Freshwater drum

Anyone ever try to target freshwater drum under the ice? Ever had any luck? They put up s great fight in the summer, could only imagine it on a small ice rod.

Years ago there was a lake south of New Prague where every time you fished it you caught a few in the winter. They were a blast. We were just fishing for panfish

I’ve never caught one through the ice but it would be awesome!

They go into a semi dormant state here in lake winnipeg.

Cameron white wrote:

They go into a semi dormant state here in lake winnipeg.

I think they do just about everywhere. I would love to get on a good drum bite through the ice. I can only imagine how good they would taste in the winter! No, I’m not joking. They’re actually pretty good.

404 ERROR wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Cameron white wrote:</div>
They go into a semi dormant state here in lake winnipeg.

I think they do just about everywhere. I would love to get on a good drum bite through the ice. I can only imagine how good they would taste in the winter! No, I’m not joking. They’re actually pretty good.

What the ??? I don’t even know who you are anymore.

404 ERROR wrote:

No, I’m not joking. They’re actually pretty good.

I’ve cleaned and eaten a few. No complaints.

We bowfishing them a lot and have found some lakes that are loaded with them. I’ve never had them but I’ve heard good things.

They don’t bite to much on Winnebago in the winter but you do occasionally get one.In the summer you can’t keep them off your line some days

They are also excellent pickled.

I have not caught one though the ice but early when ice out I have. Coming from icely cold winter they are very good table fair. Warm water not so good.

very good out of cold water….redfish, black drum, freshwater drum – good stuff

404 ERROR wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Cameron white wrote:</div>
They go into a semi dormant state here in lake winnipeg.

I think they do just about everywhere. I would love to get on a good drum bite through the ice. I can only imagine how good they would taste in the winter! No, I’m not joking. They’re actually pretty good.

They are pretty good . Once did a blind taste test with walleye fillets and sheeps , my wife and my mother both picked the sheeps . Big mistake , now she wants to keep em all the time . Kids also want the “ marbles “ that are in the head .

About like a crappie.

Along about mid-winter on Trailer Point’s upstream side in Lake City large masses of sheeps can be experienced. I know they’ll grab a minnow then but I think most are caught [snagged] using lures like Jigging Raps or Sonars. Generally by the end of January the ice is littered with them.

You catch in the Croix now and then crappie fishing.

Ralph Wiggum wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Merican Eagle wrote:</div>
No, I’m not joking. They’re actually pretty good.

I’ve cleaned and eaten a few. No complaints.

We have a lake association walleye tournament every year that includes a walleye fry. They threw a batch of sheepshead in there and nobody could tell the difference.

I’m not planning on targeting them or taking them home with me. But, that’s my experience.

I’ve found with most fish, the handling of it is the difference between it being good or bad. Some fish you can’t screw up (walleyes). Others you have to know what you’re doing with your knife and in the kitchen (catfish) so it doesn’t taste swampy.