Ice fishing 2-28-15 Canandaigua -a mixed bag

[Sk8man]

I went solo today in search of the perch and didn't have a hit from1 PM until 5 and a lot of folks got disgusted and left for home.  From 5 -6:15 PM things really took off. I was jigging for perch in 8 ft of water and I had been drilling holes all afternoon and spending a while in each and then moving around looking for signs of life. I finally found one hole that had a spark of life in it and started catching perch one right after another and then a largemouth then a couple more perch and another largemouth some more perch and then my little jigging rod bent over like there was no tomorrow and the 2 lb test line started peeling out with the drag going for about six or seven times...I strongly suspected I had a trout by the feel of it and the fact that it stripped out about half of my line....turned out to be a 24 inch male rainbow all colored up   It was worth the wet arm getting him out of the hole too

All the fish came out of that single hole and all on the same little jig with spikes and I ended up with 3 or 4 perch after the pic.

 

Anyway glad I ended up staying and waiting it out... the biggest of the largemouths was 19 1/4 inches and the other was 18 inches,. All in all a fun day on the ice.

 

Oh and I have confirmation that there are in fact rainbow smelt still in Canandaigua. I caught two of them on spikes while jigging in 36 ft of water and there was a whole school of them there.

Edited March 1, 2015 by Sk8man

[bandrus1]

bass??......

[John Kelley]

Nice job Les, and some good eating ahead of you, sir!!    

[Sk8man]

Thanks John.  bandrus 2 largemouth bass (and they are in season still in the Fingers ) . Normally I don't keep them but they are good when caught in the cold water.

[momay4000]

Wtg - sweet bag of fish!!

[bandrus1]

Thanks John. bandrus 2 largemouth bass (and they are in season still in the Fingers ) . Normally I don't keep them but they are good when caught in the cold water.

That's what I didn't know.. How come finger lakes keep it open?

[Pete Collin]

Les,

Great job! I always heard Canandaigua has nice largemouth bass. I got skunked on Erie yesterday. There were fish moving around all day but few paused to look at my jig. Thought I might eventually get a big rally like you did.

[Nautitroller]

"Les the persistent one" Way to hang in there! Off to Keuka this am will post later!

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Edited March 1, 2015 by Nautitroller

[Frogger]

Nice going Les.

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[Sk8man]

Thanks guys....lot of fun on light tackle.... good luck on Keuka John.  bandrus- I'm not sure of the reasoning but it has been that way for years.

Edited March 1, 2015 by Sk8man

[Fbog12]

It was a great sunny day, Les.  You took advantage of it and stuck it out.  Nice catch!

[Trouthunter]

HOW DEEP OF WATER WERE YOU FISHING ? YOU IN THE NORTH OR SOUTH END OF THE LAKE ?

[Sk8man]

Thanks Ted. Trouthunter PM sent

[lineman49]

Nice mixed bag of good eating! I could go for about 30 of those smelt fried up!

[Sk8man]

My son specifically goes after them this time of year for eating....I've always considered them as "bait" despite knowing they are delicious I don't eat them   He usually gives me a lot of %$$#@  about it too

[signalman]

Good going les that,s a nice mixed bag,the is is a little thin where i,am at but i,ll do the best i can.

[Xxx]

Congrats Les, way to hang in there buddy!!! Really nice trout by the way!!! With a little luck we should be able to float our boats soon, yea right!!!

[Sk8man]

Thanks Pap....it is looking like July maybe   (God I hope not) Mike C. you lucky dog...look forward to getting together when you get back. I'll be in Clearwater the 21st for a few days though

Edited March 1, 2015 by Sk8man

[tplatt]

Wow great job Less!! I bet that was fun!! Not to mention the good eats as a result of the good fishing and resilience! I trust you released the trout after the pic lol.

Duck Killer

[Sk8man]

Hey Tim- the rainbow seemed a little stiff for release   I figured it would take too long for the respirator to arrive so I took him home and performed surgery instead....unfortunately the patient  didn't make it....but on the good side he will taste good

[dremarquis]

Hey Les,

 

That's a beautiful mixed catch. I am jonesin for some fresh fish! Way to stick it out...glad you got rewarded for it!

 

dre

[Sk8man]

Thanks dre.  Hope to maybe run into you out there is the weather ever improves

[dukhnter8]

Nice job. How was the ice and the drag?

[Sk8man]

North end its a long way out to the fishable areas but good ice and the snow is wind blown in many places plenty of ice 8-10 inches. South end snow hard packed with some paths by heavy traffic about 8-10 inches of varied quality ice.

[dukhnter8]

Thanks for the info.