A little ice fishing

[SWMichRealtor]

Here's what I did Friday morning (before the blizzard!). That bucket had 22 gills. The bonus crappie (13 1/2") is a complete mystery to me.

I have fished this lake 9 months a year for 11 years. Never seen a crappie, never caught one. I heard a couple of neighbors claim to have caught one but they are not fisherman, so I assumed they had actually caught a rock bass. But this is definitely a white crappie, and a damn good one!

Ed

[Happy Trails]

HEY ED,

IF THAT CRAPPIE IS 13.5 INCHES, WHAT'S THE SIZE ON THOSE GILLS? LOOKING GOOD.

HT

[SWMichRealtor]

HT,

The picture is deceiving. The crappie is laying on the floor. The gills are in a big bucket closer to the camera. I had another pic with the measuring tape but I deleted it.

Those are 8 to 9" bluegills. That biggest on on top might be 9.5"

Ed

[Happy Trails]

YEARS AGO, I USED TO DABBLE IN TAXIDERMY. A FRIEND OF MINE BROUGHT ME A 12 1/2 BLUE GILL TO MOUNT. HE STILL HAS IT. WHAT A BULL, WITH A HUGE BUMP ON IT'S FOREHEAD. HE CAUGHT IT IN CADALLAC, IN THE OTHER LAKE (NOT CADALLAC).

HT

[RedWing1]

Awesome mess of fish, Ed! :thumbup:

[Justapickin]

Very nice......:thumbup:

[SWMichRealtor]

What a gorgeous rainbow.

Congratulations! Now that is a bonus fish. Takes some skill to land a fish like that with light line through the ice.

Ed

[RedWing1]

WOW! What a beautiful trout! That would make an AWESOME mount. :thumbup:

[Justapickin]

Awsome trout.......:thumbup:

[Ohio Transplant]

nice fish for sure.