Been getting out 2 or 3 times a week. If i was to guess, bet i have easily put 150 holes in the 4 different small city reservoirs i have been fishing in. Averaging 6 or so keeper fish each trip and staying close to home. All of the cities withing 25 minute drive from my door. 
Got out Sunday to New Washington with a member from the Ohio Game Fishing forum to a reservoir that was purchased from the city and is now private. It is a stones throw away from the public reservoir there, but have not been able t fish it for the last five years since it turned private. Buddy has permission though. Fishing was really good. Brought home 13 b.gills all over 8" but one was a dink hook swallow that went to the outside cats. Also caught a broad shouldered LMB that went 17"! Had a beautiful view of the sunset from the kitchen window as i was cleaning fish.
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Skiped out half a day of work today. First time experience for me of ice fishing in the rain. It was interesting. Not full blown rain, more of a mist, but it was coming down pretty steady. Towards 5:00 just before i gave up it was all freezing and coating my gear. Fished the old Attica Reservoir and the size is way down still recovering from a pretty significant fish kill a few years back. Biggest b.gill went 7.5". Did get a 11.5" LMB that would have come home with me if it went 12". Next year. Ended with 5 b.gills and 3 crappie. Must have caught 20 crappies all in the 8"-9" cookie cutter size range that were released. When i found a pod of them, they were aggressive. The 3 crappie i brought home all got hooked pretty deep and were bleeding. Figured i'd keep them rather than chance them dying. They were pretty small, but make some fish fingers.
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Got out Sunday to New Washington with a member from the Ohio Game Fishing forum to a reservoir that was purchased from the city and is now private. It is a stones throw away from the public reservoir there, but have not been able t fish it for the last five years since it turned private. Buddy has permission though. Fishing was really good. Brought home 13 b.gills all over 8" but one was a dink hook swallow that went to the outside cats. Also caught a broad shouldered LMB that went 17"! Had a beautiful view of the sunset from the kitchen window as i was cleaning fish.
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Skiped out half a day of work today. First time experience for me of ice fishing in the rain. It was interesting. Not full blown rain, more of a mist, but it was coming down pretty steady. Towards 5:00 just before i gave up it was all freezing and coating my gear. Fished the old Attica Reservoir and the size is way down still recovering from a pretty significant fish kill a few years back. Biggest b.gill went 7.5". Did get a 11.5" LMB that would have come home with me if it went 12". Next year. Ended with 5 b.gills and 3 crappie. Must have caught 20 crappies all in the 8"-9" cookie cutter size range that were released. When i found a pod of them, they were aggressive. The 3 crappie i brought home all got hooked pretty deep and were bleeding. Figured i'd keep them rather than chance them dying. They were pretty small, but make some fish fingers.
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The newer reservoir here in town is just about at the climax point since it is not that old, but damned if i can find the big crappie that i know are in it during ice season. I have caught 15" crappie from her in the spring. Over the last few years i have learned to fish the new reservoir (bigger/deeper) during first and last ice. During middle of the season ice, the old reservoir (smaller/shallower) has a lot more active fish. Got to take it all in as we go and keep our eyes and ears open. :beer:
