ice fishing in interior

[salmonman]

hi everyone, wondering if you really need ice fishing rods to ice fish or normal ones used in the summer.

 

[Cuba Libre]

Anything from a handline to a 10ft rod will "work". But a shorter tip-up rig is made for ice fishing

 

[Jencourt]

We always used our normal trout rods. worked fine for us. Fished many of the lakes around Kelowna that where open to ice fishing. As a kid we used to chop through 2 feet of ice on Shannon Lake with a hatchet to catch perch. Was good times. Used same rod all the time.

 

[Big Green Machine]

Use a stick to really have some fun!

 

[salmonman]

thanks, i was afraid that i couldnt catch fish with an ordinary one

 

[salmonman]

can i still use an ordinary rod to jig when i ice fish?

 

[Dan]

thanks, i was afraid that i couldnt catch fish with an ordinary one

I don't think the fish can tell

 

[fishinut]

I have tried ice fishing but to tell the truth I don't find sitting on the ice all that appealing. Give me a fly or ultra light on a stream or small lake I am happy. A conventional rod does work but a proper tip up is much easier. We saw some on Monte Lake last weekend but looking at the ice I figured we would be hearing about a recovery operation.