Late ice Browns?

[G-TOWNBOWSLAYER]

Any good suggestions on catching late ice browns in a 80acre lake about 75 feet deep with atleast 10 feeder creeks? Few but big fish.

[jimmyclaude]

Last sat I iced three browns dead sticking 6 feet under the ice as close to feeder stream as i could get in 12 - 14 FOW.  All the browns looked like they were bottom feeding with snails and insect larve in the stomachs. I had trout worms on 1/32 oz gumball jigs.

[G-TOWNBOWSLAYER]

Have you ever heard of catching trout with tiny cocktail shrimp?

[jimmyclaude]

No, But if they are hittin on them I'm in....

[G-TOWNBOWSLAYER]

ive tried everything but all I can get them on is wigglers!

[superslabs]

We catch browns in Burt on Gray shinners. Tip ups

[ketchemall]

Have you opened up a stomach on one to see what they have been eating .
Usually if you use what you find in there stomach you will catch a bunch

[jimmyclaude]

Last bunch of browns I caught were full of Snails....How do you jigg those?

[ketchemall]

Last bunch of browns I caught were full of Snails....How do you jigg those?

Take them out of the stomach and tie up some snail balls 

[G-TOWNBOWSLAYER]

They have little red worms in there stomach. The dnr said it was midge larvae. Way to small to use for bait!

[ketchemall]

Try the next best thing  leaf worms

[jimmyclaude]

They have to be rooting around on the bottom for all those. 

[G-TOWNBOWSLAYER]

They will honestly bite on leaf worms in the winter

[theozmeister]

They have little red worms in there stomach. The dnr said it was midge larvae. Way to small to use for bait!

i have actually caught them on flies in the winter time. midge larvae are the easiest flies to tie. get a size 18 nymph hook, wrap it with three layers of red thread, and put a coat of clear nail polish on it. put a split-shot about 6-10 inches above the hook and set the hook at the slightest movement. works great for perch and panfish as well. hope this helps