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Fishinboss · Joined: 01 Feb 2011 Posts: 8

Is it jus me or has this season been unusually slow? every year i normally hammer the fish on candlewood and do well on my spots at other lakes/ponds, but this year I just cant seem to get them to bite or even find them like i have over the past few years.

PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

It's only my first season ice fishing but, yes, the fishing has slowed down a ton since the heavy snows started.
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SeaDog1 · Joined: 21 Dec 2009 Posts: 2629

Hi fb!

YES! The fishing has slowed down because this heavy winter cover and cold Wx is causing the fishes metabolisim to slow down substantially, Mid-winter O2 is being depleted, and a lot less fishermen venturing out onto the ice with this deep snow covering it.

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IceAddict · Joined: 31 Jan 2011 Posts: 77

Hi Fb,

Just the opposite for me. This has been an awesome year for me. I don't fish Candlewood, so I can't comment on how slow it is, but trout fishing has been real good. Limited out at Highland and East twin, but I return all fish. Only kept one Rainbow at Twin.

Fishinboss · Joined: 01 Feb 2011 Posts: 8

yea thats what im thinkin sea dog, i know were the fish are but they wont hit my jigs like they have in the past, iceaddict- do you get the trout jigging or on tip-ups, cause i only jig and really want to get up to twin this year.

IceAddict · Joined: 31 Jan 2011 Posts: 77

FB, 90% were caught on tip ups. I catch trout at all parts of the water column. In 10 feet or shallower I am 2' off bottom . In deeper water I pull it further off bottom. 50' or more of water I fish within 10' of the ice. That worked last week, but will probably change this week. The one commonality all trips out is dropoffs. I know where they are , and once you find them, you will NEVER get skunked.