Fishing rivers/ fishing in current

[fishcast]

I have been trying to fish a river system recently for whatever I come across (walleyes, gills, crappies, white bass,catfish, northerns, etc.), but I have never ice fished rivers before, and I am just looking for action from any species. I have tried a few different areas and have only found fish at one spot, and I know there were lots of fish in close proximity in the fall in all the spots I have tried so far.

I know this is situation and species dependent, but for any river anglers do you tend to try to fish areas just off of heavy current? Behind things blocking out strong current? more backwater areas far from current? In the current? Do you look for the deep water or not so much in rivers?

By the way the system I have tried has real low clarity.

Also anyone have good recomendations for lures that work well in some current (like ones that don't get blown out of the cone angle of my flasher). I have seen people drill two holes also with there flasher a couple feet up current of the hole for there lure, does that work pretty well? Or has anyone tried the Vexilar flex arm thing for your transducer (forgot what it is called)? Or are there other good options?

Thanks for any help I have been pretty stumped in most places I expected to find fish.

[8point]

Are you talkin about the Rum River?

[croixeyes]

Typically,most fish are not gonna be in the current areas long.They may use enough energy to dart out from behind a current break to eat something and return.Remember,Its winter and there metabolism is much slower than in summer.Backwater areas,eddies and deeper holes are where most river fish will be.Depending on the strength of the current your fishing,a hole drilled downstream from the hole your fishing will help you to pickup your bait on the vex.If you are,lets say fishing for walleye,you may want to try a regular jig and minnow or a blade bait.These can cut thru current well,as do some icefishing lures.Hope this helps...

[fishcast]

I'm in Stevens Point WI right now and have fished the Wisconsin River a few times and another once. The WI river is prety dirty and there are a number of dams, resevoirs, close by but most of the river is pretty rocky and fairly shallow 2-6 feet where I have been so far, but I have found and fished to over 10 feet. Its loaded with small eyes and in the spot I have caught fish the other day it was cool cause we got an eelpout, rock bass, and eyes within 50 feet. The main reason I feel stumped is cause of the tons of fish I caught in the fall, and now can't find them even though I have tried what I thought would be logical spots through the ice.

However, I am pretty much talking about rivers in general, cause I have never ice fished them till the other day. I do know that some of my questions are quite broad.

[8point]

A buddie and I tryed the Rum River last monday and didnt have any luck. I think it was because of the shallow water...