Archive for March 2016
Mobilize For Yellow Perch
Mobilize For Yellow Perch From: Chip Leer Yellow perch are often quick to answer the dinner bell during the winter. Work a Forage Minnow Spoon in a Silver Shiner or Gold Perch pattern under the ice and you’re apt to have a school form below the hole in no time. In clear, winter water perch can see a good distance and their curiosity kicks into overdrive when something that looks a lot like a wounded baitfish starts dancing nearby.
Read MoreEasy Way To Pre-Rig Ice Spoons
Easy Way To Pre-Rig Ice Spoons From: Chip Leer Ice fishing is notorious for offering anglers just brief windows of opportunity to catch fish in multiples. Sure, you can often catch a few walleyes throughout a day of fishing, but you’re really just marking time until the 6 p.m. frenzy that may last only 20 minutes.
Read MoreUV And You
Harness ultraviolet rays to hook more fish If you’ve ever gotten sunburned while enjoying a fine day on the water, you know all about the power of the sun’s ultraviolet rays. While many fellow anglers feel your pain, few fully understand that you can also harness the power of UV light to put more fish in the boat or on the ice. It’s all based on solid science.
Read MoreBluegill Epiphany: Sunny Day UV
Optically brightened finishes that reflect and react to the sun’s ultraviolet light make it easier for fish to see your lures in low-light and low-vis conditions.But panfish mastermind and Team Northland ace Brian “Bro” Brosdahl says UV finishes work wonders for daytime bluegills as well.“UV finishes quickly gained acceptance among anglers chasing trout, salmon and walleyes, but such products have as many, if not more, applications on the sunfish scene,” he says. While UV-related increases in wa…
Read MorePut the Pieces Together to Ice More Gills
Author: Scott Stankowski Stevens Point— Catching bluegills consistently through the ice on any given body of water takes a knack of know how. Sure when the fish are biting you can throw down any jig, put a wax worm on your hook and set it down and catch fish. But to consistently put decent sized gills from ice up to ice out you have to be able to vary your tactics.
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