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JiggyWithIt · Joined: 04 Jan 2010 Posts: 58 Location: Farmington

Got started late this morning headed out to North end of West Hill. 3 other guys fishing near the boat launch not doing so well. I chose a spot I thought would produce some pickerel but hoping for trout too so I'd have some action. I started setting up around 10:30 am and before I could get my 4th tip up rigged I caught a nice fat 18" pickerel. Then just after setting my last tip up I caught a small rock bass. After about an hour lull it was flag after flag with not much time for rest. At one point I had 3 flags Smile

I landed a total of 6 pickerel 1 rock bass and 1 brown trout and I wrapped things up at 4pm as the action cooled down. A good day of pickerel still beats getting skunked! There was 10" inches of ice with 2" of fresh snow on top. Gonna sleep good tonight Very Happy

HAPPY FISHING!!!
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billybass · Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 315

You got that right ..anything is better than nothing.And i know that feeling after sitting up there at mansfield, set up pretty , couldnt even get the shiner to false trip the damm thing , but hey,thats why its called fishing not catching Laughing

Bluegill Terminator · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 538 Location: Plainville

The pickerel lately have been taking over West Hill. 4 years ago it was rare to catch them now I catch them every time I bass fish that place. Is West Hill locked up through the whole lake or is it just the places out of the wind that have solid ice? I memorized every drop off and change in weeds in that place, and to get to the good spots you need to walk pretty far.

JiggyWithIt · Joined: 04 Jan 2010 Posts: 58 Location: Farmington

10" at the North end by the launch and about 7-8" at the south end but the whole lake is good ice. There are some sweet drop offs on the North East shoreline dropping out to about 35' in a 15yds or so but I mostly target trout and they tend to roam more than hold on the cliffs Wink

I know them pickerel are surely getting fat on them 60,000 salmon fry they stocked. The funny thing is pickerel taste better on a salmon diet Laughing

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