Pumpkinseed

[reason162]

Originally Posted by oelgnal1

I've caught them in 30+ fow around here in Jan., Feb., open water and after a pic, they never had a problem going back down, if they had, I fizz them.
Fizzing is a good thing to know anytime you catch deep water fish and is what is expected of a responsible fisherman.

They might swim down but delayed mortality is a thing. That's a big pressure change. It's one thing when they're up and down the water column chasing bait in the Fall - another when they've spent a month+ sitting deep.

I stopped targeting them this time of year - they deserve a break at some point in this state. But to each their own.

[Godrew1972]

I love the reports, makes me more likely to head out to the lake and extra time or 2. A keep it up