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Species
Northern Pike
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Dam
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
42°
Species
Walleye
Season
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Tip-Ups
Structure
Stumps
Fished submerged timber pile off a rocky point against the channel, 7am to 9pm, 2 flags off medium shiners but no fish. Hiked and drilled a half mile in either direction and jigged multiple spots along the channel and in some coves/points. No fish, only used a vexilar fl28 and a marcum recon camera. Used medium shiners, walleye fatheads, waxies Incase pan fish were in the area.
Species
Walleye
Season
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Tip-Ups
Structure
Humps
Fished a sandbar point 8 ft, next to old channel at 14 ft. Few flags one bite after 8 hours. Small front passed by during the first hour, most activity was just before the front. Sandbar point was next to a cove of early ice vegetation.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
47°
Can't go wrong with a good jerkbait this time of year! Look for water temps in the mid to high 40s, tie on a 110 and hold on. Vary your cadence on the retrieve, most likely longer pauses are the way to go.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
62°
Fish were on beds and threw a wacky rig up on em countless times till they bit
Species
Crappie
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
62°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Fish were postspawn on weed lines
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
68°
Slow rolling 1/8oz jigs with a white curly tail grub about a foot off bottom
Species
Crappie
Season
Ice
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
32°
Cold water crappies through the ice love eating minnows on walleye tipups! Soaking minnows + deep basins= multi-species slabs!