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Ice Fishing Reports and Ice Conditions by lake. => Nimisila => Topic started by: icebucketjohn on February 06, 2013, 03:47:21 PM

Title: Nimisila Report Tues 02/05/2013
Post by: icebucketjohn on February 06, 2013, 03:47:21 PM

First time out this season! Fished Nimisila (C5) with Ronnie from 9am-430pm on Tuesday 2/5/2013. Fished only 1/2 the bay (Western & Northern) b/c the ice was only 2 - 2 1/2in thick with slush & snow on top. In truth, ice conditions were treacherous and unsafe. Ice was cracking beneath our feet. We did not stand together at any point. We fished 5-6ft of water. Pools of water were around us as well, but we weren't stupid and took plenty of safety gear along with me wearing my Artic Armour Float Suit.

Bite was very slow, but we managed to take home a dozen nice crappie. All appeared to be from the same year class, all over 10". Catch to keeper ratio was phenomenal. I think we only threw back 3 or 4 undersize, under-limit crappie. First time catching more crappie than blue gill and more keepers than throw-backs. Only caught a handful of gills... all dinks.

All the fish were holding tight to the bottom within the weeds and had to be coaxed out of the weeds to bite.We saw very few fish "cruising" with our Vex's. I caught the majority of the crappie on a mini-jigging rapala... silver with red color. Ronnie got his on a Cicada. None were tipped with any live bait.

Nice, healthy fish. Beautiful coloration & fin development. No parasites or cysts in the flesh.

Title: Re: Nimisila Report Tues 02/05/2013
Post by: Luvztaphish on February 06, 2013, 06:05:09 PM

Sounds like a day of pushing your luck on unsafe ice .

Title: Re: Nimisila Report Tues 02/05/2013
Post by: slabslayer on February 06, 2013, 06:19:10 PM

Nice catch!  He careful, sounds like the kind of stuff I do! :D ;D

Title: Re: Nimisila Report Tues 02/05/2013
Post by: white ice on February 06, 2013, 07:09:14 PM

Good way to get people wet.  At least you didn't post the same report on all the other sites....   ::)

Title: Re: Nimisila Report Tues 02/05/2013
Post by: snowcone on February 06, 2013, 07:43:11 PM

thnxs for sharing  8) sounds like a good fish catch ;D  i can say i hope my next outing is that good /..... :D

Title: Re: Nimisila Report Tues 02/05/2013
Post by: futurestrader on February 06, 2013, 08:45:41 PM

Nice catch was that a size 1 or size 2 rapala?

Title: Re: Nimisila Report Tues 02/05/2013
Post by: Ntoiceman36 on February 06, 2013, 08:53:57 PM

Glad you survived to talk about it,those nimi gills must be delicious to fish 2"  cracking I've!

Title: Re: Nimisila Report Tues 02/05/2013
Post by: skunkedagain on February 06, 2013, 09:53:07 PM

Nice catch.

Title: Re: Nimisila Report Tues 02/05/2013
Post by: MDBuckeye on February 07, 2013, 01:24:22 AM

Not a bad looking batch of specks.
I'm most likely done for the season unless there's another round of ice after this warm up.  :(

Title: Re: Nimisila Report Tues 02/05/2013
Post by: OhioFisher19 on February 07, 2013, 03:17:47 PM

Catchin is always good. I love me some crappies!