Having grown up in the 80's I vividly remember the last perch boom of the mid 90's. I've watched spots go from being a soft spot in a field you didn't want to drive through for fear of getting suck to fishing that same spot a couple years later for jumbo perch. Nowadays those spots are no longer shallow yellow perch holes but instear deep water walleye haunts.
My question is have any of you ever open water prefished any of the possible up and coming lakes just before freeze up? So far time has proved that the hot perch lake one year almost never has to do with next year. As it happens a number of the possible good ice fishing lakes this year happen to be in number of bodies of water I also tend to duck hunt most years. Because of this I'm thinking of doing a mutant form of cast and blast well I'm out there. Just have zero idea what open water shore fishing technique might be the most effective to test the water for keeper fish. Do we do a couple lightweight Lindy rigs or perhaps a couple bobbers with small worms or in all odds a combination of both? So like said anyone ever do this or something similar and have any advice?
My question is have any of you ever open water prefished any of the possible up and coming lakes just before freeze up? So far time has proved that the hot perch lake one year almost never has to do with next year. As it happens a number of the possible good ice fishing lakes this year happen to be in number of bodies of water I also tend to duck hunt most years. Because of this I'm thinking of doing a mutant form of cast and blast well I'm out there. Just have zero idea what open water shore fishing technique might be the most effective to test the water for keeper fish. Do we do a couple lightweight Lindy rigs or perhaps a couple bobbers with small worms or in all odds a combination of both? So like said anyone ever do this or something similar and have any advice?
