Baxter lake?

[Kelly Oman]

Hey guys. Just curious on any info you can give me on this lake? Thinking about trying it out. Is it a night bite or day bite? Any size to the panfish? Thanks!

[river rat316]

I have only been out during the day, and the panfish generally run small, but every once in awhile you run into some decent ones

[monstermoose78]

You can get crappies after dark and even a gill. I do best during the day. Size depends on the cycle at this time there is a lot of gills in the 6.5 to 7.5 inch class. Crappies tend to run 7 to 9 inches. One thing with Baxter is remember to release the pike over 28 inches they keep the panfish in check. 

[river rat316]

and the small pike.... without the big pike in there that lake would be over run with small pike

[Kelly Oman]

Thanks guys! Im gonna try it tomorrow morning,ill post my results!

[monstermoose78]

Look forward to reading about it

[Kelly Oman]

Went out for a few hours this morning on baxter and it was real slow. A few other guys out,drilling a lot of holes and moving around. Caught 2 crappies and could not get the fills to bite. Tried everything under the sun,waxie,larvae,minnow,plastics. Im guessing the recent change in weather has turned the fish off.

[monstermoose78]

That could be true. How was the ice? Was there slush yet? I like the 6 foot range on Baxter 

[Kelly Oman]

No slush,everything was frozen,hard to walk though as its uneven and a littlw snow on top . Id say there was 10inches of ice in some spots. Ya we tried between 6-9 ft

[monstermoose78]

The key on that that is hole hop other wise the pike find you.