Sand Lake Fishing Reports

[Jason Boser]

check out the sharper drops like the break in front of birds eye, by the river going out or some of the structure in the east bay. jig and minnow should be best

Jason

[hib iceman]

Jason do you have a report or any advise for Bowstring? i dont think i will be spending much time shooting ducks with this weather.

[smallmac]

Thank you Jason you were just the person I was hoping that would reply. I read your daily fishing report quite often and I appreciate the tips and time you put into your site. If your out on Sand this weekend swing over and say hi, I will be in a green 16' lund.

Thanks,

Shaun

[Pinusbanksiana]

How is this lake for ice fishing? Considering trying it out this week. Day or night bite?

[fishuhalik]

there's a great crappie day bite if you can find em. i've only found em in one spot but they sure were nice when i did find em!

[Pinusbanksiana]

How about the walleye bite?

[fishuhalik]

dont know, never tried icing eyes out there

[String]

How is the water level? It was up there pretty good last Sept. and am just wondering if there was enough moisture thru the winter to keep it up there.

[snowfighter]

Lake levels are good and just recieved another 3 inches of rain last couple days.

[String]

Thanks for the comeback. Be up in a couple weeks

[jvm1]

Heading there next week, any reports would be greatly appreciated, how are the may flies?

[Jason Boser]

fishing been good fish have been on the humps and bars in 11-16 ft with jig and minnow

Jason

[jvm1]

Hi Jason,

We'll put the tricks you taught us last year to work, we still talk about what a great day we had with you and Charlie.

Thanks for the report.

Jose

[Jason Boser]

was tthere yesterday ok for walleyes was dead calm still caught a few

[jvm1]

Any tips for bass up there?

[Gus]

Walleye is the main target.

Last weekend 7/13-7/14 was very slow for me. Anybody else find similar? Are we in the midst of turnover?

Going to be fishing again 7/20 7/21. If anybody has any info from the week, please share.

I'll post when I return.

Good luck.

[jvm1]

It was really slow for us too the 2nd week of July, few fish here and there but mostly small ones. spinners and minnows worked best, did find lots of nice crappies though.

[Gus]

Last weekend on Sand didn't produce much for me again. I will admit, I spent very few hours in the boat this time. Saw some fish being caught in the usual haunts again. Got some wood split for hunting season though!

[gunner55]

I'm seeing what looks to be a thermocline at about 22' in most areas.Only a couple eye's & 1 of those would have went back but was hooked pretty deep. Been here a week & have managed to find a few more crappies though.

[String]

Been kind of quite. Anything happening on Sand?

[Jason Boser]

they been catching fish shallow jig and minnow

Jason

[String]

Thanks Jason.

[gunner55]

Heading up next week & was curious as to what everybody is seeing for surface temps?Any leeches available in the area?

[merc]

Was up last week and with the calm weather we had high 60s and low 70s surface temp. Fishing was not good but heading up this week and hopefully it will pick up. We did get leeches at Freds, they were labeled jumbos but were what I would consider larges which are fine this time of the year. Good luck!!

[gunner55]

Thanks merc,Fred's is where I do most of my business too.Let us know how you do.It looks like we're going to stay for 2 weeks so I'll try to post a few times.With those surface temps the bite should be getting better.I usually like to fish the wind/weedline on Sand too.Check on any crappies?How long are you staying?Maybe I'll see you on the water.If you see a green Crestliner FH/115 Yamaha on it,with a guy in red guidewear bib's,stop over & say high.Tight lines!!

[merc]

Heading up tomorrow till Monday. Last week we had a lot of panfish on a couple of lakes but nothing really for size. They were moving into the shallows so it should only get better. I have a few different lakes we fish for walleye and Sand is one we usually hit if our first choices don't work out. I'm doing another trip a week from Monday with a different crew so maybe I'll run into you. Who knows maybe Smurfy might be around.

[gunner55]

Sounds like we won't cross paths this trip as we're not headed up until Monday,maybe on the next trip you do.By the 16th I should have a report for you.Yeah it would great to meet as Smurfy is the only 1 so far & I'm not sure he's a good example of the people on here.I hear he's spent the last few days in GR.

[merc]

Sounds great, If we do any good I will give you a report. Hopefully we can meet up one day. If you can put up with Smurfy then we should do just fine.

[smurfy]

HEY!!!!!!!!!!! I will be up there the 16th and 18th not sure if I will be at the cabin though???? some of us gotta work!

[gunner55]

I was on a pretty good bite for about a week from the deep weedline(14/16) out to the 1st break while rigging leeches & a long snell.I had to do some sorting as there was a bunch of 10-12" fish but with some effort was able to find 2-4 fish every trip out in the 15-16" range.Ate some the other night& going to have some more in the next couple days.It seems that the bite has changed a little in the last couple of days as the ones I'm finding now are a little deeper & want crawlers.