I received a message from an old high school friend
John M (DuPage Angler Member) and he let me know that his nephew, an avid
fisherman had never been ice fishing before.
I called DA Member Dark Star (Jason) to give
me a hand. My shelter will only hold two cold anglers at one time. His Frabillshelter and ice fishing skills would be a big help.
This ice fishing season has been sort of hit or miss
and only a few honey holes have been regular producers. We picked a lake we
call Star Trek because this lake has been a constant producer the whole season
despite temps or time of day. My client John wanted crappies but I had to be
honest with him that that they had been inconstant, but the lake I would bring
him to had some beautiful gills.
DS and I arrived on the lake at O’dark thirty and
started searching for fish after digging out his vehicle from a snow drift, which
sucked, because I snapped my shovel digging him out.
Our first area in the middle of the lake, we were counting
on being loaded with fish, was a blank wasteland so we drilled and parked on
a sharp break that went from 4 FT to 10 FT very quickly. Both of our fish
finders lit up like Christmas trees so the choice was an easy one.
Our clients arrived, got stuck in the snow as well,
and then we started at it. My client’s nephew fished with me and John with DS.
The young kid really seemed to like fishing with the Fish TV. Well lets
face it, TV fishing is just pretty damn cool! The catching started fast and
furious and I could not even set a rod up for myself the first hour as the
young gun pulled fish in on almost every drop.
AuroraLures Magic Maggies caught quite a few gills and bass! A couple came on
dead stick rods, and the rest jigs, waxies and spikes. The red spikes out
produced their natural counter parts two to one. This winter, the red spikes
have been working better everywhere we go.
The frigid morning started cold in the teens, but as
soon as the sun rose it warmed up nicely and we now had perfect conditions.
Layers and gloves came off and everyone was fishing in comfort. Thank God man,
Finally no sub-zero crap to fight with!
The bite slowed but the fish would constantly come
through about every ten minutes or so. As a matter of fact, anytime I would
mention moving a few more would be caught and it became a running joke. DS and
I switched partners because our techniques are very different. I was in a ShappellS3000 with a nice floor coupled with a Lowrance 4x color elite along with
the Fish TV. Dark Star was in a brand new Frabbill with nice bucket seats
coupled with a flasher color video combo.
John and I traded stories and threw the bullshit
around about high school and common friends it was a GREAT time!
If you want to learn to ice fish and have a similar
experience to this one please contact Pondboy’s DuPage Fishing Guide Service. I
would love to hang out and fish with you! You can fish and create an AnglingAdventure of your own!!
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