I have decided to take a new approach to guided ice fishing trips. I have found that there are a lot of people who have never ice fished and would like to give it a try but don’t want to spend a bunch of money. Given this I am going to be offering 2,4, and 6-8 hour ice fishing trips.
The two hour ice fishing trips will be either intro to ice fishing or learning something specific. Intro to ice fishing would include the basics of jigging, tip ups, tip downs, and electronics. It would also include the basics on where to start when trying to locate fish and what moves to make if your first spot doesn’t pan out. Specific two hour trips would focus on just one thing. That could be setting tip ups for pike or walleye, using a Vexilar, jigging for pan fish, or using tip downs. A third option is just going out and trying to jig up a pile of fish in two hours. Many days you can end up with at least a meal if not two or three in two hours. These trips will be priced at $100 for one person or $150 for two people. This price includes all gear and bait along with coffee for morning trips. If available additional time can be purchased for $75 per hour.
A four hour trip can be a more detailed intro to ice fishing. This would again cover all the basics. However, the extended time frame will allow you to get further instruction where desired. This will likely also lead to more fish being caught. Another four hour option is to go out and target one species of fish such as pike, perch, crappie, or bluegills. Four hours most days is enough time to catch a fair number of fish while also learning new techniques. It is also a good amount of time to learn how to use a Vexilar if you have never done so before. Four hour trips will be priced at $250 for one person or $300 for two people. This price again includes all gear, bait, and a pot of coffee if desired. If available additional time can be purchased for this trip as well for $50 per hour.
The 6-8 hour trip is a full day of ice fishing fun. There will be two options. The first is a run and gun perch and panfish trip. We will stay mobile using jigging rods inside the shanty and only setting a few tip downs if we are really on the fish. This approach will allow us easily move if and when needed to find the fish or stay on the fish. The second option is to set up for pike and or walleye with tip ups and then jig near by. Using this approach we will run a large spread of tip ups and tip downs then work around our spread jigging. This allows us to target larger game fish and still fish for panfish at the same time. It is a much less mobile approach as it takes time to set 10 to 15 tip ups. It is hard to beat the excitement of hearing someone yell flag followed by everyone running to see what is on the end of the line. These trips will be priced at $350 for one person or $400 for two people. Larger groups can be accommodated as well. This price again includes all bait and gear. All you need to bring for any of these trips is warm clothes and boots.
If you have any questions or would like to book an ice fishing trip call me @315-529-3886.
Disclaimers:
Additional time will not always be available to be purchased. Please book the time that you think you will want. If you book a 2 or 4 hour with the plans of adding time that time may not be available. I may have another trip booked or might have other plans. It is also possible I will not have enough bait left to stay out as I will be buying bait based on the time frame booked.
Pike bait is expensive. Please do not tell me you want to fish for pike and then change your mind. One I have purchased minnows we will be fishing for pike.
My limit will not be kept. The rules will be the same on the ice as they are on the river or lake. You are welcome to keep your legal limit.
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