mantua

[wiperhunter2]

Here is a couple of pics of the perch we caught this morning. These are just the ones we kept, threw back 4 or 5 smaller ones. We also caught 6 to 8 trout and lost the biggest of the day right at the hole that was around 20", maybe bigger, never got a tape on it but it was the biggest I've had on at Mantua, ever. Not sure the number that John caught but I'm guessing at least 10 more trout and perch. It was a good start to our ice fishing season. As Ira said, ice was thin in the back, where we walked on from the South side the first thing in the morning and when it started cracking and dropping, we got out of there. Ice was much better where we ended up but was still cracking if you got too close to each other. Never found any ice much over 3" and that was measured with a tape measure. Ice near the ramp area was clear, ice in the back was half clear, half frozen snow/slush. I know several BFT members fished in the back but I won't go back there for at least a week or longer, if it doesn't warm up before then.
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