Search for Pineview Perch

I went solo to Pineview this morning. The fishing was slow, but I was able to stay fairly busy with the occasional fish coming through on the finder. But the bite wasn't very good; fish would come and check out the jigs, but wouldn't always hit. It was a light bite, too, and very difficult to detect a strike. Wire bobbers saved me, or I likely wouldn't have caught anything at all. I finished with only 7 perch, and one yellow catfish. However, the weather was beautiful and I enjoyed the morning in a haze-free environment.

Rockport on the Hard Deck

Our first ice fishing trip of the year found us at Rockport Reservoir. Little Paxton caught the biggest fish of the day; a nice rainbow trout. The rest of us struggled to get hits, and I only caught one little planter rainbow. If I had caught all the fish that gave me quick bites, I'd have had a very good day. But it was difficult to set the hook on these short-biters. However the weather was great, and we got out of the inversion and haze for a few hours.
More trips to come . . .