01-31-2011, 05:53 PM
We ended getting out to Mackay on Saturday. We got there about 8:00 am and fished at the middle boat ramp (despite what you all have been posting. I wanted to fish down by the dam, but I didn't want to be disagreeable...). The ice was roughly two feet deep (good thing I convinced my uncle to come with his gas auger!). It was slow for us: a school came through around noon and we landed 6 kokanee between the three of us. There were others over by the "village" who were knocking 'em dead! I was using a pink tube jig below a castmaster and wasn't getting any hits. I ditched the castmaster and immediately landed a couple. Not much action between 12:00 and 2:00.
I've gotta tell you, though: although our success was meager, this is the first fish I've caught in the past 8 ice fishing trips dating back to winter '09. I appreciate the insights and tips that you all so freely give.
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I've gotta tell you, though: although our success was meager, this is the first fish I've caught in the past 8 ice fishing trips dating back to winter '09. I appreciate the insights and tips that you all so freely give.
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