What's your water depth?

[MT-Ed]

Do you guys typically spear in a certain range of water under the ice (from bottom of lake to bottom of ice)? If so, what is your range? Also, do you typically cut your holes in places that were good producing areas in the summer time, or, do you use other criteria when selecting your winter spearing locations? Thanks for the help, wanting to learn....never done it yet!

[MJ1657]

I don't do any summer fishing so I cant help you there.

I tend to sit a little in a little deeper water then a lot of guys. The area I put my perm house is anywhere from 12 to 18 or so feet deep.  I try to sit right on the edge of a weed line.

[jasonmichalski]

just like mj I like deeper water, but it depends on the lake I set up from 3' to 25' deep I like a weed edge or right on a fast drop
I don't spear in my summer spots, find food and cover and the pike will be there.

[Whopper Stopper]

I like weeds, I also like being able to see the bottom. Most of the lakes I spear on are 10' and less. I have also had some very good luck seeing bigger fish in under 3' of water. As stated, find the food and you will find the pike.

                          WS

[spear_chucker]

Have you guys noticed them sticking to deeper weed lines later in the year?  It seems like the shallow weed lines 6'-10' cool off early January.

[jasonmichalski]

I like weeds, I also like being able to see the bottom. Most of the lakes I spear on are 10' and less. I have also had some very good luck seeing bigger fish in under 3' of water. As stated, find the food and you will find the pike.

                          WS

I start spearing about jan 1st so I don't notice a change

[MJ1657]

I start spearing about jan 1st so I don't notice a change

I usually move deeper later in the season.

[StabinCabin]

My biggest fish have come from 8-10 fow

[runout]

I usually setup in about 6 ’- 12’ and always close to a drop off that has deep water vegetation depending on snow cover and time of year. The big thing I try remember is that the longer the snow cover is on the ice the less oxygen is produced by the vegetation is the shallow water because of the low light conditions and the colder water at the top of the water column. This is why the bait fish move on to the deep water weeds later in the season because they keep producing oxygen in low light conditions.   

[crittrgittr]

I do about the same as runout. 6'-12' depending on water clarity. Like weed edges or drop-offs to set up on.
A combo of both weeds and drop-off is better yet.
Will setup in deeper water if its clear. But still run the decoy higher to pull the fish up.