Favorite fish to target under the ice

[PikeTipper]

When we do finally get some ice, what will everyone be fishing for?

My own list in order

1) Pike

2) Walleye

3) Perch

4) Crappies

5) Sunnies (I'll give them a try this winter, we'll see how it goes)

[Dan Thiem]

1. Crappies

2. Crappies

3. Crappies

etc. etc. etc.

[Blaine]

Pike

Walleye

Crappie

Trout

[irishjigs]

perch

walleye

panfish

pike

Gotta love the anticipation of the season! I have already checked and double checked all my gear. Who else has problems losing depth finders every year??

[tisch008]

crappie

sunny

walleye

pike

[Jiggitt]

1) Walleye

2) Crappie

3) Pike

4) Perch

5) Sunny

[augernaut]

1.) perchcrappiewalleyepikegills

2.) rockbass

would love to try for cats - long trip for me to horseshoe though!

[Seabass77]

Crappies

Bluegills

Pike

Walleyes, Trout, Perch

[Stratosman]

1. Bluegills

2. Crappies

3. Perch

4. Walleyes

[LEECH21]

Either try to get some big pike or walleyes. Don't do much panfishing. Would love to hook a trip up with someone to get me on some eel pout!

[TheGuy]

You guys are maken me nuts! I'm asking for days off for my winter fishing right now. At night I'm up at 3 A.M. just thinking about ice fishing. One of the many things I like when Ice fishing is useing two lines. I like to set a tip-up out for pike or walleys and then fish for panfish. The number one thing I like about living in this great state of MN is that there are many kinds of fish to fish for. I just like to get out and fish and have fun catching fish with my buddies. I also like talking with others on the ice!

[The Grebe]

Oooow? Let me think? Used to be wallys on Mille Lacs, I just love seeing that bobber "Pop" and start to slowly sink! That is a hard act to follow, but it can be a slow act to follow once in awhile also!

Sunnies, ooow, I likes them! The action, activity, the hands on fishing, cutting holes, moving, working, on the hunt, the "Pop" of the tiny float and it just sits barely under the surface, the set, the arc in the ice rod, the whine of the drag on the reel and you can feel the shoulders as the bull spins to get away, oh yeah!

Crappies with the vex, the scramble to get the bait up to, or down to the the red blip, lowering the line and it stops and you know you had a suspender pick it up! The lively minnow as it tries to get away from the approaching speck and the float just starts to settle out of sight as the offering is inhaled...the solid whack on the waxie when that is what they want. Sitting in the fish house, over a school of Crappies, with your bud/s, man, thats hard to beat!

Order of business....Crappies....Sunnies....Wallys....Pike on a tip up....Trout....perch....I've fished Tullibees and whitefish, but I include them.

[loebs93]

Crappie

Sunnies

Walleye

[Matt Johnson]

Crappies/Bluegills

Catfish

Smallies

Walleyes

Lakers

Perch

Pike

I guess the order can flip-flop throughout the season depending on where I am or what part of the season it is.

Good Fishin,

Matt Johnson

[BigDaddy]

Crappie

Pike

Gills

Wally

[iffwalleyes]

What you mean there are other species other than walleyes?

Lets see my list is like this

1. Walleyes at Lake of The Woods

2. Walleyes everywhere else

3. Pike at Lake of the Woods

4. Crappies

5. Gills

6. Perch

7. Eelpout (well I don't specifically target these I catch enough so they deserve to make my list)

[hanson]

1. Eelpout

2. Tullibee

3. Whitefish

4. Sheepshead

5. Carp

6. Goldeyes

Uh...wait, thats a different list altogether.

[SLAYERFISH]

Perch

Wally's(these are tough in colo.)

Crappie(not many crappie lakes)

Bobo's

Macs

Pike(I catch many while pursuing trout)

[Bob_D]

1) Pike

2) Walleye

3) Trout/salmon

4) Panfish/smelt

[ATM]

Catfish

Crappie

Walleye

Perch

[Ranger sport]

1.Walleye

2.Crappie

3.Pike

4.Sunfish

[Redlantern]

Lake Trout

Northern Pike

Brook Trout

[The Chemist]

That would be:

Cats

Crappies

'eyes

Then perch to keep the kids busy.

Hey ATM is that your house that has the Sportsmans sign in the yard?

[tucciproshop]

Walleye's because they are a challange. Pike you catch any time. Then perch if it is a nice day and I feel like jigging.

[Kylersk]

I'm going to go with what I'd like to eat. I'll have to get back to you after I learn how to fish them on what's the most fun to target.

Walleye is my favorite followed by crappie.