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I'd like to fish some crappies and bluegills with some slabs and eaters

Posted

does any talk on this site I've had over a hundred veiws and no one says anything. should I just delete my account?

Posted

I really can't help you with any info for that area. I looked in here to see if there were any tips, but didn't post. Sorry.

Posted

nobody is going to say anything about there panfish lakes with the populations being so fragile and harder and harder to come buy these days. Your best bet is to start looking at lakes on the dnr site such as netting reports and a lake map to kind of find out where to start looking for them and start drilling holes and start looking for them.

Posted

I'd like to fish some crappies and bluegills with some slabs and eaters

My two first thoughts:

"Wouldn't we all!"

and

"So go find them, then."

Those two statements probably sum up the thoughts of most viewers who did not post.

Posted

I'll have to say you wont be disapointed with the area. I've spent a week up there every year for 12 years now and we always catch some really nice fish. There are tons of great lakes when you get off the beaten path up there.

Posted

My first thought was why put this on the grand rapids page when there is a page for marcell already. Turtle lake is big and good, as is the little lake next to it.

Posted

Try hittin the narrows by mackenzie on turtle, than come back on here and let me know how you did, curious about that spot just dont have the time. Seems like a decent spot on the lake maps

Posted

My two first thoughts:

"Wouldn't we all!"

and

"So go find them, then."

Those two statements probably sum up the thoughts of most viewers who did not post.

Posted

We have a shack a mile from Marcell since 1965 and I'm still trying to find a lake where I can constantly get slabs. Good luck and if you find a lake like that let me know!!

Posted

thanks for the tips and all off you giving me [PoorWordUsage] for askin around shut up

Posted

When I see people naming small lakes on this forum it makes me sick, and since the majority of the lakes in Marcell - Bigfork area are "small" then when ever I see these types of posts it makes me shutter. Giving tips on how to catch fish is one thing, and I look forward to those types of posts, but giving up tips on where to catch fish, is reckless and disrespectful to property owners who deal with the repercussions of the "internet fisherman", we have a hard enough time with the bar-flies from the range.

Instead, your post should ask "Anybody have any tips on how to catch nice bluegills and crappies on a northern Itasca county lake?". You might get some advice, and then get a map or two and go figure it out. good luck.

Posted

keep you're lakes and rape um than JEFF SMITH. I'VE see way to many locals hitting lakes and double trippin over the years so me just askin for one trip isn't the end off the world is it?

Posted

Maybe try eagle for crappies and the occassional eye. Haven't been there this year yet but have done OK in the past.

Posted

Snowman, getting hostile won't help your cause. People are protective of these small lakes and rightfully so. They are susceptible to overharvest. I live on a small lake north of Grand Rapids that has been abused over the past 7 or 8 years. It's sad to see the same people back again and again taking limits. I agree with Jeff Smith about not naming lakes and just discussing common techniques.

Posted

I agree with Jeff & BB as we have a place just off Itasca 35 since the middle 60's. I have seen firsthand what some will do when on a good crappie bite.It(2 or 3 limits a day/keeping all the big ones)can even effect a lake that's not really that small.So the few times a year I figure them out,I like to fish when there isn't many people on the lake.

Posted

Take some time and help others out and maybe someone will throw you a bone and send you a private PM. You asking might get 50 others that will do the "double tripping" you refer to.

Try and find some weeds near deeper water and you should be able to find some crappies near there. Usually on the deeper side of the weeds. I find I have better luck fishing inside turns over points when targeting crappies. I also put some time in studying the DNR website and looking at their netting reports. Good luck!

Posted

does any talk on this site I've had over a hundred veiws and no one says anything. should I just delete my account?

You get what you give.

Posted

Hey snowman, try pokegama. It's had slabs and alot of eaters.

Posted

Thanks for the help I have fished pokegamma my Grandma lives on it.

Posted

also lakeowners no one owns the fricking lakes

Posted

i'd help ya out but dont fish marcell or bigfork area. further east maybe.

Posted

Do you think it's your right for us to give up our honey holes to you that we've searched long and hard for? Do the same thing as the rest of us. Grab a map and start poking. I don't live in the area anymore, so I have to burn vacation days to find lakes too. If you want tips or pointers any of us will be willing to help you out. Shoot, I've even given up a few of my secondary spots to guys that are struggling. But with your entitlement attitude, there's no way you'll get any help. Good luck to you, I hope you find a few spots of your own.

Posted

also lakeowners no one owns the fricking lakes

Also, where did anyone say that they own the lake? No one has said that the fish are theirs, just that it stinks when you live on a good fishing lake and it gets fished out due to people breaking the law, ie double dipping and filling their freezers. Why don't you tell us about all your favorite lakes, where the fish are at any given time of year, and what they're biting on? I promise, I'll be the only guy that goes there. No one else will see your report.

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Many times locals up here won't even tell their closest friends where they get into crappies.

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