Easter Weekend Mississippi River Panfish Report
Looks like from the recent rain and runoff this may be my last late season report. If it is, then so be it. The fishing has been good. Not exactly great, but good enough to make me want more.The Crappie and Perch have been on a love hate bite for me. One minute they're in love with what I dunk d...
Late ice fishing on Puckaway Wi.
We ventured out on Lake Puckaway searching for some late ice fishing action for panfish. The ice was getting pretty soft on top with the air temps reaching into the upper 40's in the afternoon. The mouth of the river was opening up out into the lake a long distance all ready and this means th...
Late Ice Iowa Perch!
When you think about the end of March in Eastern Iowa, you think about spring and warm temps. When my dad called me this week and told me I better come up again.....I was thinking walleye. When he said ice fishing, I couldn't believe it. How's the ice? 22 inches is all..... That was all I ne...
The Tug is the Drug !!
The Tug is the Drug !!!This is why we ice anglers go all out to find our way atop of the hard water.. The Tug of the long rod !! Fishing shallow water where sometimes you could swear that the prey would have to come in at a 45 deg angle :doh: This trip "Friends With Hovercrafts" will be a tr...
Mississippi River Panfish - Late Season Ice
There's something about late season ice. It's like extra innings baseball or overtime in football, you're on the edge of your seat waiting for the end, but ironically your don't want to see the end to come because it's too much fun to watch. That's where I've been lately, looking forward to open...
Lake Winnipeg Ice Report 03/15-03/18
Greenbacks!!!!! Lake Winnipeg, what a fishery. This 3rd annual trip for the “Here we go” fishing crew has come and gone, memories will be forever etched as this trip was definitely a trip to remember! The 10 of us packed into 2 vehicles, 2 enclosed trailers with 6 snowmobiles, 1 wheeler with ...
BWCA Burntside Lake Report
Well I had the opportunity to head to the Ely,MN area this past weekend, March 8th & 9th. I headed up with my friend, Matt, where we were going to try our hand at lake trout thru the ice. This was a fish that I have caught in the boat, but had yet to target them thru the ice.
We fished Frid...
Abominable Snow Gills!
Talk about getting some stange looks from my co-workers, but when I checked the weather and noticed a big storm front would be moving through last Saturday, there I was doing a little happy dance in my cubicle. Why? In my experience panfish, especially the big ones, really turn on just before ...
Icing Gills Old School
Got a call from my parents last Wednesday telling me they were done working for the week and heading to the cabin and used the excuse of the cabin roof needed to be shoveled off. I knew better that they just wanted to get some walleye fishing in before the ice came off LOTW. Thursday my dad called...
Miss – Pool 7 catching more than eyes and sauger
For the week prior to the Onalaska Ice Get-together, the planets, stars, moons and everything else lined up perfectly! I got to spend 4 straight days fishing with one of my best friends Scott Hunter (Milemark_714) on Pool 7 chasing eyes, sauger, and perch. Well, I also need to add education to t...
An Awesome Start to Late Season Panfishing!
One of the things that really keeps me excited about ice fishing over the course of an entire season is continually challenging myself to target multiple species and finding new lakes. For most folks I'm sure 3 months of winter may seem a bit much, but to us ice-heads it feels like such a "short...
Sub-Basin Crappies
Basin crappies have been covered in detail the past few weeks here on In-Depth Outdoors. James and Bryan filmed a great show in Wisconsin, showing you how to eliminate unproductive water and find fish fast. However, after watching the show I had a few friends that asked me about the lakes they f...
Shallow Water Browns Thru the Ice on Lake Superior
A few years ago I was lucky enough to be introduced to fishing the Great Lakes by my good fishing buds Brad and Chad. After multiple open water trips chasing Kings in the Summer and Brown Trout in the Spring, this past weekend was my first experience ice fishing the big water and all I can say i...
Detroit Lakes Area Fishing Report 1-27
Well, I managed to make it out with my son Lucas to enjoy some crappie fishing on Sunday afternoon. We headed out late in the afternoon in hopes of setting up and catching fish as soon as possible. Our last outing for walleyes was a bust, so I needed to make sure to provide Lucas with some action. W...
A new locator, a new lake, & same old patterns!
Like a kid on Christmas morning, I tore the box open of my new Marcum LX-9. In awe of the shiny screen and all the hype, I wanted to get it wet and really see how it would impact my habits on the ice. Really, could one piece of equipment make that much of a difference? The best test I could find...
