Belva Deer ice fishing

  • theduck
    Posts: 149
    #1284374

    At least 5 inches of good ice everywhere we drilled a hole. We didn’t have to drill many as we caught the majority of our fish in two holes that were still open from the day before. We brought home 25 fish. Two were 9 inch crappies and the rest were bluegills. 2/3 of them were at least nine inches long with the largest just over 9 1/2″. We measured them and took some pics. We had two 7 inchers in the mix and they look like absolute dinks compared to the other hogs. The rest were between 8 and 9 inches. Along with 6 or so bass in the 12 to 14 inch range we had a pretty good day. Morning bite was the best. Bite really slowed down about 9 am. The afternoon bite is probably just as good but we had enough fish and were ready to leave at 1 pm. Fished from 7:30 until 1 and probably caught 45 fish between the two of us. Lots of sizes caught from 4 inches to the huge 9 1/2 inchers. Thick and healthly fish.

    tony_p
    Waterloo, IA
    Posts: 1792
    #407218

    Thanks for the report .Dont want to sound dumb but were is Belva deer?

    lebruce
    C.R. Iowa
    Posts: 60
    #337985

    Quote:


    Thanks for the report .Dont want to sound dumb but were is Belva deer?


    It’s a county lake just North of Sigourney Iowa.

    tony_p
    Waterloo, IA
    Posts: 1792
    #407313

    Thanks how big is the lake,is it a man made lake?

    herb
    6ft under
    Posts: 3242
    #407327

    A few hundred acres. Man made. Deep. Lots of timber and lots of humps, rock and other structure.
    Sometimes they get it right!

    tony_p
    Waterloo, IA
    Posts: 1792
    #407578

    Thanks Herb! Sounds like a great lake.

    2handsinthebox
    Off Red Rock
    Posts: 47
    #407804

    That lake is what 4yrs old now?????

    Did well there last winter………….

    theduck
    Posts: 149
    #408112

    some pictures of the previous report.

    [image]http://images.snapfish.com/34592<44%3B%7Ffp336>vq%3D3272>7%3A6>8<3>WSNRCG%3D323342<6935%3A6vq0mrj[/image]
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    [image]http://images.snapfish.com/34592<44%3B%7Ffp338>vq%3D3272>7%3A6>8<3>WSNRCG%3D323342<68487%3Bvq0mrj[/image]

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