Joppatowne Ice

[hockeybuck]

My buddy and I went out at Joppatowne on Saturday morning. We got there at 10:30 with a forecast of 56 degrees. It did get there but not until a few hours after we broke through 200 feet of 1/4" to 1" of ice. A short while later a few boats came through with little effort. The yellow perch were not exactly on fire but I managed a few including a 14" with a pendulous belly. I also hooked a 16" pickerel and a catfish all on minnows; all released to fight again. I can't believe I didn't take a picture of the perch but this is how the surface looked around noon.

[hockeybuck]

[FishingRod]

Thanks for the report. You launching at Mariner Point Park?

[Capt.Nick]

The ice is still there today ,Sunday 1/29.Nobody fished by boat there today.

[Capt.Nick]

I'm surprised you didn't catch any Bass.I was going to fish there today.I was going to wait for the temp to hit 40 but by 10:30 it started to rain & blow so I passed.About half the area you photographed was still iced up today.There wasn't any ice Fri. at sundown there.It's the first place on the bay to ice up & the first to thaw.There were quite a few boats there Sat.including some Kayaks & Canoes.

[hockeybuck]

We are fortunate to have a place to launch behind the houses.
We were the 2 guys in kayaks , one gray sit-on-top, and the green sit-inside. I talked to a few of the guys in boats and they were targeting bass but didn't have much luck with them.

[Capt.Nick]

I'm sure I'll see you out there.I fish there alot since 87 ,in that particular area.I've now fish there in a Mango Mainstream SOT.