Quick Gill Report Pool 8

  • bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    January 16, 2011 at 10:41 pm #1302228

    The third time was a charm. The first spot in 16fow, nothing, second set up in 12fow, one watch fob after another, time for a walk just as JP Mason shows himself. The third spot in 18fow had an assortment of size coming topside.

    The bigger gills could be picked off 12-15 feet below the ice, the bottom held bait thieves.

    Jigs of choice were the Bumblebee Gill Pill and Froggie Diamond jig, both size 12.
    Changing up the offering kept some bigger gills hangin’ around. A waxie would be dropped for a while then a change to a Gulp Alive Minnow trimmed down would get it’s turn. Both tips work well.

    Between 8:30ish and 2:30 the work had paid off producing 15 Blue Ears between 7.5 – 8.5 inches, just the right amount for the Bears and Packer Game next weekend…..yep, there still playin’
    I know JP picked off some nice fish also

    Good Luck Fishing Iceheads

    whiskeysour
    4 miles from Pool 9
    Posts: 693
    January 16, 2011 at 10:43 pm #926825

    That’s bigger than what you would have caught yesterday.

    Pat Howard
    Sparta Wi
    Posts: 1523
    January 16, 2011 at 10:44 pm #926826

    Good stuff Bret

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    January 16, 2011 at 10:48 pm #926829

    Glad you made it out Bret, nice gills

    walleyefisher87
    Central MN/ SJU
    Posts: 183
    January 16, 2011 at 10:53 pm #926835

    looks like a meal after cleaning….

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    January 16, 2011 at 11:00 pm #926840

    Well done Bret. Glad to see you got out this weekend.

    thinkeyes
    Fairfax, IOWA
    Posts: 408
    January 16, 2011 at 11:09 pm #926843

    Love those thick Mississippi gills!

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13467
    January 16, 2011 at 11:10 pm #926844

    Nice Gills Brett You need a different back drop on the 2nd pic. Kind-of scared my daughter who was looking at the screen over my shoulder She let out one of those EWWWEE sounds and walked away

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    January 16, 2011 at 11:19 pm #926847

    Missed ya yesterday Bret, sorry it didnt work out for you to get there and hope everyhting is fixed now

    Last night BK and I had all intentions to come and meet up with you today to go fishing (looks like we should have) but after being in Ed and Lupe’s room till some time after the Packer game we decided it best to just head home

    We’ll get out some time this winter yet

    Jay Jones
    Onalaska Wi
    Posts: 107
    January 16, 2011 at 11:33 pm #926852

    The fish seemed alot more finicky for me today compared to yesterday, got some keepers on a pink diamond jig, painfully slow lift and drop about 2 feet off bottom worked for us.

    Richard V.
    Somewhere over the rainbow
    Posts: 2596
    January 17, 2011 at 3:27 am #926918

    The gills you pick up on pool 8 are awesome looking. The colors and the overall healthy looking thickness is what we down here only see from fish caught in farm ponds.

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    January 17, 2011 at 4:50 pm #927054

    Quote:

    Last night BK and I had all intentions to come and meet up with you today to go fishing (looks like we should have) but after being in Ed and Lupe’s room till some time after the Packer game we decided it best to just head home

    You weren’t the only one’s How you doing Mr. Koonce

    Note to self: Lupe, Ed, and Apple Pie make for a tough morning
    I’m sure I wouldn’t have woke up in any better condition

    And yes, we are lucky to have fine specimens for gills in our area

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