Buffalo Bay?

[yendor]

jim w<BR> I go out that way every day and the snow is very deep. There was a guy that plowed a track with disc plows on his pickup. Plowed from were spirng steels big green houses are<BR>to the sand bar by jakes houses.Other than that there is no roads and snow is very deep.<BR> I am in 29 ft. off bar today was the slowest day ever for me 4 keeper pearch about 14 inches. Lost a few minnows on the jig but no eyes.<P>------------------<BR>catch them all big fat an small

[MN Mike]

Jim,<P>If your talking about Buffalo Bay, the snow is quite deep up there. We were there a couple weeks ago for 3 days, 1 truck out on ' the bar ' on Friday, the truck was still there Sat. stuck in a drift. On Sat. 6 trucks came out from Birch, the leader had chains on his and broke trail. Sunday there was no trucks out there, it blew pretty good late Sat. and into Sunday.<P>I counted about 21 houses out there and maybe 5 had people in them, I'm not sure if it was the snow that kept them away or just the sloooow fishing. Sounds like the fish are sitting very tight this year, if you are more than a few yards away you won't catch anything. Quite a few nice perch, the Pike are hitting but not very aggressivly.<P>If your thinking about going up, bring the sled, its the only way to go........<P>Mike<BR><P>------------------<BR><A HREF="http://fishingminnesota.com/ubb/Forum10/HTML/002268.html" TARGET=_blank>Frozen Bait</A>

[Jim W]

Anyone been on the Big bay recently?<P>Wondering how the snow conditions are!!<P>Jim W

[Jim W]

Thanks guys!<P>You are confirming reports I have received.<P>Going up for an annual trip in MIddle of March, hoping for some melt off by then!!!<P>Jim W <P>PS. Are the ridges and heeves setting up similar to last year?<p>[This message has been edited by Jim W (edited 02-20-2004).]

[fiskyknut]

Jim, I ran into Widetrack today at the baitstore, he was heading for his cabin on Bbay for the weekend. He said he'd post what it be looking like on Monday for you.<P>Itching to see those flags a flying eh?<P>Fisky

[MN Mike]

The only major breaker is just a little ways off shore when you first come off of Birch but it looks like it might be in the way out in front of Reed, there it is a little further off shore, maybe a 1/4 to 1/2 mile out or so. I took a ride on the sled one day just to see what things looked like. Other than that no real active breakers out there and the piles of ice that were there are under snow now. If does melt and you come off of the Marina, I know earlier in the season it was a little messy around there, about a 1/2 mile of rough ice where we went but like I say, most of that is under snow now.<P>Mike<P><P>------------------<BR><A HREF="http://fishingminnesota.com/ubb/Forum10/HTML/002268.html" TARGET=_blank>Frozen Bait</A>

[Jim W]

Fisky,<BR>Definitely want to see those flags!!!! <BR>Hoping to surpass my jack I caught last MArch!!<P>MN Mike,<BR>Thanks, sounds typical for the Bay. I hope we get some melt off real soon. Last year it was a major slush fest in front of the marina!<P>Jim W

[Lip RIPPER!]

I would think if a person would give the Bay a try for some jacks, a person could get them to bite. We fished Muskeg Bay this weekend and managed to get a 38 inch, 38.5 inch, and a 39.5 inch with a few smaller ones thrown in there. Depth ranges were from 6 feet to 16 feet. March is a great time to get them but there are some to be caught now.

[Jim W]

Any recent visitors to the BAy with solid info on the travel conditions?<P>Thanks again!!!!<P>Less than two weeks until JACK FEST 2004!!!

[minneman]

jim, Ill be there wed threw sun, ill let ya know the results on the travel. a friend in Mb had driven to the sandbar last weekend, chained up. 6 days to go.

[Jim W]

Minneman,<BR>please do and THANKS!<P>Good luck!!!! SHould be some good action!<P>Jim W

[MN Mike]

Jim,<P>Just got back from Buffalo. LOTS of snow, quite a few areas of slush, had to lift the houses again. The snow is pretty nice and smooth, you can zip out to the house at 40 mph or so on sleds, makes it nice for some runnin' and gunnin' if you have portables. <P>Fishing was good Saturday for just about everything, Sunday was slower.<P>The marina is open now too.<P>Mike

[Paul Waldowski]

Mike,<P>Thanks for the info. Looks like sleds are the way to go. Thanks again. <P>------------------<BR>Paul<BR> [email protected]<BR><A HREF="http://marcumcustomerservice.com/index.aspx" TARGET=_blank>Marcum</A><BR><A HREF="http://otteroutdoors.com" TARGET=_blank>Otter Outdoors</A><BR><A HREF="http://www.jrstackle.com/index.html" TARGET=_blank>JR's Tackle</A>

[Jim W]

Thanks Mike!<P>Did you run into any Jumbo perch?<P>Thanks again!!!<P>Jim W

[MN Mike]

Yes, I did get into a few, probably would have had some more if I was set up for them. Had a good bite most of the afternoon on Sat. with the best time from 4 til dark. When I started using minnows I had cut in half I started catching more fish. I think there are a couple places out there that are giving up some good numbers of jumbos, didn't measure the ones I caught but when they are that big it just doesn't matter.<P>When are you going up? <P>Mike<BR>

[Jim W]

Next Wednesday.<P>We've been going up there for quite some time and have several spots that always produce, but never a real solid jumbo bite.<P>Were you getting them "deep"(er)?<P>Feel free to e-mail me if you have time to share locations.<P>Jim W

[MN Mike]

<BR>I was sitting in about 20' of water when I was catching them off the end of the bar. Its kind of funny but last year when the big breaker was out there everybody was about 150 yards to the west and now nobody even tries it over there.<P>Mike<P>

[Jim W]

Sort of expected that! Thanks!<BR>YEs it was kind of weird seeing everyone cross the breaker.<P>I guess the "shanty town" mentality is in place eh?<P>Thanks agian for the info!!<P>Jim W

[minneman]

Jim<P>Travel on the bay by truck was tried by 2 of our group, one with a camper and chains, who made it to the snag hole and that was about it. the other followed and was shoveling a couple times to keep moving.<P>there were a couple 4 wheelers that "seemed" to be doing OK on sat. but if the weather got warm, and the crust dissapeared, good luck with them! snowmobile may still be the best bet. <P>we had 24 tipups to watch and only about a doz fish caught, bigest was 40-5/8", one monster lost after showing its head. still, I had a blast and I will be back for more!<P>Good luck to ya!