03-27-2005, 01:27 AM
I got to play easter bunny[
] for my 4 yr. old this A:M so I didn't get onto the hard deck until about 10:15-30. I tried mosquito bay for the first time. Snow was about 8 inches deep walking through. Ice was a uniform 30 inches thick and rock solid. No slush and perfect conditions. Only 1 other group there. (non BFTers) Since I was unfamiliar with the area, I randomly drilled a hole once out. It was only 13.4 ft. This was disappointingly too shallow, but I was too gassed from the walk and the drilling to immediately drill another deeper hole. I dropped in with low expectation and prepared to rest for a while. To my suprise I got a bite, and hooked up, a beautiful 18 in. rainbow. I then caught a nice cutt there and finally another 16 in. bow. That was my first multiple bow trip out there in a very long time. The action died down and I went deeper. It was slow for the next 2 hours with me only getting one until about 1:30. Then I got into the slot cutts a bit at 24 ft. until 3PM. It then died. left at 4 PM. Ended up with 8 or 9 total. Not my best trip there, but not bad for missing the morning bite. The flavor du-jour today was a pink shrimpo with bait over all other offerings. Also, some of the fish I caught were suspended at about 15-18 ft. as opposed to all on the bottom as has recently been the case. The other group did about the same as I for slot cutts, with one guy in their party having most of the luck. I guess this proves the old Strawberry adage that if you want rainbows and your ice auger hits mud as you drill, you are too deep.[crazy] Tight lines all.
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] for my 4 yr. old this A:M so I didn't get onto the hard deck until about 10:15-30. I tried mosquito bay for the first time. Snow was about 8 inches deep walking through. Ice was a uniform 30 inches thick and rock solid. No slush and perfect conditions. Only 1 other group there. (non BFTers) Since I was unfamiliar with the area, I randomly drilled a hole once out. It was only 13.4 ft. This was disappointingly too shallow, but I was too gassed from the walk and the drilling to immediately drill another deeper hole. I dropped in with low expectation and prepared to rest for a while. To my suprise I got a bite, and hooked up, a beautiful 18 in. rainbow. I then caught a nice cutt there and finally another 16 in. bow. That was my first multiple bow trip out there in a very long time. The action died down and I went deeper. It was slow for the next 2 hours with me only getting one until about 1:30. Then I got into the slot cutts a bit at 24 ft. until 3PM. It then died. left at 4 PM. Ended up with 8 or 9 total. Not my best trip there, but not bad for missing the morning bite. The flavor du-jour today was a pink shrimpo with bait over all other offerings. Also, some of the fish I caught were suspended at about 15-18 ft. as opposed to all on the bottom as has recently been the case. The other group did about the same as I for slot cutts, with one guy in their party having most of the luck. I guess this proves the old Strawberry adage that if you want rainbows and your ice auger hits mud as you drill, you are too deep.[crazy] Tight lines all.[signature]