Author Topic: Going ice fishing tomorrow ( 12/30/11) where should i go ???? (Read 1945 times)

thebigwiggle · « **on:** Dec 29, 2011, 01:32 PM »

Hello my name is Joe and I have my Merchants Marine License from the USCG and I use to do Fishing charters On Lake Champlain out of Point bay marina . I am also a Die hard Ice fisherman and I do allot of ice fishing for Smelt, Perch, crappie. and sometimes i will fish the local fishing derbies. I dyeing to try out my brand new Double Vision unit from vexilar which is a fl-20 flasher and camera combo which retails for about 1025.00. So i cant wait to see how this unit is going to work. I am always looking for fishing partners or people who fish allot to give me the lowdown on local fishing spots .
I am headed out fishing tomorrow, and i live in Rutland , Vt .So does anyone have any suggestions? look forward to chatting with you all.
Fish On

campfindit2 · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 29, 2011, 01:47 PM »

Welcome to the shanty bigwiggle. I'm up north so not much help on reports.

Team Disaster · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 29, 2011, 01:48 PM »

Just sent you a message

thebigwiggle · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 29, 2011, 02:09 PM »

this message is for campfinit2 .. i fish up north all the time i love memagog for smelt and you cant beat willoughby for lake trout jigging. where do you fish?
team disaster
I have fished Chittenden dam allot its only 15 minutes from house and i heard they are fishing there now , so i might check that place out tomorrow , but just little warning the dam is loaded with perch that very small , it nothing to go up there and catch 50 perch but your biggest perch might be 6 or 7 inches long. there are some nice walleyes in there but you have to work for them and you need to get on the back side or over by the dam to get them this time of year.

campfindit2 · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 29, 2011, 02:13 PM »

I fish the inland sea mostly. Target Pike and eyes but plan to go after trout through the ice more this year.

thebigwiggle · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 29, 2011, 02:16 PM »

how do i upload a picture to my profile?? thanks

campfindit2 · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 29, 2011, 02:38 PM »

Not the best with the avatar thing. Go out to the main screen, 4th voice down is help.

clamyukon · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 29, 2011, 05:30 PM »

i hear red rock in benson has good ice ive fished it before some big pike been pulled out of there

bradroy55 · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 29, 2011, 08:09 PM »

Quote from: campfindit2 on Dec 29, 2011, 02:13 PM

I fish the inland sea mostly. Target Pike and eyes but plan to go after trout through the ice more this year.

You catch pike out deep in the inland
Sea? I only ask because our tactic has always been fishing shallow weedy bays and I am interested to hear of other ways.

campfindit2 · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 29, 2011, 08:23 PM »

No not deep. Just didn't want to try spelling Misisquoi. See now you made me try. Also like some of the smaller bays adjacent to deep water.

Team Disaster · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 29, 2011, 09:22 PM »

Thanks wiggle, I appreciate the heads up. Tight lines

northernfisher · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 30, 2011, 01:33 AM »

Quote from: campfindit2 on Dec 29, 2011, 08:23 PM

No not deep. Just didn't want to try spelling Misisquoi. See now you made me try. Also like some of the smaller bays adjacent to deep water.

HAHA its Missisquoi lol, the only reason I can spell it is because that's where I went to highschool!! But anyway I'm heading out there on Saturday, there was 5 and a half inches out about 200 yards from the shipyard today so I am hoping to get into some pike!!

woodyvt · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 30, 2011, 07:40 AM »

Quote from: bradroy55 on Dec 29, 2011, 08:09 PM

You catch pike out deep in the inland
Sea? I only ask because our tactic has always been fishing shallow weedy bays and I am interested to hear of other ways.

Personally I have caught pike in 2'-15' of water. All depends on the body of water and time of season.

bradroy55 · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 30, 2011, 02:18 PM »

Haha, gotcha. I thought you might have been running tip ups down 50 feet or something !

icefisherman · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 30, 2011, 07:17 PM »

Have you ever been out on Lake Cami. Ice is thick enough up there any wheres from 3-6 inches of ice. Fish are biting slow that the only problem.

Perch are big up there.

There was some open water up there at the north end. Just be carefull if u go up there because there is only about a 1 1/2 inches in some places.

RipSomeLips22 · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 30, 2011, 07:24 PM »

you mean lake carmi?

vtshantyman · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 30, 2011, 09:34 PM »

thanks for the info on the dam i will have to try to get over there real soon

catchn_a_shiv · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 30, 2011, 09:48 PM »

Wiggle, If you live in the Rut-vegas area then check out Lake Ninevah in Mt. Holly. There has been a bunch of guys fishing for the past week or so, you can pick up some perch if you move around, good luck.

thebigwiggle · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 01, 2012, 04:44 PM »

lake ninevah.. i have nt fished there in years . so where are all the good perch spots? i remember they use to catch some real big pickeral out there . Do you know if any one id fishing lake echo, rescue on rt 100? thanks for the info.

thebigwiggle · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 11, 2012, 12:47 PM »

anybody hear about the monster pike caught up north out missouqi bay???

packersskyline · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 11, 2012, 02:27 PM »

That monster pike was 22lbs 46 inches, lots of pike around 10 pounds have been caught up there to.

wilec · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 11, 2012, 03:23 PM »

Quote from: thebigwiggle on Jan 11, 2012, 12:47 PM

anybody hear about the monster pike caught up north out missouqi bay???

23 1/2 pounds picture on LCI facebook page

icefisherman · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 11, 2012, 03:50 PM »

No. How big was it?

bencayer · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 11, 2012, 04:20 PM »

that pike was caught in mallets bay. heres a link

http://www.mychamplain.net/forum/malletts-bay-produces-huge-pike

i think this is the fish you guys are talkin about...

vtshantyman · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 11, 2012, 06:57 PM »

dang that things HUGE !!!!!!!!!!!!

icefisherman · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 12, 2012, 05:37 PM »

Ya it was a new limit for pike.

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