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Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Rapala Shad Rap Crankbait 2 3/4" / Perch
Out of Stock
Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon 10lb / 200 Yards
Out of Stock
Daiwa Fuego LT Spinning Reel 2500 / 6.2:1
Out of Stock
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Baitfish
Found most of our fish in the 15-18 ft range. Most of the bait early in the season is pushed up shallow and in the rivers. As the season progresses the walleyes move out deeper. We did not catch many on spoons nor on deadsticks, the aggressive approach playing “keep away” with the rippin raps seemed to trigger the walleyes (saugers ate anything). Many people caught fish deeper but when we tried it, there was less quality and a higher density of sauger. Pink and white colors seemed to work best.
Species
BurbotSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Fished roughly 3 miles off Pine Island on the south shore. Always a fun/unique fish to catch!
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Plenty of action out in 30-31 feet, roughly 3-3.5 miles off Pine Island from the south shore. Mostly small saugers, but having good electronics was key to seeing larger walleyes suspended 15-20 feet down chasing large schools of emerald shiners. Kept enough decent keeper sauger/walleye for dinner and released 3 nice slot fish (20-22 inchers).
HotbaitSwedish Pimple Spoon - EOL 1/10 oz / Gold
Out of Stock
VMC Tingler Spoon 3/16 oz / Glow Pink Fire UV
Out of Stock
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
We had a slow day on Saturday in 27' of water, we moved out to 31' on Sunday and the action was hot all day. We caught 170 walleye/saugers from 8:00-4:00pm. The hottest bite was from 10:00am-2:00pm. We couldn't keep 4 lines in the water for 4 hours straight. A lot of smalls but we managed a limit of 14"+ Saugers and Walleyes. We caught 3 in the slot and 1 that was just over the slot at 28.25" between 2 of us. We were fishing along the east side pretty much on the Canadian border roughly 15 miles north of Morris Point
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Had to pick through little ones to find good eaters (14-18”). 26 feet is good depth to start in.
Species
BurbotSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
32', 4.5 miles off Pine Island from the south shore. Fish came in slow along the bottom and could see every detail as they come up for your spoon with Mega Live. Super aggressive fish, fun to catch, and great eating
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Fished 4.5 miles off Pine Island on the south shore in 32'. Pretty consistent action all day long, just need to play keep away from the baby saugers until bigger fish come through. Humminbird Mega Live shows such great detail, you can tell right away when a fish will be keeper-sized or not. Keep an eye out for suspended fish, as these typically are bigger walleyes passing through and often very aggressive. Caught and released a 27" and 21" slot fish, kept our limit of Walleye/Sauger and even saw a giant sturgeon on Mega Live!
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Fished a bit deeper in 34'. Good mix of walleye and sauger with the occasional tullie, best bite seemed to be late morning into early afternoon. Big fish of the trip was a 23" walleye.
