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Through the years I've tried bouncing a Swedish pimple or jig bait off the bottom when nothing is biting and it never seems to work. I did this to make sounds and raise a bit of mud but it didn't help put any fish on the ice.
IMO Yes, I think Brookies are more aggressive than your average trout. When I see one cruise by my hole I usually try to reach for something loud and shiney. Bottle_O I would try tying small jig about 6-10 inches above your swedish pimple. Use big jerks to attract the fish to the SP but when the fish get close or you have there attention let the SP bury itself in the mud and gently jig only the little jig.
Years ago in Lily pond in New Gloucester we use to be able to ice fish for Crappies and trout and i found that if you lay on ice with face over hole and a jacket over your head you could look down to Bottom and see trout schooling around they would not touch my jig but if i moved it around ans jiggle it the trout would hammer it. I would go home with my limit every time and back then it was 15 fish limit on trout, they closed it to ice fishing years ago so i havent fished it for a long time. I heard they were going to open it back up to ice fishing but not sure if they ever will. it made a nice local ice fishing for families.
2 Hooks are legal if your fishing for SMELTS.
Are 2 hooks legal ?
Actually, I checked with IFW. You can fish with multiple hooks/lures on a line, BUT ONLY 1 CAN BE BAITED. SO, like a Swedish pimple on the bottom and a fly or small jig above IS LEGAL...
We've trolled at ice out for salmon and brookies since I was a kid, we generally deploy two streamers per rod. All the wardens we've spoken with about it say it's ok.
Interesting. Off a three way swivel or something? Saw a picture of a great brown caught trolling in Maine yesterday!
The rulebook says "Except as otherwise provided, it is unlawful to fish other than with a single baited hook and line, artificial flies or artificial lures and spinners."My interpretation is you can use one single baited hook, or any number of artificial flies or any number of artificial lures or spinners. My reasoning is their use of the word "or". It doesn't say a single baited hook and line, artificial flies AND artificial lures and spinners. The section on fly fishing says you can use up to three unbaited artificial flies when fly fishing. It doesn't mention how many flies you are allowed to troll on the two lines you are allowed to use. Trying to push it to the letter of the laws will probably result in a ticket from a pissed off game warden.
This was always my understanding. As with many regulations, the rule book is pretty confusing because "1 baited hook" is in one sentence with "flies, lures" etc.. Further confused by the rules permitting 2 flies while fly fishing, and multiple baited hooks permitted for smelt.We've trolled at ice out for salmon and brookies since I was a kid, we generally deploy two streamers per rod. All the wardens we've spoken with about it say it's ok.
I asked specifically about crappie and whitefish on a jig rod. I was told one baited lure and others on the same line as long as there was no meat on more than one. I think soft plastics are not "meat"
What would happen if in a fly fishing only pond a guy tied on a piece of artifisel bait to his fly??? or artifisel lures only pond one would work on a piece of plastic scented bait. wish they could make laws clear maybe give fishermen more clear easier choices .