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The gills are somewhere. During the spawn the past couple years, you see hordes of big ones in the shallows like every other year. If all the mature fish have been taken, why aren't we seeing all the dinks left behind on the camera or sight fishing? I have not been there this year, but last year I would drill a dozen or two holes over the course of many hours and not see a single fish on the camera, big or small. This tells me they are not there, at least where I was. I believe some years they settle into the areas we like to fish, and some years they don't. Who knows the factors than might contribute to this? Environmental? Man made? Both?How many times have the fish been on fire in the SE corner while the SW corner is void of fish all together, then two weeks later it flip flops? What's to say they don't vacate both corners for whatever reason?My guess is it is food related, as most all fish movements are. Perhaps their food source in the shallows is not present for some reason.
Evolution....... if people fish the same spot year after year what do you think is going to happen? The fish are there. Try a new spot thats not in the middle of 10 other shantys.....
just because we just got safe ice....this is not a first ice pattern. Mid winter.....fish are closer to the deep basins.
seems like the "weekend fisherman" must have jobs during the week, and dont have time to cover the whole lake.
don't believe a lake that size can get fished out but something has changed the last 3 years 4 years ago and beyond you could fish 10 feet and less and see the bottom crystal clear the last 3 years your lucky if you can see your jig at all at 3 feet weeds are very scattered used to have to find pockets in thick weeds now you can drop down almost anywhere and hit bottom yep something has changed
I don't believe anybody catches them by the bucket loads..but does anybody really need a bucket load every time they go out fishing. Wouldn't 15 -20 perch, in the 10 - 11" range make a few nice meals? Then there would be a few more left for the next time on the ice, and give guys a reason to get out of the house and go fishing again!!
Perch Chacer out of curiosity are you still able to catch 10-11 inch perch consistently? Do you ever get a bucket full?
Well my bucket only holds 15 11 inch perch