1-2-2012 Mon

1-2-2012 Mon
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Weather: N 20 G 24, sunny, 21˚, four inches of ice
Location: Mississippi River Pool 8, upper end Spillway Drive
Caught: Plenty of little bluegills, one little perch and a little bass
Partners: Myself

Comments

2012 did not come in with a bang as far as the fishing was concerned. The wind roared in like a lion but the bite was more like a meek little lamb. Fish were plentiful, but the size was more or less on the tiny side.
The bluegills were everywhere in the water column. Most of the areas I fished were ten to fifteen feet deep and the locator was lit up from five feet below the ice to the bottom. After catching nothing but small gills curiosity got the best of me and I had to lower the camera down to get a bird’s eye view of what was actually down there.
And it was just as I had suspected; there were tons of small gills with a decent sized one sprinkled in the mix now and then. The main reason I sent the camera down into the depths is because I wanted to see if any crappies inhabited the areas I was fishing, and they were. There were not a lot of crappies, but there were some and I definitely want to come back and fish them some night after work.

Observations:

The wind was brutal today. The ice still has no snow cover and it made it very difficult to set up the portable shack and not have it turn into an ice sailing boat.