Sitting at my tying bench I was inspired to tie something a little different. I came across a spider pattern in one of my books and modified it so that it was easier to tie and was more fishable than the original. Take a curved scud hook (size 12) and place it in your vice. Take 6/0 white tying thread and dress your hook. Take some white deer hair (not bucktail) and tie it on top of
February is the month that marks the peak of the Icefishing season. Where the Ice is thick and the fish are hungry. The places I lake to fish is just about everywhere in the Rockies where the lakes are full of trout of all species, besides trout there are land locked salmon. In the Rural lakes you can also catch plenty of yellow perch and saugeye or walleyes.
When you're targeting bluegills, yellow perch, black crappies, walleyes, sauger and even whitefish sometimes - always, always, always consider separating your hook from the delivery agent!
Here are some tips for locating a variety of fish through the ice, and the techniques to catch them, courtesy of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
With the help of my friend Joey Monteleone, in this post he explains the importance of understanding what is going on under the water with the fish in the cold water of winter. His expertise and advice has helped many anglers over the years, he is a natural born teacher. Every time I receive an email from him, I learn something more about fish and fishing. This is some selected tips