Got on the lake today!! Fishing was great! Got a nice assortment of bluegill (they were on the smaller side, only 1 nice one), and crappies (they were much nicer).
Ice was a good solid 5-7" everywhere I went. I even crossed to the other side of the lake. 8 hits and the spud never drew water! Bite was nonstop in all 3 spots I fished. Fish were in 12-15 fow, and the crappies were about 3' off the bottom. I was using jigs and small spoons tipped with a waxie. The most productive was a small holographic purple jigging spoon with red treble hook, until a very large (13-14") crappie broke my 1lb line at the hole!
Then I went to a chart/black spoon and continued getting fish. But not as many. Will be buying more spoons tonight!! Retrieve was drop to bottom, rip up thru fish, jiggle and repeat. The crappie were hitting at various points of the retrieve; sometimes the drop, others the rip, and sometimes the jiggle. All the fish were holding near deep timber.
Inland Guide Service: Servicing NE Ohio lakes: Deer Creek, Atwood, Berlin, Dale Walborn, PLX, and Nimisila; for crappie, bluegill, saugeye, and walleye.
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