[Cutthroat]

Fished Boyd at Heron Cove for about 1.5 hours late this afternoon. Caught a couple of 8-9" perch sight-fishing, and missed several bites on a dead stick I couldn't get to in time. Fishing in 5-10 FOW through about 6" of ice. While sight-fishing, I saw a large walleye swim past my bait a couple of times, maybe cruising the flats looking for smaller perch.

Lots of guys fishing by the inlet pipe when I arrived. I stopped long enough to see a guy ice a moderate-sized bluegill. I love the diversity of fish at Boyd. Wish more of the species grew to keeper size more frequently there, however.

 

[scorpion_bsk]

I was working on the stairs in a new home on the North end of Boyd and I could see quite a few people ice fishing. There was also a few people ice skating!

 

[gotmusky?]

Fished by the pipe with Fishhardwater and his son from about 11:30-3:30.  Between the three of us, we caught about 40 fish.  Mostly bluegills with some small bass.  Seen some crappies pulled out and a few nice bows.  Could see the fish cruising below and seen one nice walleye swim by.  The kid caught most of the fish.  Lots of people fishing.
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[hatchmaster]

That is a great Pic!!!!

Could you see the fish crusing just by looking down the holes? Or were you in a shelter?

 

[gotmusky?]

Just looking down the holes. The water ranged from about 8-12fow I'd say.

 

[Cutthroat]

Hatch... helps to look down the hole if you shade it and get down close. I was on hands and knees sightfishing. I must have seen got muskie when I arrived there. I would have been driving by the red honda civic. I pulled in for about a minute just to see if anyone would catch fish while I was watching, then headed to perch land.

 

[hatchmaster]

Alright stick head down hole got it!

 

[Cutthroat]

Right! Then inhale deeply.

If you are going Thursday, it will be warm, so hands and knees will likely get wet with slush if you get down close to the hole.

I think I'll design a DIY underwater camera system this winter that can be made inexpensively, if I have time. Just something that looks down at your bait, so you can sightfish using a monitor instead of killing your neck by hanging your head over the hole. hmmm..

 

[fishhard]

least it was a nice day to take my son.. he had a good time catchin all the fish.. he didnt understand that the fish we fished for werent that big.. Still wants the big one..

GOOD BOY