Weekend Stocker Trout

[FishnDave]

Thanks Dale!

[Rick Z]

Nice fish. Got some crappie on Saturday. Hares ears under a hopper. Wind at my back and cast out. Let it drift out and when the hopper moved a fish was on.

Rick

[FishnDave]

Nice fish. Got some crappie on Saturday. Hares ears under a hopper. Wind at my back and cast out. Let it drift out and when the hopper moved a fish was on.

Rick

That's great, Rick! How deep did you set your dropper?

[Rick Z]

down about 2 feet.
Rick

[FishnDave]

Hit a new-to-me lake Saturday. Got skunked. Then I went to a lake that skunked me the last time I visited it. Caught 2 trout and 4 crappies.

[Rick Z]

Nice report. Ice on the water here now. My sinking line does not work onit.

Rick

[FishnDave]

Nice report. Ice on the water here now. My sinking line does not work onit.

Rick

Guys north of you in Ankeny were icefishing on 2"-3" of ice this weekend. I've been on 2.5"....that was not smart. 3" of good ice is ok to fish on. My buddy said 3 guys were standing all together on that ice. Again, not smart.
Down here south of you, we will have 5 consecutive days with high temps in the 50's...ending after Wednesday this week. Then it'll get colder here.

[FishnDave]

Pretty sure this was the last fishing trip of 2020 for me. Went to a nearby park with a trout-stocked pond. The pond was about 65% covered with a thin layer of ice.
The open areas were mostly near submerged aerators. Managed to land 5 trout. Mostly pretty chunky, I wonder what they are eating?


Decided to go look at the creek that was high and muddy last time I fished it. This time it was low and more clear. Caught a nice creek chub.

[Rick Z]

Nice fish. Looks like you had fun.

Rick