Labour Day Lambs

DanElliot · **Joined:** Mon Apr 08, 2002 8:59 am **Posts:** 4329

Spent a few hours out in hay bay. In the deep hole by Ram Is. the screen on the finder lite up with really big hooks. Too big for eyes so I guessed they were a school of sheepheads. The bass didnt seem to be cooperating so a switch in baits to ice fishing spoons seemed like a sure bet to get the drums beating. And it was. In a few hours we landed about 15 fish with a few just over 10 lbs and most in the 5-9lb range. They loved the champ and buckshot and when they hit its like you're snagged on bottom. Fun fishing on 6lb test line. if you get on a school drop your spoon all the way to the bottom and just keep giving it a good 3 ft rip and then let your spoon fall freely back down. Soon as it hits bottom rip it again. Just a fun way to catch whats biting

vladd148 · **Joined:** Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:26 pm **Posts:** 23

Nice. We ended up going out by the narrows today and working bottom bouncers with spinners and gulp leeches and crankbaits, but did not get much. A couple of bites here and there but nothing significant. What colour spoons were they hitting on?

BWHDeseronto · **Joined:** Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:58 am **Posts:** 138

I love exercising the sheepies, if you are not looking for a feed I don't think there is a fish in the bay that bites as consistent and gives a better fight, best part is a lot of the time there are some bigger walleye mixed in, yesterday hit a spot saw the hooks in short order had 3 Drum over 10 lbs and a 22" walleye, in 12 FOW bottom bouncing spinner rigs.
Saved a slow day for my buddy from BC.

DanElliot · **Joined:** Mon Apr 08, 2002 8:59 am **Posts:** 4329

I agree BHWD, they are always willing to bite.
Vladd, they were biting silver, but anything shiny and jigged hard will work

vladd148 · **Joined:** Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:26 pm **Posts:** 23

DanElliot wrote:

I agree BHWD, they are always willing to bite.
Vladd, they were biting silver, but anything shiny and jigged hard will work

Nice, they always seem to put up a great fight! The times I have caught them were accidental, on a spinner with a worm but I may have to give fishing them a go one of these days. Ever tried eating them?

Fisher18 · **Joined:** Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:38 am **Posts:** 83

vladd148 wrote:

DanElliot wrote:

I agree BHWD, they are always willing to bite.
Vladd, they were biting silver, but anything shiny and jigged hard will work

Nice, they always seem to put up a great fight! The times I have caught them were accidental, on a spinner with a worm but I may have to give fishing them a go one of these days. Ever tried eating them?

anything_for_a_beer · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2018 8:34 am

I've also had great sheepie success on jigging raps - They love those things. Also seen walleye mixed in the school.

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