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Tom7227 Grand Master

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I haven't checked in for a long time and I was wondering how folks are doing on Bald Eagle.  There was another alum treatment this spring and the water remains very clear.  That also has meant a pretty significant increase in aquatic plants.  I have had a number of folks who live on the lake complain about having difficulty getting around.  There is plant growth out to 12-13 feet of water now where it had only been out to 7-8 before the first alum treatment.  Two native plants, whitestem pondweed and buttercup have been extremely prolific this year.  The whitestem is the stuff that has a small stem that sticks about 4 inches up from the surface of the water.  It is growing in about 8-9 feet of water.  It isn't overly dense and not hard to get your boat through.  The buttercup has looked like snow on the water in some of the shallow bays and forms a very dense mat of material at the surface.  It is very difficult to boat through and I would recommend that you avoid it.

Anyway, I would like to hear how folks are doing fishing.  I have seen a lot of people tossing for muskies and many are out in deeper water this year and further from shore.  I hope things are going well.

Thanks for your time.

Tom

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Tom7227 Grand Master

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So nobody is fishing Bald Eagle, or is it just that those who are don't write about it?

 

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Hit Bald Eagle Saturday morning. Hauled in a few sunnies but otherwise slow. Talked to some other fellas that had a few muskie follows but it was unproductive for the most part.  Gorgeous day though.

 

-Rancid Crabtree

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Fished Bald Eagle last week. Water clarity was great. Lots of thick weeds and more deep weeds than I was expecting. Caught 2 bass shallow in 2 hours before the big storm moved through. Marked lots of fish in 15'+ but didn't catch them on jig worms or drop shots. 

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Went out on bald eagle today. Caught two bass - one on a jerkbait, one on a senko. Also had a musky blow up on a spinnerbait and miss. Overall a slow four hours.

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Rancid Crabtree Apprentice

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I spent 9am-12pm on Bald Eagle saturday and sunday.

Marked a ton of fish and had a few small strikes. Sunnies and a perch.

The few people I talked to at the boat launch seemed to have slower action than me. I think the warm weather had these fish confused. 

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I had a total shoulder replacement and won't be able to get out until after ice.  There has been a pretty dramatic increase in the number of shelters out this past weekend along with some folks driving out.  What are the ice conditions and how is the fishing?

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