Lake Zumbro Multispieces Late October '08
My youngest son Nate and I spent late afternoon/early evening getting in some multispieces fishing on Lake Zumbro even though the low water level due to the draw down is making it hard to get on the lake. Here is how we were able to do it. Every year in October the lake level is drawn down t...
Pool 13 - Illinois: Fall Crappie Are On Fire
The last two weekends, my wife and I made the three hour journey to Pool 13, to chase slabs. My wife is new to Pool 13, but as you can see, she is catching onto my techniques as though she has done this for many years! The river is coming up over the past week, and the water temperature is ...
Fall Fishing on SE Minnesota's Lake Zumbro
Fall is a great time to be fishing on SE Minneota's Lake Zumbro because its when the bigger fish start showing up and putting on the feed bag to store up for the up coming winter months ahead. Its also a very peacefull time to be on the water as there aren't as many boats and the leaves on the t...
Lake Wisconsin Fall Crappies
The crappie fishing was a little slower for us this weekend but by hitting several different locations, we were able to find either small numbers of bigger fish or better numbers of eaten size fish. Our techniques remain pretty much the same. The live bait minnow rigs didn't do quite as well...
Lake Zumbro Fall Panfish
Bill and I had the chance to go fish one of our favorite waters today, Lake Zumbro. The recent warm weather had moved the water a few degrees from where it had already been into the lower 60's, now back to the mid 60's. The fish have been on a consistent bite with mostly bluegills showing up a...
Jigging Up Lake Zumbro Bullgills & Crappies
You have to just LOVE fall fishing because its when the bigger fish start showing up and put the feed bag on. And when you add cooler air and water temps, and most of the skiers are off the lake, so its just you and other fishermen AND the FISH. I chose this pic for the first one as its Mik...
Fall Lake Zumbro Crappies and Gills
The fall period can be a great time for catching bigger crappies and bullgills on Lake Zumbro in SE Minnesota. The bigger fish start showing up at this time of year and the Lake is not as crowded either. Lake Zumbro is not your standard lake. First off all, even though its called a lake its...
Wisconsin Crappie fishing in early fall
Early fall crappie fishing on Lake Wisconsin is in full swing and one of the best things about fishing this time of the year is the overall decrease in boat traffic.With Labor Day weekend behind us, its now possible to fish right through the middle of the day without feeling like your the only o...
Rainy Lake, Minnesota Crappie Fishing Report
Sometimes you are torn with what to fish this time of year. Big Pike, Walleye and Smallmouth have been my main focus for the past 3 months. Today I gave those Rainy Lake Trophies the day off to chase some September Slabs!! Rainy Lake Crappies are some of the most beautiful crappies in the wor...
Lake Wisconsin Late Summer Crappie Fishing
Late summer on Lake Wisconsin means excellent crappie fishing has already begun. And with the cooler weather from the on-set of early fall, it only gets better and better. This time of the year is easily my favorite for crappie fishing. Spring crappie fishing is fun but spring cold fronts ha...
Mississippi River Pool 8 Crappies
Mike C and myself for the most part keep an empty freezer of fish, but hungry for a fish fry, we decided it was time to check out one of are favorite submerged brush piles hoping to put some nice specks on ice. Knowing crappies are early risers we were on the water shortly after 6am willing to s...
SE Minnesota Lake Zumbro Multispieces Fishing
Southeastern Minnesota's Lake Zumbro is probably best know for and fished for its panfish. But the lake offers alot more spieces of fish for anglers to satisfy the itch for being on the water catching fish. Read on to catch a glimps of a couple other spieces that are available to the anglers in ...
Mississippi River Pool 8 Wing Dam Gills
The hours dragged on while waiting for the time we could leave work anticipating a good wing dam bite. Mike C and I were chomping at the bits for the clock to strike that magic hour turning us into a blur as we ran for the trucks and headed to the landing, by 4:15pm we were fishing and by 4:15:3...
SE Minnesota Lake Zumbro Crappie Trollin
When the bite is slow then its time to start moving to find the fish instead of waiting for them to come to you. Trolling a small jig and plastic out behind you and using the electric trolling motor will help you to locate fish that are willing to bite. Lets face it, not every day will you f...
Mississippi River Pool 8 Crappies and Gills 7/13/0
I checked the forecast first thing this morning a noticed the wind was going to be gusting from the West at 20+mph. Not wanting to fight with boat control the decision was made to grab some minnows and crawlers then head for some of my favorite panfish waters and see if a fish fry could be put o...
