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Today’s Panfish,
Where To First-Ice
By Chip Leer
Early winter offers savvy ice anglers some of the
hardwater season’s best panfish fishing, for a variety of
reasons. First, hungry panfish prowl predictable places
that are often overlooked by other anglers. Plus, the fish
are active for longer periods of time, more willing to
chase baits, and eagerly swim farther to get a meal than
at virtually any other time during the winter.
Since the panfish are on the bite, finding the fish is more
than half the battle to sliding them onto the ice. A
variety of structure and cover may attract fish, but
healthy green weedbeds can be panfish magnets,
especially for broad-shouldered bluegills and other
sunfish.
