Small Lake Advice

  • KoopHawk
    Posts: 6
    #1505120

    There are a couple smaller lakes (about 150 acres) that I am going to try for perch and crappie. They are no more than 8-10 feet deep. Any suggestions besides punching a lot of holes and moving till you find fish? Stay in the ‘deep’ areas or try shallow?

    Timo i
    Posts: 124
    #1505126

    I asked the same thing earlier last week and no response.
    What I did was found two points started there and fished that so called bay if you will stayed in that area popped tons of holes found out the depth humps and a weed line within two hours I was on them they seem to be tight to anykind of cover.
    Tight lines
    Timo

    TripleA
    Blaine
    Posts: 655
    #1505204

    either start out “deep” or start in shallow. work from one to the other. A small shallow lake doesn’t open for a lot of discussion, you pretty much have to work for the fish and figure it out on your own using the knowledge you have picked up in the past or from this site. Good luck. That auger is going to get a work out.

    reverend
    Rhinelander, WI
    Posts: 1115
    #1505451

    If you’ve ever been on these before, try to remember ANY structure you know of. Weeds, isolated patch of gravel, a single crib/bit of brush, hell an old tire. ANY significant break, point or hump…”significant” can be as little as 1ft. If these are plain shallow lakes, any bit of variation is probably going to get used by fish even if they move a lot. If they’re new water to you, well, Triplea said it. A lot of holes…I know that’s not what you want to hear, sorry. Though, I’m not above paying close attention to any old holes others have left. A few leftover waxies or minnows on the ice, lots of stomped down snow around one hole in particular, blood on the ice can all be indications that fish were caught there. One thing about ice fishing, it’s hard to hide where you’ve been-like the proverbial trail of bread crumbs we leave out there. whistling

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