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Vermont => Ice Fishing Vermont => Topic started by: perch bait on Jan 26, 2015, 04:21 PM
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My personal favorite species to catch while ice fishing is probably perch. Just the fast paced action that comes with targeting these species can keep me interested all day long. Just wondering what species you guys have passions for catching and why? :) :tipup: :icefish:
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Lakers and salmon, your next flag could be a monster !
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PIKE! Probably the most traditional tip up fish and your best chance at a giant is through the ice!
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perch,once you find a school,dont take long to catch a limit
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My personal favorite species to catch while ice fishing is probably perch. Just the fast paced action that comes with targeting these species can keep me interested all day long. Just wondering what species you guys have passions for catching and why? :) :tipup: :icefish:
You see, Im the same way. I like the none stop action, when you can find them. Even bluegills and crappies can be the same way. I dont like sitting and waiting for the northerns and lakers to hit tipups. I dont even like using tipups for perch.
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crappies then lakers on a jig pole
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Take a guess ;D
Really like crappie and walleye too.
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Crappies and Sunnies ;D ;D ;D
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Brown trout and anything that bites after that!
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tough question i love northerns but with bait prices so high il stick with perch nothing like a school of slob perch
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Still trying to figure it out. Haven't been at it long enough or caught enough different species to decide yet. Haven't caught anything that special yet either. Do like the consistent action of perch though. They definitely feel a lot better on a 28" rod.
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Crappies and Sunnies ;D ;D ;D
Where do you catch sunfish? I always fish in weedy areas in 10 to 15 FOW, but I've only ever caught one pumpkinseed through the ice. I would love to get into a school of gills, regardless of size.
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Perch walleye is second choice
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Gills of course!!
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Lakers are the best. then salmon and browns. Big pike are nice too. I guess I like them all... ;D
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Smelt, Perch , and the crappies and Blue Gils
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Big dinner-plate sunnies, then crappies, slab yellow-bellies, and WHITE PERCH!
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Water wolf!
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I love jigging lakers because of the fight they put up. I love catching Northern Pike on tip-ups because you can catch some real monsters. ;D
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Pike and Lakers
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Pike are the most fun during the day, but if its a multi day trip, eyes or trout because they bite at night too, so it makes getting up every 20 minutes worth it!
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I caught a bowfin on a jig pole once, that was one hell of a battle! Fun.
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I love jigging up lakers with a traditional wooden jig stick. Jigging up smelt and perch is a close second. From what I hear, tip-up fishing for northerns is a lot of fun, so I'll have to try that this winter.
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Where do you catch sunfish? I always fish in weedy areas in 10 to 15 FOW, but I've only ever caught one pumpkinseed through the ice. I would love to get into a school of gills, regardless of size.
Lake Champlain 6-12 FOW.
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I enjoy all fish. Like the challenge of going after a species that I havent caught before. 2 years ago I targeted white fish on champlain, It took me 3 times out to catch my first. My next species is Burbot... But that will be way easier to catch.
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Trout in general! Love the challenge and fight they put up. Ill take not having to many flags a day to having a chance at one flag being a monster. Thats fun in my eyes!! :tipup:
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I have no favorite, like catching anything with fins coming thru the hole.
Ask me what I like to clean, well then, gators are my least favorite.
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Right now I am enjoying catching almost anything through the ice! I have only been hitting the hard water for the past two seasons and like that I can target fish I can't normally reach during the open water season. It is a whole new world and I have caught the bug!
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If I want to spend an entire day fishing for a species I may not catch, then it's trout, pike, salmon and lakers.
If I want to spend an entire day chasing flags and burning through all my bait it'll be bass and pickerel.
If I want to spend an entire day jigging up fish after fish until my arms ache and my bait is gone it's crappie, sunfish and perch!
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the first category, but just stressing that they have been the most elusive for me.
I still try for them, but with limited success.
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Every flag and bite I get I say to myself "God let it be a trout!" But a fish is a fish and tight lines bring the good times.
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Well, I will say that tipup fishing for pike CAN be fun, if you don't factor in the effort it takes to set everything up, and then the ridiculous amount of money spent on bait. My girlfriend and I usually go out a few times a year and set up the 15 I have and we have fun waiting for flags to pop. Haven't ever gotten into a huge pike, but the thrill of watching the spool spin before we know what it is is always exciting. As for jigging - well.....nothing schools up, fights, or are abundant like the white perch. I just can't stay away from them. They're just too fun to catch and can be tough to find at times. Plus you can catch them in deep water and the fight is even more fun and longer! Yellows pre-spawn in March can be a blast when you find the big schools of jumbos too @)
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Walleye and big trout definitely tie for first place for me.
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Crappies and yellow perch, the bigger the better. In truth anything is better than nothing! Bass are bonus.
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I can't really say that I have a favorite.
I like going fishing for lakers a few times a year. We don't get many flags, but that makes the ones you DO get even more exciting. Usually hit Caspian, Willy and Seymour during the winter. Still hoping for a salmon, rainbow or brown out of one of these, but haven't had any luck with those yet.
I like pike fishing a couple of times a year (limited trips due to ridiculous bait prices). We usually get a ton of flags (we probably chased close to 50 flags last weekend!) and you never know when the next flag will be that giant you've been hoping for. I do like the fact that I can clean 1 pike and have a meal vs cleaning 40-50 perch for the same amount of meat.
I also like fishing for panfish (mostly perch, because I don't know where to find 'seeds or 'gills) because of the action you usually get and my legs don't have to get worn out from chasing flags all day!