Asher Samsel, 7, used a Lindy Toad to catch this bluegill. Photo by Nathaniel Samsel.
Nathaniel decided last week that it was time to try something different, and that something has worked really well.
Following an instinct, Nathaniel, his 7-year-old brother Asher and I began using vertical presentations with ice lures and very light line in the deepest part of the pond and catching fish better than we ever have during the winter in this particular pond. Catches have included plenty of bluegills, which have always just sort of disappeared this time of year. The best lures have been Lindy Rattl'n Flyer Spoons for bass and Lindy Toads, tipped with small earthworms, for bluegills.
We still have a lot to learn about the approach, which is a lot like ice fishing without the ice, but the first few days of experimentation have yielded nothing but positive results.
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