Talked the wife into going up to the rock on the last day of winter vacation before the kids go back to school and I go back to work. was a great idea gone mediocre.
arrived about 10ish (didnt clock the arrival) parked at the dam pull out with about 100 other cars/trucks it seemed, plenty of room on the ice, went down and hit the hard deck. no snow on top and lots and LOTS of slick clear ice first few holes we punched were a solid 9 to 10 inches thick, but the popping and groaning was making the missus nervous. dropped line in and dangit 15 feet deep. we set up the ice tent and chairs and camera aimed at the baits and waited, waited some more and waited longer, no fish not even a hit today. did end up seeing several (maybe 10 total) cruise around our location, didnt see/or hear anyone else slaying them either. few folks had a few on the ice, maybe heard two caught while we were there until 3pm. good clear day, kids got to play on the ice. we did move out to water about 35 to 40 foot deep for half an hour with nothing. so we opted to come home get warm and make pork chops.
all in all a nice day out with the family, next weekend thinking of pineview or the rock again. if anyone wants to meet up one of those places, shoot me a PM, I will answer later in the week and see what or where the diggity is going to be.
tight lines, deep holes.
Bad Fish