The ice fishing this year just is not good.
I've been out 6 times with not even a flag or a tug on jig.
Just one 20" northern and one 23" northern. That is my total for the year. Had to put them both back.
Been out a few times and have brought home a couple meals worth of gills and crappies. It's all about timing.. I've been out a couple times where I watch them come right to the bait, but refuse to touch it, and other times where I have a hard time running two poles because of the bites.
Been finding (of course) that dawn and dusk are the hottest times. 1 hour each side is when things start and finish.. The rest of the time has just been plain work, with a couple exceptions..
Lot of "You should have been here yesterday" stuff going on this year.. :wink: