Ok i am totally bored with this whole winter thing and if it means catching
crappies and perch then so be it. I wouldn't mind an occasional bass
either. Here's my question, I have a small lake by my house. It has a
maximum depth of 12 feet(thats being generous) and its limited to ones side
of the lake. Most of the lake is 3-5 feet deep. The ice right now is about
5-7 inches thick. Would a majority of the fish in the lake be located in the
deeper part of the lake? or with the thickness of the ice at this time is it
possible that the fish will be scattered around? If they locate to the
deeper side then it should be easy pickins considering the size of the lake.
Any suggestions outside of live minnows to use for bait? Lures? I'm pretty
new at this ice thing and really don't want to do it, but I need to feel
some sort of fish on the end of the line. The mark davis playstation two
bass game isn't cutting it anymore. All though I did grab the lake record at
19 lbs : ) On the game of course. Any information is greatly appreciated.

Signed
"Randy The Penguin Fishking"