Author Topic: NE Ohio/Summit County/ Portage Lakes (PLX)  (Read 1542 times)

Offline icebucketjohn

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NE Ohio/Summit County/ Portage Lakes (PLX)
« on: Dec 24, 2016, 06:32 AM »
Yeah, fished from sun up to sunset. It felt great. Our group included Evinrude, Village Idot, Nixmkt Tom ,Justin & his buddy.  Nimmy:  We worked the small bay directly out from the S. Main St Boat Launch in the weeds, headed south eastward, then south to Pine Cove Bay. I've never in my lifetime seen Nimmy ice & water so clear. You could see 15ft to the bottom. We couldn't find the fish. Ninmkt Tom was directly over the sunken bridge with a camera and couldn't see a fish. We used minnows, waxies, spikes,jigs, spoons & raps to no avail.

Minnowhead Ray trekked out on the ice all the way to Pine Cove Bay with his new chocolate lab, Penny.  (I think Penny is secretly a St Bernard b/c Ray brought out an untapped bottle of Capt Morgan's Cannonblast  Rum).  Man was that stuff smooth.. Wonderful!!  Ray said: "Keep the Bottle and Merry Christmas".  Think he was just glad he didnt have to spend money on a suit for my funeral! In my book, MHRay is my top-notch hardwater bartender for sure!

Nimmy was a bust and we decided to hit North Reservoir (PLX) at noon.There were about 10 of us on the ice at North.  All found action off the handicap wall with lots of DINK bluegill along with a few perch and 9" Crappie.

I fished till dark and manage a dozen keeper gills. My compost bin with get a  needed addition.

Can't wait to get out again.  LOVED IT.
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Offline holymackerel

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Re: NE Ohio/Summit County/ Portage Lakes (PLX)
« Reply #1 on: Dec 27, 2016, 09:11 AM »
Glad you got out and found some Gills. I know you needed that fix. Justin and i will look forward to getting out with you once the ice gets thick. Over and out from Holy Mackerel in Brunswick Ohio.

Offline Snoman2005

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Re: NE Ohio/Summit County/ Portage Lakes (PLX)
« Reply #2 on: Dec 30, 2016, 07:51 PM »
Hi guys, thanks for report.  I live by CLE but work in Akron.  Always looking for safe ice locally, so I don't have to drive to MI & NY for tipup fishing. 

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Offline icebucketjohn

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Re: NE Ohio/Summit County/ Portage Lakes (PLX)
« Reply #3 on: Jan 01, 2017, 07:28 AM »
.....Was on North Reservoir Saturday morning, 12/31 from 8am till Noon. Shoreline was busted up pretty darn good., but managed to get on sliver of good ice. 3" ...Fished with Nixmkt Tom. High winds didn't help our ice situation and was a challenge seeing the ice lines, Both of us caught about 40 gills each and took home a dozen. No monsters or bull bluegills. No perch or crappie. Steady action all morning. Ice was getting soft and shoreline rapidly deteriorating by the time we exited.
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