clearing lakes

warm weather and rain are moving in fast and the ice has no chance of staying around for much longer being that we are almost half way through apirl. try finding a little creek that comes off of your favorite lake that is opened up, even if their is a little ice in some areas, the ice can come to your advantage being that panfish like to be hidden in darkness(weeds,logs,ex.) and watch what is being presented to them and then make a desion to attack it or not, so having the ice their could help you if the fish are sitting undernieth of it waiting for something to come along. remember these fish have been under the ice for months now and they are being exsposed to all of the light again, use something flashy like a little lindy rig with either a leech,nightcrawer or waxie on it. throw it out right in front of the ice and reel in slow and see what happens, if you dont get any responce after a few throws, either try a diffrent area or try a diffrent bait to get their attion.