Gill Pill Domination

Yes, I love to eat fish.  I am fortunate enough to be able to fish a lot.  I release most of the fish I catch but don't get me wrong, I keep a good meal whenever possible.  Last night I was REALLY hungry for fish and like normal, there was none in the freezer.  So, I grabbed the minimal gear and off I went to find a nice meal of Bluegill.  Usually that doesn't mean I have to travel very far and I didn't.

After a 5 minute drive to a lake very near my house I set out on foot with the auger, my Humminbird ICE 55 and a tiny box of Custom Jigs and Spins, an ice rod and some wax worms.  I had not been on this lake yet this year and apparently no one else had either.  I started drilling holes on a weedline that I know very well from summer fishing.  I drilled out the deep water and then up into the shallow weeds and started at it.  We had very little snow up until this morning so getting around was easy and it didn't take long for the gills to show up and they were feeding shallow

I started off with the White Tiger Gill Pill.  OK, that is not the real name, but that is what I have been calling it for the last 3 years because it is deadly.  It has been my goto lure for years and rarely lets me down in clear lakes.  It did not disappoint as the gills were on a tear with the incoming weather.  I easily caught a nice limit for dinner.

This is my third time fishing Bluegill this year and I have yet to change jigs.  From Leech Lake to Park Rapids to my home lakes, that little jig keeps putting fish on the ice. You can check them out right here:

http://www.customjigsandspins.com/icefishing/gill_pill.html

The real name of the one I use is White/Black but White Tiger sounds better in my opinion and when I say White Tiger, everyone that fishes with me knows exactly what I am talking about. 

It was a great  night fishing and I easily caught a nice limit of fish that tasted excellent.  I am not sure if anyone noticed when I mentioned the gear I brought with but I never listed a bucket, DOAH!  Yep, I forgot my bucket next to the truck when I left home and ended up filling the pockets on my SNOSUIT with fish to carry them home.  I guess I better put that is the washing machine today before the smell takes over the house.  It is still early season and forgetting important things like a bucket to put your fish in happens!  With this Christmas snow storm it may be a couple days before I get out, but I have plenty to do to prepare for the next trip.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.