Lake Ashtabula - Sunday, December 12, 2010

Went out last Sunday evening real close the the Sibley bridge.  Fishing in 5 feet close to the channel.  Right after sunset there were short bursts of excitement with the small eyes.  Later, the bite slowed to about 3 per hour between the two of us.  All the fish were small but it was still fun.  Very cold that night and the lake is going down so while the ice is hung up at shore, the water was a little over an inch above the ice where we set up.  The slush and snow kept the water from spreading from our holes.  If I was to do it again, I'd set up in 3 or 4 feet of water as they seemed to be coming off the shallows.  Jigs with whole minnows.  Color of jig didn't seem to matter.  Lively minnows got action quicker.   Ice in the shallows was about 11" and in the channel with good current was about 6".

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Region: Lake Ashtabula

Categories: Fishing