lakes for crappies/pike?

[tjwierz2]

Will be up in Barnum for a couple days this week to do some ice fishing. Anyone have any lakes around Duluth/Moose Lake/ or Wright that they could suggest for crappies or pike or both? C&R fishing only. We just want to tip a few back and catch some fish. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

[Guest]

tjwierz2,

Sturgeon would be my choice for pike fishing in that area. You probably won't catch any goliaths, but you should go through a fair amount of bait. Just find the weedline on a point or a hump, and I'd say you're good to go. There are some darn nice crappies in there as well. Where to find them, I don't know? I'll bet it's a late day or night bite. The water is fairly clear.

Let us know how you do.

[tjwierz2]

Thanks bornofice, but I actually got your message right after we got back from our trip.

My buddy and I fished Turner Lake yesterday near McGregor. I caught the biggest crappie about 5 minutes into our trip though, it was a hair over 12 inches. We had slow to moderate action for the crappies, but it was consistent throughout the day. We caught about 15 crappies in 6 hours, which isn't outstanding...but it kept us busy.

I also brought up a pike through the hole...and we had another 3 pike on tipups, they were 19-22 inches. We also had another 3 on the tipups that got off as we were bringing them in. All fish were released to fight another day.

Thanks for the tip though...we will definitely hit sturgeon at a later date as it is much closer to where I stay.

[tjwierz2]

Hey Bornofice,

You mentioned sturgeon lake for crappies and pike. Well, my brother-in-law and his buddy were fishing sturgeon last weekend and his buddy brought up a 32" WALLEYE weighing 12 lbs. Biggest walldad I've ever seen...he's having it mounted. Thought you may like to know.

[Guest]

Did I say pike? I meant walleyes

Hey, is there anyway you can scan a picture of it and send it to me. I got a buddy who's been beating his chest about a 10lber he got a couple weeks ago. He didn't think many bigger than his would be caught ice fishing this year. I want to knock him back to earth a little.

[This message has been edited by Bornofice (edited 01-10-2002).]

[tjwierz2]

Yeah, I think I still have the picture he sent me. my email is [email protected]. Send me your email and I'll forward the picture on to you.