Yesterday with the warm south wind hat snow we had melted and there was water pretty much everywhere 1-2″ deep by the end of the day. And it is still there this morning.

Fishing was pretty tough out in the deeper spots, but in the shallow Perch spots the bite was good.  There were small one mostly but you could pick thru them to get the 10″ ones.

We will be pulling the last two rentals off today and removing all the road stakes.  After today it is supposed to rain and that just might end it for driving.  I do not expect much for anglers from here on out with the weather changing as it is.

Keep a Tight Line!     Eddy

Today we had about 30 vehicles go out with portables and wheelhouses for Perch and Tullibee, and some for Northern Pike.  What reports I heard this evening from those that stopped was that the Perch were a tough bite except in shallow. But most there were too small, not many over 10″.  The anglers that targeted Tullibee in the deepest parts of the the Tullibee Hole got their 10.  The Pike anglers are in wheelhouses overnite so I haven’t heard from them.

The ice and roads are still in excellent shape.  it didn’t even melt the 2″ of snow we got yesterday.  Tomorrow and Monday even it it warms up, will be just fine out there.  We still have 22-24″ of good solid ice with no honeycombing at all.

This coming week with the warmer temps forecasted things will start changing out there and more than likely the fishing will pick up.  it always does when the end is near…..

Keep a Tight Line!     Eddy

Today we received about 2 inches of snow and most of it stayed.  The smooth ice out there is really slippery, so if you are coming up this weekend bring ice cleats.

The bite has been off an on all week for the Perch and Tullibee.  There has just not been enough anglers out there to look around for them.  Everyone seems to go to the same spot and wait, and that isn’t what to do this time of year if they’re not going.  You need to move….

The ice conditions are very good for us here with 22-24 inches of ice. The roads are in good shape and well marked with stakes and the approach is good also.  I suspect this weekend might be the last “driving weekend” with wheelhouses with the warmer weather predicted this coming week. But we’ll go day by day.  Watch the fishing report as I will update it daily until we close this season.

Please take the time to read something for me.  I’ve attached a document that should interest all those that are concerned about Mille Lacs and it’s fishery.  It openly shows what has happened here over the years, with good research behind it. It shows how “political” it has become and how everyone government in St. Paul, (our Capitol) are finding every excuse to say it is not.. People that have read this and sent it to their representative’s  have had replies like “Our MN DNR said it had no effect on the Walleyes decline”.  I agree there is more to it than what you will read in the attachment, but I know what accelerated the decline and it has to stop if this lake is to ever recover.

Implications for the Mille Lacs Lake Fishery with Continued Enfor

Keep a Tight Line!              Eddy