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Ice Fishing Reports and Ice Conditions by lake. => Grand Lake St. Marys => Topic started by: Bryan78 on January 22, 2016, 05:06:08 PM

Title: Crappies
Post by: Bryan78 on January 22, 2016, 05:06:08 PM

Does anyone ever do very well on crappies at grand lake through the ice? I've only caught a few small ones and have yet to really get into them as compared to Indian Lake.

Title: Re: Crappies
Post by: nags on January 22, 2016, 05:27:45 PM

Crappies seem to disappear when ice comes on.

Title: Re: Crappies
Post by: Bryan78 on January 22, 2016, 06:46:28 PM

It definitely seems that way. They stick around pads at Indian Lake but idk where the schools go under the ice. I did get a perch the other day so I got my hopes up but didn't get any more.

Title: Re: Crappies
Post by: Hatch81 on January 23, 2016, 08:00:57 PM

I caught a couple crappies at Anderson's Monday evening. Those were my first two ever on
Through the ice on grand lake. I've seen guys get some on early ice at Coldwater creek. Also heard of guys getting them early at other spots. Perch fishing should get real good in a couple years. State stocked 16 million fry and 1.5 million fingerlings this spring. They have stocked 100,000 fingerlings the previous three years. Those fish are getting caught but not in good numbers.

Title: Re: Crappies
Post by: toadfish on January 28, 2016, 11:53:35 AM

Perch numbers will dwindle, state did their last stockling spring of 2015 due to allegedly low catch rates.  Too bad, I love to catch perch on Grand Lake or anywhere for that matter.

Title: Re: Crappies
Post by: Hatch81 on February 12, 2016, 10:12:29 AM

You are thinking of walleye. Perch will be stocked again this spring.