12-04-2012, 02:51 PM
Fish move too. True - nothing like getting on a school of perch hanging on some structure, but I've found trout tend to zoom through - snatch up everything in sight, then move on, till they come around again.
Kokanee even more so - from what I've heard - you can tell when the school is coming, because your neighbors start getting hits.
But lots to be said for attracting the fish to you - flashy stuff like Kastmasters. Even heard of folks dropping cowbells down a third hole - just for the attraction.
Then again - iced fishies can be pretty timid and spooky shy too.
Most times I go ice fishing - I hike TO a general location, then move around that area. Might be a draw like an inlet, or a ledge, or a point, or knowing where some underwater structure is. But - not like I'm going trolling the whole lake. You'll see where the tent-city pops up, and that's likely the place to be.
Kokanee even more so - from what I've heard - you can tell when the school is coming, because your neighbors start getting hits.
But lots to be said for attracting the fish to you - flashy stuff like Kastmasters. Even heard of folks dropping cowbells down a third hole - just for the attraction.
Then again - iced fishies can be pretty timid and spooky shy too.
Most times I go ice fishing - I hike TO a general location, then move around that area. Might be a draw like an inlet, or a ledge, or a point, or knowing where some underwater structure is. But - not like I'm going trolling the whole lake. You'll see where the tent-city pops up, and that's likely the place to be.