Super Clear Ice

[Yellow Dog]

I encountered a new one...new ice that was window pane clear. I could see down 15 feet through the ice and the ridges on snail shell were obvious! BUT as I walked along, every fish saw me and scattered. I set up thinking they'd come back--never showed in over an hour. How do you fish the ultra clear stuff?

[Bobb-o]

i always tried to fish an any available snow cover, another method i have heard that works is to lay a piece of carpet down on the ice and then come back later and fish there

[Rost]

If the ice and the water is that clear, I'd come back at night and try it. I'd bet in this situation, it will be a night bite.

[so haaad]

Also try under the darkness of a fish house.

[The Grebe]

We ran into the same situation this past week-end. I'm sure that the ice magnifies movement to the fish below and the clear ice amplifies sound....unless the fish in the lake have a death wish, shallow water fishing is nonexistant!

We got up on some foggy ice, worked it out to about 12-14 feet and set up shop. Right at dinner time, the fish started hitting.

I experimented, going in closer, but I could'nt get a bite. Went back out to 12 feet and started getting some fish again. I had cut holes from about 8 feet, out to the deeper stuff, prior to prime time.

[Captain B.R.K]

What else works is if you find a patch of snow that has crusted on the ice, set up on that to cover your shadows.

[psegriz]

I've been in situations like that and couldn't even get a bite if the lantern was on in the sled. Go at night and shut all the lights off. Turn a flashlite on only to remove your fish and rebait. It works.

[merc]

No snow at all, go deeper.