Ice Fish Ohio Forum
Ice Fishing Reports and Ice Conditions by lake. => Grand Lake St. Marys => Topic started by: wapak ice dawg on February 05, 2013, 10:14:13 PM
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went to grand lake... fished west side for eyes, saw 2 caught , I only marked a few late in the evening. Early in the day fished andersons 1st pull off, marked fish in every hole I drilled but they seemed to be lock jawed. Dumped every bait I had on me and only managed to catch a few gills and crappie, I left with tail between my legs like a whipped puppy. As far as ice conditions, andersons at the last pull off ,the ice was crap , 1 hit and spud went through, 1st pull off I had 6 plus inches, west side of the lake was 3" where I was but with bad ice all around. The state opened up the drain on the beaver river and the locals says this kills the fishing, I have to agree. This lake was my favorite lake in the 80's and early 90's to ice fish. I just hope it stays positive. The biggest downfall I see right now is bait shops. Since the lake has had no or little pressure in the past 10yrs a lot of bait stores have closed up, best bet is to go to the outdoorsman and even there walleye/ saugeye baits are thin, you can get the basic ,waxies/ spikes and minnows, but vib "e" s , rapalas, pimples are picked through pretty good, and they don't sell anything to drink. I cant blame them since we were there to support them when times were tough.
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Another downfall is you guys doing everything you can to ensure that big schools and fish populations in general are depleted as much as humanly possible.
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When I go I keep 1 or 2 crappies and that's it. My wife hates fish, and I don't like it frozen. I keep enough for 1 meal, then that gives me an excuse to go back out the next day again. Also it helps maintain the fishery.