Lake Puckaway bluegill report 5 -20-13
My folks, Henry and June came up to do some panfishing off my peir for the afternoon. They are both in their middle 80,s and still love to fish when they can. I called them to come up and try for the gills. They set up the poles with plain hooks and bobbers. The bait of choice was peices of nigh...
Spring Crappies on Lake Wisconsin
Spent the weekend opener for Wisconsin inland lakes chasing crappies on Lake Wisconsin. This bite is definitely a little behind this year but appears to be getting ready to take off in a big way.Checked several shallow bays first thing Saturday morning only to find the water temps a little to co...
Closing out Ice season in Sodak
Well with some open water spots FINNALY starting to show I think I can dust off the open water gear and ready the big tacklebox. Anyway the fast few weeks have been a whirlwind with chasing snowgeese, turkey trips, as well as ice fishing. About mid april I finally saw the big perch go into that ...
Still Ice Fishing in Alexandria!
Well there are two questions I've been asked over and over the past month. The first is, "How much ice is on the lakes in the Alexandria area?” The other is, “Will the ice be off for Minnesota fishing opener?" Many of the lakes still have over 24" of ice. I’ve been on a number of lakes recen...
Main Channel Perch’n on the Miss. P7
The credit for this quick report all goes to one of my best friend, Scott – Mile_Mark714. Since fishing with him in the very early 80’s, I swear he has a blood hound’s sense for finding quality panfish. This recent trip on the Mississippi was in typical order of Scott’s intuition for quality P...
OVERTIME......late march early april report
About a month back I posted how March is ice fishing's 4th quarter. Well if that is the case April is overtime, and you can bet I am thanking the fishing Gods for fishable ice in April. I had some good outings with a group of guys right before I went to Winnipeg and right now after I got back in...
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...
Northern MN - Late Ice Panfish Report
I named this a late-ice panfish report almost tongue-in-cheek given a few realities from our trip. First, the Leech lake area is far from "late-ice" with as much as 2 feet of snow on top of up to 18"es of slush above the ice. We actually had to blast through a drift or two to get down some of ...
Mid March report from Sodak
With Winter holding its grip pretty tight on the western fringe of the ice belt we have plenty of ice as well as snow to go with it out in South Dakota. Currently we have over 2 feet of ice as well as anywhere from 4-12 inches of snow to go with it. Travel varies from tracked machines to sleds a...
Early March South Dakota Report
With it being March 12th we are almost to mid march, although it feels like mid january lately. Switching weather systems, extreme wind, and some small snowstorms have made fishing a pain at times. The fish however have been worth it. We have been moving alot to find fish, but the schools are of...
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 ...
