I fished just off mashpee boat ramp today. It was cold, clear, and beautiful. The water drops right off into deep and the water looked clear...The ice was 3.5" hard and clear black...center of the lake had large expanses of open water. I was fishing minnows without even a hit or a sign of any fish.
I plan to return tomorrow from noon to dusk. I'd love to meet any shanty guys especially any with sonar so we can find the depth...I'd hate to be skunked tomorrow! More traps and lines might help and it would be safer if more guys showed. Anyway, not a report with monster pickerel, huge smallmouths, or a 5 pound rainbow...that is why I return tommorrow. That lake is to sexy not to produce something at first ice!