Sand Bar

Del Gue · Post by **Del Gue** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:25 pm

Has anyone fished Sandbar? I drove by it today and saw that it was frozen. I was wondering how think the ice is. I am hitting the ice on friday and may walk out on sandbar tomorrow to drill some holes just to check the ice.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:23 pm

Ice is good out to a point...fish not so much. Ran into a few spots holding Perch but didn't search hard...most fish were small but you might have better luck. I may be out there Sat.

Del Gue · Post by **Del Gue** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:50 am

Thanks Matt. I am going to set up for pike and see what happends.

Del Gue · Post by **Del Gue** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:33 pm

Walked straight out from the pull off on the causeway about 200 yards or so drilling every 30 feet. The average was 8 inches with the thinnest being 6" and the thickest being 10". Anyone found anything different?

Black Ghost (Ken) · Post by **Black Ghost (Ken)** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:32 am

Sounds like -
Game On!!

Ken

Del Gue · Post by **Del Gue** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 9:58 am

Went out yesterday. Walked from the parking area to about 100-200 yards past the causeway pulloff, out about 150 yards from shore. Ice was a solid 6 inches being 8 inches in places. As you walk west and start to hit the anchor ice passed the pull off it starts to drop to 5 inches. This time of year 5 inches is my limit. No sense in pushing it, the big fish weren't biting anyway. Couple small perch, that was it.

Del Gue · Post by **Del Gue** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:45 pm

Tried it again on Sunday. A little better success. A dozen or so small perch, 5 Bass (very fat), 1 Pickerel and 2 Pike. My son was in the driver's seat for the bigger one. I had to laugh because he kept trying to hand me the line every time the pike took off saying "Daddy, you catch it". These Pike put up more of a fight then the Bluegills he's been catching off the dock.
Used Dockside medium shiners on 60 lb fluorocarbon 2.5 feet down.

Dockside · Post by **Dockside** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:56 pm

Dockside bait at the Sandbar pricless! The Sandbar is a sleeper for sure, but it's looking pretty good this early.

Thanks for the report!

raz · Post by **raz** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 6:00 pm

I bet both of you are glad he hung in there with that pike. Look at his fish...look at his smile!

makrug · Post by **makrug** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:56 pm

Oh that's what wonderful memories are made of.

Great fish.

MK

Reelax · Post by **Reelax** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:52 pm

I think with the high water last year we are in for a banner winter with the PIKE bite! They seem to be all over... Gotta like the look on your sons face!

Champlainbaits · Post by **Champlainbaits** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:15 pm

Nice fish, and thanks for sharing the details. I walked on the ice today in mallett's bay for the first time. Didn't go out far because just yesterday there was still open water not too far from shore. I'm planning to head out with the auger late this week and measure the ice so I can see it's game on.

Today is the first day that I can't see any open water in any direction so I'm hopeful.

Best of luck out there.

WildFisherWoman · Post by **WildFisherWoman** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:43 pm

Thats adorable. Happy guy!!!

champlain fisher · Post by **champlain fisher** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:02 am

nice fish young man - awesome!!!!!

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