Ice tactics for low visibility water conditions?

[ND4LIFE]

One of the small lakes I have started fishing recently has very murky water. That combined with amount of snow on the ice the visibility if less than 2 feet on my Aqua-Vu! I'm fishing for perch and walleye and was looking for tips on low visibility fishing. I've been using brighter colored jigs but was wondering about lure size making a difference. Small maggots/wax worms are probably hard to see from the fish's perspective. Maybe its better to actively jig something bright and flashy to bring them in with something else on the deadstick. Thanks!

[BartmanMN]

If you are fishing perch and walleye then you would likely have better luck using a buckshot spoon or something like that tipped with a minnow head in addition to your dead stick. You could also introduce scent into the water by spraying your spoon and or minnow with some type of attractant like the gulp spray.

[Ed Carlson]

Try "Hog Call'n" and the "Bait and Switch".

Lots of noise and size to draw them in, then be ready to switch to a more subtle presentation.

Walleye, Panfish, and Perch are curious critters. So draw them in, get there attention. Then find a pattern to catch them on. Glows would be my pick, and Gold metallic finish's with glows on them.

I like the Salmo Zippers for walleye in dark to stained water. It has a large profile, lots of chatter that will carry a long ways in the water. For walleye I do the same as I do with the panfish in dark water. I have a fallow up lure option or two smaller than the first offering handy so once I get there attention I have options ready for action.

[CrappieNight]

Bartman's right, you need to tune in to their lateral lines and bring the noise. The more vibration you can create, the more fish you'll attract. Add a scent and you may be doing all you can to get them to come to you.

Lower visibility exacerbates the need to be in the right spot at the right time.

[RiverFish]

Lindy rattlin flyer has been outstanding for me. Chubby darters work well also for active fish. Zip lures, whistler jigs, etc....

Movement, vibration, and noise!

[panfishpounder00]

ed has the right idea here, jig them in with a buckshot rattl spoon and keep a deastick with a minnow in the hole next to you, often times the fish will come in to the vibration/commotion and then hit the easy meal! key here is to have both down at the same time.. northland puppet minnows, buckshoys spoon, lindy flyer all are great "callers" , plus if the fish are active, the bite on those lures is gennerally more exhillerating!

[panfishpounder00]

black is also a good color in dark/ murky water, it throws a shadow as the water is not and can not be 100% black! same goes for night fishing, if you do not have any glow lures! glow or bright are always my 1st choices here.