Montpelier Ice Fishing Report

[OvidCreek]

My son and I iced fished Montpelier by the dam this past Saturday. The reservoir is 2/3 capped and ice by the dam was 4'', it was easy to get on the ice. I did not dare go for my normal spot and if you even fish by the dam be careful if you see a small spider like hole the ice, in these locations are two layers about 1-2'' inches thick each with a water layer in between the two layers. It is not the time to take little kids if they are not focused and stay near the area you are fishing. The actual fishing was pretty good. We fished from 1:30 till 5:00 PM icing and releasing 31 fish (30 bows/ 1 cutt) and believe it or not, not one perch! All fish ranged from 11-13'' , best action was from 2:00 till 3:00 PM, and it was on fire from 4:30-4:45 while actively micro jigging. Most fish were caught on a small pink kokanee style jig with a piece of crawler and a morsel of rainbow Powerbait. The fish only seem to be in 20' of water, tried 5,10, and 15 foot marks nothing?

Best,

OvidCreek
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