I believe that fish feed under the ice, and don't just strike out of reflex. If the reflex part were true most of the time, then what color of ice jig or fly wouldn't matter, would it? I read somewhere, and believe the BG target copopods (sp?) during the winter (iced over lakes). The BG seem to follow their rise and fall in the water column as it relates to ambient light. Matching the hatch seems to work. I've used a #28 fly tied above an ice fishing jig and have caught more fish on the fly than on the jig.
In regards to pelleted feed, does anybody know how long a fish takes to digest a pellet at "X" number of degrees water temp? i.e. a BG will digest a pellet in "X" hours in 70* water vs. "X" hours in 40* water.
