Mark Anderson is a fellow member of Central Iowa Anglers. Mark absolutely LOVES ice fishing!
He has a blog, and if you enjoy icefishing and want to learn more, it a great read!
http://icefishanderson.blogspot.com/
Around mid-summer of this year, Mark approached me to tie some ice-fishing "flies". Maybe "flies" isn't the best word to use here. They were mainly tied on tungsten ice-fishing jigheads, so they are ice-fishing jigs. But, it is something any fly tyer can do.
Mark had some specific ideas of what he wanted tied, based on the various ice-fishing conditions he often encounters. In some waters, natural colors and textures are very important. In other waters, bright UV colors are often best for both Bluegills and Crappies, as well as the occasional Yellow Perch.
We tossed around Mark's ideas, I made some suggestions based on my own experiences and observations, and we agreed on a variety of patterns to try.
(Below is under UV light):
(Below is under UV light):
Early reports from Mark have been that he has gotten very positive reaction from the fish on the ones he has tried. If you want to find out more, hopefully Mark will be posting something about it on his blog later in the season once he has completed more field testing.
