Panfish seem to be very easy to catch through the ice. It's more a matter of finding them. Getting them to bite is easy, well usually. When they are really turned off, tiny jigs like a 1/100 ounce nuclear ant tipped with a single maggot.
They seem to like the outside weededges near deeper water. At times they will be in the deepest areas of the lake, especially later in the winter. Perch will usually hug bottom, bluegills will be within a few feet of the bottom, and crappies usually suspend 1/3 of the way or more off the bottom. They will all respond to similar lures. Mostly when they come on screen, small subtle jigging motions work best. Mostly small jiggles and pauses. With crappies, if they don't take, it often helps to reel the lure up a little bit, and often they will give chase.
Tyler