I hubbed at lake Chapman but fished Round Lake this weekend. Lots of 'gill fisherman just in front of the boat ramp in the channel. I saw quite a few gills being brought up but I had to go Perchin'. I ventured out to a spot previously marked on my new Garmin 72 (which I love by the way). I fished anywhere from 17 to 35 feet of water. Heck, at one point I was jigging 45 feet deep but thought I should not push my luck and moved back in a bit. The ice was about 2 3/4 thick with about 3/4 of an inch of junk on top. It got a little hairy and would have been fine except Brawler reminded me that it looked exactly like the ice that Andre fell through last year. Anyway, I pretty much had this spot to myself with the exception of Worms, Brawler, Joe and JT for a short stretch. Man I kinda got lonely out there. I managed close to 60 perch. Mostly 8-10 inchers with a few 7 inchers mixed in. I also landed a few Mongoloid bruisers, Mahucka's as a good friend would call them. All in all a good trip. Next stop.....a couple more Perch holes!
Here is a few pictures of Sunday's catch. The second picture has a 24oz. Diet Pepsi bottle as a reference.
Here is one of the Mongoloid bruiser Mahucka's