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I spent a few hrs in my float tube on Lake Athens today. Caught between 20-30 of these:
They hit worms being worked slowly along the bottom in about 6 ft of water. All were released since the spawn hasn't happened yet.
I target those all year and open water have great luck using a 1/32 oz gotcha chartreuse jig tipped with a small piece of worm. In spring when they are in the shallows I hang the jig 2 to 3 feet under a bobber and then when they go deeper it is fished direct on 4 pound test. Most days I can fill a cooler with them since there are no limits on Champlain and they are all over the place. Great little pan fish.