If you've ever been ice-fishing before, and you miss the way you could cut a hole in the ice and drop a line — or even if you haven't — here's good news: Florida has its own version.
In fact, a great way to catch freshwater fish such as speckled perch, bluegill and catfish is by simply taking a net and pushing a hole into a hydrilla mat in 5 to 10 feet of water. That will release all the minnows and grass shrimp and can start a feed. Just drop a minnow or grass shrimp in the hole and hope for the best. Capt. Doc Lee said he's sometimes taken 3 or 4 speckled perch from one hole.
And once you hit one hole, move onto another. Make sure to works different levels of the water column to see where the fish are biting.
On another note, Lee heard that at Lake Manatee, anglers recently pulled 36 speckled perch from one-half to two pounds working around hydrilla in 8 to 10 feet of water.
The full moon is coming on Jan. 22, and anything in a spawning rhythm, such as bass and specks, should be spawning. Typically, bass and specks will spawn in 1 to 3 feet of water in grassy areas such as hydrilla or other heavy-duty brush. Once you find one spawner, there likely will be another couple dozen in the area.
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