First open water fishing of '08

[Flaco651]

Been doing a lot of ice fishing, but have really been wanting to hit some open water. Gave it a shot today and it was a success. Probably gonna get back out and do it again later this week. Finally got my open water fix...

[LPCrowRiverFisherman]

Redhorsin' it up, can't wait for that. But Crow won't open up for a few more weeks. Already getting stuff ready, seems like many people are ready for the open water.

[erickol]

Sweet. Was that a northern hog sucker mixed in with the redhorses? I'm jealous. I Made a swing by some spots today and think I'll be on open water later this week in the MN river. Hope I have same luck as you.

[Grant]

sweet fish~

what stretches of the river are open down that way?

[Grainbelter]

I've been keeping an eye on them little buggers ever since it opened up a little while ago. I drive over that bridge a few times a week while working and they're there somewhere every time. Now I just have to get there and catch a few as well. Nice job.

[Tyler Holm]

Awesome redhorse. Thanks for sharing. Those fish are a blast to catch. I'm going to try to make it out this week sometime for a little sucker action.

[Lowblazah]

SO the crappy luck on Saturday made you venture out on Sunday? Nice to see you got your fix...

["another IT GUY"]

Flaco, sorry to highjack your thread, just thought i'd share one of my pix from the weekend in WI. Enjoy!

[erickol]

O.K., carp through the ice is one of my goals, so please tell me how you got that one. Bait, type of water, depth.... anything you don't mind sharing. I'm getting mixed messages about where people even find carp in the winter (depth). Nice going.

[Flaco651]

Nice! Carp thru the ice!

[Shack]

By the looks of his setup, I would say it was not caught threw the ice. Picture was taken in the snow on the bank of a stream/river.

Flaco,

Nice fish man. Getting the fix is what life is about.

Both fish are a nice sign of spring ...

[DEADhead]

nice fish flaco and "another IT GUY" . you're making me jealous

[Flaco651]

Just looked at his set up....what was I thinking!?!LOL. First look I just checked out the fish and saw it laying in the snow and read the following post, then replied quick thinking it was ice fishing.

[erickol]

Yeah, me too. Powers of observation Are not high on my list today I guess.

["another IT GUY"]

I was fishing trout (catch-release) in WI, ran into these big boys. This is/was open water. If I had my powerpro spool I swear I would have broken a rod! Sorry got some people exicited! I did catch a few trout also. I got my fix! Caught these on a small feather jig.