Today we're on Chautauqua Lake ice fishing for yellow and white perch and those tasty walleye. We're using the smaller Stingnose jigging spoons. | Thundermist Lure Company

Ice fishermen on Chautauqua know, the lake sometimes has other plans. After an unsuccessful morning chasing walleye we were happy to find a great school of White Bass —and honestly? We leaned into it. I know, I know. I can hear the "trash fish" comments already. For years, we've heard people say these silver scrappers are too fishy, too oily, or just not worth the fillet knife. But after a solid session of hard-fighting doubles through the ice, we decided it was time to put the rumors to bed wit