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Author:
Born to Hunt, and Fish
Date:
Feb 20, 2010
Subject:
What am I doing wrong?
Message:
I have been out ice fishing quite a few times this winter, virtually every weekend. my dad and I have been trying to catch some trout. We fished Westhill pond, Tyler pond, MT Tom pond, East twin lake with no success with trout. today At East Twin my dad and I had 7 tip ups out and we were both jigging when we were not setting up. we fished from 12 to 4:30 with no success witch seems to be a recurring theme for us. on the tip ups we had small shinners, we tried powerbait and velveta cheese. we have 20lb test leader on the tip ups with a variety size of hooks because that is what we had. most of the day i was jigging with a Swedish pimple and my dad was using a little jig head tipped with a wax worm. I have been looking at this site all season and never found any specific information/tips on how to catch trout, or any fish of that matter. this site seems like it is more of a bragging site, which is great, and i wish i could be bragging, but that is simply not the case and feel that more information should be given. I would really appreciate some real specific information/tips. I am not asking you to do it for me but, with the right setup all i have to do is spend the time and find the right spot which i am more than willing to do. My grandfather does alot of ammo reloading, I know that without being precise you will not get the same results as someone who is really precise. Could someone please tell me what kind of jigs, what brand-color leader to use, what pound test to use on the jigging pole and leader. what size bait works best. with this precise information I'm sure i am hoping to get some good results. with only one Saturday left to catch trout on on the hard water i am pressed for time and still have not full filed my goal. any info and tips would be great. Thanks
Author:
Bluegill Terminator
Date:
Feb 20, 2010
Message:
A- Your leader is too heavy B-Where are you setting up? C-All those trout lakes except Mt. Tom and Tyler are open till March 31 Answer the 2 question. As for the leader you need flurocarbon at no higher than 10 pound test. 20 pound test is what I use for pike so they don't bite me off. Hooks I use octopus circle hooks in size 1/0, 1, and 4 depending on the shiner size. Trout are hard to pinpoint because they like to roam a lot. Just remember though all trout like cold water. Weeds and shoreline are out of a trouts habitat late spring to early fall. Once the water cools down you will find them roaming the shoreline because they couldn't access it for 7 months of the year. If you are setting up in the middle of West Hill for example you will not catch anything because its just flat land full of nothing except for the rock pile in the middle and the underwater mountain about 100 yards to the right. You must find and locate underwater ledges and changes in the bottom. Look for land that extends into the water. All the other lakes I never fished thru the ice but I know West Hill good. The only way to get flags is to find underwater structure and close to shore. As for bait I fish with medium to large size. The bigger baits will get less action but bigger fish. Generally I do not ice fish a lake if I havent fished it in my boat or canoe. Finding weeds is vital to a succesful day on the ice. Here is an example of what you can catch at West Hill when you do your homework: [img:25826c55d1]http://www.ctfishtalk.com/gallery2.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=7032[/img:25826c55d1] Size 14 shoe brown was about 18 inches caught near the boy scout camp on a ledge leading into 30 foot of water. Notice the size of the shiner on the left of my foot. The eggs are left over perch eggs from a cookout on the ice. If you don't have a boat buy the CT DEP Guide Book for $25 books from the DEP store has all the popular lakes with accurate depths.
Author:
Born to Hunt, and Fish
Date:
Feb 20, 2010
Message:
Thanks BT this was the kind of info i was looking for. thank you for all the help. once again thanks.
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