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Bite picking up???


Paul Waldowski

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The bite has started to pick up a bit \:D

Tony Roach was out today with a couple of guys and as he usually does, he works very hard by drilling a ton of holes and hopping around to find fish......looks like to really payed off for these guys with a creel of REALLY nice perch!!

Here are pictures from Tony Roach's trip today.

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Thanks I will see you this weekend. Is it alright if i bring my friend Nasty f-----ing cold front with me? hahaha

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Nice Jumbos.

Those 2 at the last picture are REAL Sows.

Might have to come on up there again soon.

btw, Nice title there Pirate. \:D

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Nice! It looks like all the hard work you folks do is finally paying off.

P.S.

Paul, Thanx for the updated reports over the winter

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 Originally Posted By: Paul Waldowski
The bite has started to pick up a bit \:D

Nice perchies! \:\) Where's Walter, still missing? \:\(

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Paul

Did Tony say what they were catching the perch on??? I'll be up in a few days and any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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gee if you take out all those fish full of eggs do you think the perch will ever recover? ha ha

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  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Creators

I got to meet Tony and stay at Appeldroons this past weekend. Very nice guy and great place to stay.

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I found the Jumbos and I didnt have to holehop. Best jumbo fishing I ever had. No bull! You just got to put your time in and every so often, get lucky. Me, I am sticking to Millacs. Best water in the state!

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son of a.....I was a week early. We did the same thing, bounced around between the mud and the rock on Feb 1 and got nothing. Glad to see there are some fish in that big lake.

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Harvey- were you guys closer to shore or more out on the gravel and mud? I tried the rock to gravel/sand transitions earlier this year and did not have the best of luck. Not looking to get your spots, but would like to know what bottom types/FOW you guys were finding success. THanks

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My friend has been getting walleyes every trip to his wheelhouse the last month. Almost all between 23-28". This last trip up last thursday through sunday the jumbos showed up as well as a couple eater walleyes. He is on neither rock nor mud nor gravel.

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thanks for the helpful post! is he on sand or a log bed or an old cadillac? and how deep of water? 3 or 30 ft?

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if you knew how many fish were in that lake you after it would make you sick to your stomache for weeks....ive had plenty of walleye so far..... im waiting for the crappie bite in isle bay

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the bite sucks....you have to be patient.... the bite wont pickj up untill maybe middle of summer or maybe fall when those perch get too big to gorge on for the walleyes... untill then it's smallie time..., and time for some pikin'.... i got plenty of time for the eyes to cooperate...im just a youngin'..... PWT HERE I COME.... I GOT WHAT IT TAKES...

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