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I guess I think if I was in a boat I would not set upWithin 50 yards or so of someone else.If I am trout fishing in a stream I won't fish the sameHole as someone else.I personally won'tGo out on the ice without the equipmentTo fish..like an auger..had a guy ask us on dillenbekIf he could use our power auger.said all he had wasA hand auger . That being said this is public waters.If you come on the ice and drill holes a hundred yardsIn each direction of the compass.that doesNot entitle you to that 200 yard circle you justDrew around you.you can only fish one hole at a time.
I'm sure the ice is fine right now with the cold weather. Next weekend will be troublesome and the snow we have coming will make mobility hard. Sunday the bite was slow, and the fish were constantly on the move. Auger drilling was literally sending the fish running for their lives. We had 6 occasions where we checked a single pre drilled hole that was loaded with fish and by the time we cut another the fish were completely gone. Almost used both Ion batteries again, but instead of 10 buckets we got 2. What made things harder were the people that thought it was OK to hop in our line of holes from 30 min prior and setup a shanties on our holes. Yeah I get you want to catch fish but don't be so lazy and cut your own holes and try being a little more courteous of others.
sounds like some of the fisherman we dealt with on the rivers or wherever we went. last winter on the ice i put out 6 or 7 tips for yellows and started to catch some nice yellows and 2 fisherman pulled up with a 4 wheeler right next to my tip ups and drilled holes with their power augers in between my tip ups. i was fishing 5 feet of water so you know the rest of the story. its a public lake but some just arnt very courteous when it comes to fishing since these 2 fisherman sold all of their fish.
If someone starts fishing too close and I decide I don't like them there I just start talking loudly to myself and practice tomahawk-throwing... often they move away.
I am thinking about taking a ride up with my kiddos to St A bay this weekend to give them a day they will remember! If anyone feels Generous enough, could you please PM me some intel on where the whities might be found as well as updated Ice conditions? Its much appreciated, and I always try to pay back, or forward the favors. BTW, Im not looking to sell them, Im looking to fill the freezer before I have no more Ice to chase down.Thanks,NH20
When it comes to white perch, the more the merrier, there's plenty to go around, but people should be mindful & respect others and not be rude, again, there are PLENTY of white perch to go around...
Good luck I fished Monday caught maybe 8 fish lol not worth it