12-13-2009, 06:29 PM
Welcome to the forum. I am jealous that you are going to get there before me.
As in all things experience is the most important thing when ice fishing.
I would recommend using 6-10lb test in the thinnest diameter possible at Chesterfield. I would use paddle bugs in green or white tipped with a piece of night crawler. Drill your holes early and by early I mean at first light. I would use spring bobbers to detect the really light bites. Some of the Chesterfield fish hit like a freight train, but others just tap the jigs.
I usually set up in around 15' of water at Chesterfield.
Things change every year so this is just an example of how I would start.
Windriver
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As in all things experience is the most important thing when ice fishing.
I would recommend using 6-10lb test in the thinnest diameter possible at Chesterfield. I would use paddle bugs in green or white tipped with a piece of night crawler. Drill your holes early and by early I mean at first light. I would use spring bobbers to detect the really light bites. Some of the Chesterfield fish hit like a freight train, but others just tap the jigs.
I usually set up in around 15' of water at Chesterfield.
Things change every year so this is just an example of how I would start.
Windriver
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