Hit the cove for a little while this morning

[That Guy]

My fiancé had the day off today so we got up and hit the cove got there at 6 and started heading out to a area I have always done good at. Brought a few big baits to try for a pike or striper. Popped two holes and marked some fish set the hut up and set 3 tip ups with big bait. We were into crappie and big gills right away actually my first fish was a crappie that was somewhere around 2 pounds which is huge for the cove I actually noticed all the crappie were bigger than usual not huge but good fish anyway played with those for a little bit and a flag goes off walk over set the hook and it was a small bass maybe 2 pounds reset and back to jigging. I see a huge mark right on the bottom below the gills and crappie drop down to it and it smashed my ratlyn flyer. As soon as I hooked it I knew what it was by the big slow head shakes after about ten minutes of getting it to the whole and it running straight back to the bottom I finally get the head of a big catfish in the hole. The fight was actually long enough I called my buddy laughing because we had talked last night about how I had never caught a bigger catfish through the ice. After that kept playing with the crappie until a flag goes up again walk over line slowly rolling off the spool I pick it up set it get 3 big head shakes and it cuts me off it was definetly a decent pike and I kinda kicked my self for not using steel leaders in the cove when I know I should have but I kinda just threw out the tip ups to see what would happen. Anyways had a few more flags with hit and runs but never connected. All in all a good day and we probably caught and released 25 crappie and a bunch of big bluegills and one white perch. Just got home gunna cook some deer hotdogs I just picked up
From my butcher and get some running around done probably hit somewhere tmrw am not sure where yet tho

Here the catfish didn't take many pics because we were pretty much rushing to get back down to fish we were marking

[kpd145]

I was the guy who pulled up next to you when you were heading onto the ice, I was in the gray expedition.

You walked pretty far my man!

I was looking at your shanty when that wind was whipping 

Glad you did good.

[That Guy]

 wish I would have known it was someone from the sight I would have said hi. Ya at least it's a easy drug right now I actually had my girl sit on the sled apparently ugg boots were not made for walking on ice lol. I only had 3 screws holding down the shanty. It don't get sketcy till you get some serious wind like on Saturday now that was bad 6 screws and it was still gettin blown all over . How did you end up doing was that you set up right off the launch.

[thndrvlly]

nice cat, man you are killing it this year, walleyes, perch, an who knows what else, good job!! looks like a good ice fishing year for ya, congrats

[bassaddict 21]

nice job with the crappie and nice cat! musta been a fun fight on the jiggin stick

[ESOX FIX]

Dude you are a fishen machine. 30# tiger wire love it

[lowaccord66]

Great report!

[SeaDog1]

Oh Wow !

That's one nice catfish !
Yummmy !  ... I think I see blackened catfish - Cajun style for supper ! 

[That Guy]

I do like catfish but everything went back today. I've got plenty of fillets in the fridge and freezer
Probably wont keep much the rest of the ice season unless I have a couple big fish frys but I should be good till fluke season rolls Around

[jmedy1]

I was the guy setting up next to you right before you left.  I had lots of action today as well.

[That Guy]

I was the guy setting up next to you right before you left.  I had lots of action today as well.

This is why we need to get ice shanty stickers or flags or
Something lol at least then well all know if someone else from the sight is around. Did the old man talk to you at the launch? I guess someone broke into the barn by the launch and stole some ship building tools and a bunch of other random stuff there was a cop still there when I left talking to him

[CatDaddy]

I love fishing channel cats, but i would never eat one thats been feeding off the bottom of the CTR. Actually id never eat one from any of  the bodys of water tht hold them in CT.

[kpd145]

This is why we need to get ice shanty stickers or flags or
Something lol at least then well all know if someone else from the sight is around. Did the old man talk to you at the launch? I guess someone broke into the barn by the launch and stole some ship building tools and a bunch of other random stuff there was a cop still there when I left talking to him

Is that why there were cops there all day?

I was wondering about that.

+1 on the stickers That Guy mentioned. We were all there today and none of use knew we all were from the shanty....

[eiderz]

Take a look in the IS Pro shop. You can get stickers and flags. The other way to get them is to join the militia, I did the last five years or so to help support the site.

[kpd145]

thanks eiderz

[That Guy]

Is that why there were cops there all day?

I was wondering about that.

+1 on the stickers That Guy mentioned. We were all there today and none of use knew we all were from the shanty....

Ya I talked to the guy he asked if I had seen anything on the ice he thought kids might have done it because a bunch of random stuff was missing as well.

[mr tip up]

Great report!

              X2

[JohnnyJigger]

Great fish on the jigging stick good for you!

[shotty]

That a nice catfish, must of been a blast on the jigging rod!!!

[schaffman]

Nice cat.