Jump to content
  • GUESTS

    If You  want access  to member only forums on FM, You will need to Sign-in or  Sign-Up now .

    This box will disappear once you are signed in as a member.

Weekend's Best Bets


Recommended Posts

So, what are the best bets for the average angler this weekend? I've not been out for a week or so, but the last time I was, walleyes were in about 12-15 feet of water on Rice and Koronis, but without much size from either lake. Have the walleye moved deeper by now? Any insight or recommendations would be great.
Stay Safe!

------------------
Happy fishin'
Fitchwolf

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Fitchwolf- If the wind picks up like it is supposed to the best place will be inside by the fireplace. But, if you do want to brave the conditions I would recommend heading East a little and giving the Horseshoe Chain a try. They are driving on now and the fish are really biting.ScottS

------------------
ScottS
[email protected]

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I would like to restate the above question for this coming weekend. I have a brother coming into town from Texas, and he wants to get out. Has the weather slowed things down? What time of day? Any info. is appreciated. Thanks.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

jpwags- If I wanted to catch fish I would go to Rice or Cedar Island lakes. The crappies have been biting on both lakes pretty well. If you fish Cedar Island, where I have been fishing the whole year, I would recommend being set up by 4 PM. The bite has been earlier this year and the action has been fast. I have been catching between 20-40 crappies a nite, just enjoying the action. You can not miss the spot, look for all the houses. There is a good access off HWY 22. I have been fishing in about 23 ft of water. The walleye had been biting pretty good but have slowed considerably as of late. Good luck.ScottS

------------------
ScottS
[email protected]

Link to comment
Share on other sites

rice lake- good crappie bite in the evening in around 23ft of water. not huge but nice. good action from 5-?. still getting bites at 9. where are the walleyes at? caught a couple in schaumann's bay early real shallow water. 6-8ft. tried the point with little success. what about the crappie bed across from fisher's? any info would be cool. good luck!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Mac-1 been fishing in the crappie bed in front of fishers for crappies. The bite has been slow their on the vexilar in 26 to 32 feet 3 to 6 feet off the bottom the fish being caught are really nice. Walleyes seem to be on one night and off the next, stick to it though and find a spot to yourself in 15 to 17 foot best bite has been 4 to 6 oclock pm.


Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.


  • Your Responses - Share & Have Fun :)

    • Brianf.
      I'm not there, so I can't tell exactly what's going on but it looks like a large area of open water developed in the last day with all of the heavy snow on the east side of wake em up Narrows. These two photos are from my Ring Camera facing north towards Niles Point.  You can see what happened with all of snow that fell in the last three days, though the open water could have been wind driven. Hard to say. .  
    • SkunkedAgain
      Black Bay had great ice before but a few spots near rockpiles where there were spots of open water. It looks like the weight of the snow has created a little lake in the middle of the bay.  
    • LakeofthewoodsMN
      On the south end...   Thanks to some cold spring weather, ice fishing continues strong for those still ice fishing.  The bite remains very good.  Most resorts have pulled their fish houses off for the year, however, some still have fish houses out and others are allowing ATV and side by sides.  Check social media or call ahead to your favorite resort for specifics. Reports this week for walleyes and saugers remain excellent.   A nice mix of jumbo perch, pike, eelpout, and an occasional crappie, tullibee or sturgeon being reported by anglers. Jigging one line and using a live minnow on the second line is the way to go.  Green, glow red, pink and gold were good colors this week.     Monster pike are on a tear!  Good number of pike, some reaching over 45 inches long, being caught using tip ups with live suckers or dead bait such as smelt and herring in 8 - 14' of water.   As always, work through a resort or outfitter for ice road conditions.  Safety first always. Fish houses are allowed on the ice through March 31st, the walleye / sauger season goes through April 14th and the pike season never ends. On the Rainy River...  The river is opened up along the Nelson Park boat ramp in Birchdale, the Frontier boat ramp and Vidas boat ramp.  This past week, much of the open water skimmed over with the single digit overnight temps.   Areas of the river have popped open again and with temps getting warmer, things are shaping up for the last stretch through the rest of the spring season, which continues through April 14th.   Very good numbers of walleyes are in the river.  Reports this week, even with fewer anglers, have been good.  When temps warm up and the sun shines, things will fire up again.   Jigs with brightly colored plastics or jigs with a frozen emerald shiner have been the desired bait on the river.  Don't overlook slow trolling crankbaits upstream as well.   Good reports of sturgeon being caught on the river as well.  Sturgeon put the feed bag on in the spring.  The bite has been very good.  Most are using a sturgeon rig with a circle hook loaded with crawlers or crawlers / frozen emerald shiners. Up at the NW Angle...  Ice fishing is winding down up at the Angle.  Walleyes, saugers, and a number of various species in the mix again this week.  The bite is still very good with good numbers of fish.  The one two punch of jigging one line and deadsticking the second line is working well.   Check with Angle resorts on transport options from Young's Bay.  Call ahead for ice road guidelines.  
    • CigarGuy
      With the drifting, kind of hard to tell for sure, but I'm guessing about a foot and still lightly snowing. Cook end!
    • PSU
      How much snow did you get on Vermilion? 
    • Mike89
      lake here refroze too...  started opening again yesterday with the wet snow and wind...  very little ice left today...
    • Hookmaster
      A friend who has a cabin between Alex and Fergus said the lake he's on refroze. He texted me a pic from March 12th when it was open and one from 23rd when it wasn't. 🤯
    • SkunkedAgain
      I don't think that there has been any ice melt in the past few weeks on Vermilion. Things looked like a record and then Mother Nature swept in again.   I'll give my revised guess of April 21st
    • leech~~
      As I get older it's really not just about sending bullets down range.  Some of it's just the workmanship of the gun and the wow factor. The other two guns I have really wanted which I'll never have now because of their price, is a 8mm Jap Nambu and 9mm German Luger.   Just thought they always looked cool!  
    • jim curlee
      I had a guy hit me with a lightly used 1969 BAR, he wanted $1650 with an older Leupold scope. More than I think they are worth, I made an offer, he declined end of story.   You know if you look at the old brochures, a grade II BAR sold for $250 in the late 60s, $1650 would be a good return on your investment.    Why would anybody want a 50 year old gun, they are heavy, have wood stocks, and blued metal.  I guess mainly to keep their gun safes glued to the floor. lol   You can probably buy a stainless rifle that you never have to clean, with a synthetic stock you never have to refinish, is as light as a feather, and for half as much money, perfect.   I'm too old for a youth gun, although I've shrunk enough that it would probably fit. lol   No Ruger 10/44s.   Jim      
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.