osage · « **Reply #11 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 04:58 PM »

I would give an arm and a leg to fish for perch!We have none around here,I would love to see what they taste like.Channel cat are my first love right now!

OldSailor · « **Reply #12 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 05:06 PM »

Quote from: Osage on Sep 03, 2012, 04:58 PM

I would give an arm and a leg to fish for perch!We have none around here,I would love to see what they taste like.Channel cat are my first love right now!

Do you have walleye or saugeye in your area!! VERY good eating!! In the same family!!

beeverfishing · « **Reply #13 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 05:07 PM »

Quote from: Osage on Sep 03, 2012, 04:58 PM

I would give an arm and a leg to fish for perch!We have none around here,I would love to see what they taste like.Channel cat are my first love right now!

Perch are delicious ! but I'd rather catch and fillet a few walleye then 30 perch..
If you get the chance, take a trip to lake Erie. Plenty of perch charters at a reasonable price. It is possible to get your limit (30) in a few hours !!
http://www.edwardjohnperchfishing.com/
Not sure of the best place under the ice, as I don't put much time into catching them..

bubbagill · « **Reply #14 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 05:30 PM »

Bluegills for me.

ryno · « **Reply #15 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 05:32 PM »

The bull gills!!

CZMark · « **Reply #16 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 05:34 PM »

Hands down, Perch

da man cave shack · « **Reply #17 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 05:41 PM »

Norther, so much fun to bring in.

filetandrelease · « **Reply #18 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 05:47 PM »

for catching it's the eyes , but for eating there are many fish that are super tastey

Gillfisher · « **Reply #19 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 06:06 PM »

For me its a toss up between walleye and bluegill, the walleye are fun and challenging and the bluegill are fun and tasty

Skipper · « **Reply #20 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 06:24 PM »

I would throw myself into a wood chipper.

bart · « **Reply #21 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 06:39 PM »

It's a toss up for me also! It would be between Crappies, Bluegills, Perch, Walleye, Northern Pike, Trout...

northernnyice · « **Reply #22 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 06:46 PM »

Too easy... Huge pike on tip ups.

masoneddie · « **Reply #23 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 07:00 PM »

Quote from: bart on Sep 03, 2012, 06:39 PM

It's a toss up for me also! It would be between Crappies, Bluegills, Perch, Walleye, Northern Pike, Trout...

. I'll second that Bart!

jammer icecube · « **Reply #24 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 07:15 PM »

Pike , if only a single species....

ICE WANDERER · « **Reply #25 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 07:46 PM »

Quote from: bart on Sep 03, 2012, 06:39 PM

It's a toss up for me also! It would be between Crappies, Bluegills, Perch, Walleye, Northern Pike, Trout...

That's just about all of them, just like me.

Fontona19 · « **Reply #26 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 08:20 PM »

It would have to be lakers for me.

ULking · « **Reply #27 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 08:57 PM »

Quote from: sorenson on Sep 03, 2012, 01:32 PM

Perch. Targeting perch gets me plenty of other species as 'by-catch'.
And they tend to be a bit on the tasty side...
S.

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addicted to ice fishing · « **Reply #28 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 09:30 PM »

When I posted this question, I had to do alot of thinking to pick just one species. As a number of you said they are all fun to catch, and many are tasty. If I had lakes where I could consistently catch decent size perch, that would probably be my species of choice. I also love catching northerns on tipups. If I can get a little more familiar with these lakes here, I may change my taget species to walleye. I ended up deciding on crappie because of size, availability, action, and eating quality. It is just interesting to hear everyones opinion.

buck05 · « **Reply #29 on:** Sep 03, 2012, 09:37 PM »

That is a hard one pulling gills through the ice is on the ultra light is up there for me but if i had to pick a favorite it would be walleye up at the islands on lake eire.

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