I sat in the office  Sunday until noon checking fishermen out when they left.  After hearing most of their reports, overall it was a pretty good weekend.  General consensus was Friday night the bite was good for most, but the fish were just “mouthing it” and not many caught them.  Saturday the shallower water was active, but deeper lots of Walleyes were seen, but not interested. Saturday afternoon and evening the bite died for awhile when the wind kicked in, but started again after the wind died overnight.  Heard of ten or so Walleyes actually caught in the slot.  Numerous Large Walleyes, especially in the 26″-28″ inch range.  And some “Big”  Pike.  One group had a 40″ Northern, 29″ Walleye, 27″ Walleye, and even some 10″ Perch in 14 ft of water.  A 45″ Northern was caught in 13 ft., A 41″ Northern caught in 12 ft. and the Graveyard had numerous Pike caught also. One rental had a huge one on and it caught caught up in their camera and they lost it.   And yes there were some that didn’t fair as well, but I’ve never seen everyone do good yet.

The weather was nice, the ice stayed still so it was a good one I would say.  Looks like this weather pattern is going to stay for awhile and it should keep the fishing on a even keel also.  It would be nice to get some more snow out there though. It would help quiet things down with the ice and would slow fishermen down from running all over the place.  Especially at night.  Saturday night after 10:00pm. it was crazy with people driving around. For those trying to enjoy a quiet evening of fishing in some areas, that did not work to well.

Keep a Tight Line!      Eddy

Today fishing was good for some and slow for others. After making the afternoon rounds of the rentals, most Walleyes caught were small with a few 22-26″, but no “keepers” reported.  Seemed the the best depth for the most activity was 16-24 feet. Fishermen deeper were seeing Walleyes but they weren’t biting.  Perch action was slow with mostly little ones. But in the mud next to the Banana one wheelhouse stopping off reported some nice sized Perch caught.  A 45″ Northern Pike was caught in a permanent house, near Spider, and one rental on the SW side of the Graveyard had a large Northern break their line in a tangle up with their camera.

The barometer was low most of the day and this afternoon the wind switched to the NW and blew pretty good for awhile. Around dusk it let up and looks like a nice Sunday-Monday on tap.  Either way it will be good weather to be on the ice!

Keep A Tight Line!     Eddy

Today fishing was a little better today in some areas, slower in others.  The Banana Reef seen good Walleye action from reports I heard.  Perch were slow in the deeper water.  Those with camera’s were seeing them but they bigger ones were not very active.  With the barometer dropping tonight after dark reports came in of more activity before we closed.

Weather looks good for the weekend with some wind tomorrow, but mild temps.  All the roads are in really good shape and we were very fortunate to not have ice problems with the warmer weather.

Keep a Tight Line!

Eddy