Those pesky pickerel

[jebra]

Has anyone figured out a way of cutting down on the number of pickerel you catch when you're on l lake trying to catch bass or trout.

I usually fish 8 to 12 feet of water with "heavy medium" shiners. I've tried moving deeper, but that usually results in no flags at all.

Am I the only ice guy with this problem??

Any help here would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

[ESOX FIX]

12" goldies

[jebra]

12" goldies

Hey, if there was still ice on Bantam...that would be a darn good idea!
 

[adkRoy]

for trout, try shallower water like 1-2 feet deep.

[lowaccord66]

12" goldies

You'll only get magnum pickerel if you do get them at all.  Also good for giant bass.  Not so good for trout.  You could use powerbait for trout, and or set the minnows right under the ice, that'll cut down on the pics

[Penn920]

Put the shiner 3ft under the ice regardless of death, then you will get trout.

[PsychologicalPerch]

so if the ice is only 1 inch thick we should disregard the possibility of death and continue to fish and put the shiner three feet below?

[Gasman]

Nice catch Perch