Nest Lake

[rscabin]

Any info on whats bitting on Nest Lake

[LocalGuide]

Well I know there is quite a few houses out there.

I was fishing there this weekend and caught a few crappies but nothing spectacular.

On that lake it depends on what you want to fish for and where. You can get a good mixed bag of fish out of the lake. I have caught some nice sunfish out there this year, some pike and also some crappies. But this weekend the bite wasnt to hot for anything. But I did see a lot of houses come out onto the lake.

[rscabin]

LocalGuide I appreciate the response back. Thanks for the information. Good luck this season

[psegriz]

Was out there last night. It was pretty slow got only 3 craps. Don't even waste your time trying craps at night everyone I talked to said they shut down then.

[rscabin]

psegriz when is the bit typically on. Mid morning, early afternoon?

[psegriz]

I was out there in the afternoon it was slow but some activity. They were down there but didn't seem overly ambitious to bite. A buddy went this morning and was off by 10:00 with his limit.

[LocalGuide]

It all depends on the mood of the fish.

Some days they will bite in the morning some days they will bite around noon and some days they will bite right before sunset. Its a hit and miss deal with mostly missing (for me).

Hey psegriz do you have a perm out on the lake or not? My dad has one out there and it seems like after last weekend I should be able to know someone on this site with all the houses there. But I shouldnt complain its better than some other lakes I guess.

Good Luck Fishing!

[psegriz]

Local Guide

It's not my house but my buddy has one out there that I used. Lil 6x8.

[iceismine]

i have been out almost every nite this last wk... a buddy an i in seperate houses have been only catching crappies after 7pm... i caught 3 and missed bout 5, granted i wasnt paying enough attention, from 7-10pm an my buddy caught 7 crappies between 8-11pm... i have heard that the large group of houses by the big island only catch fish during the day

[LocalGuide]

iceismine, where are you fishing at out there on nest catching crappies at night?

Im kind of on the outside of all the houses near the big island. And your right too, its a large group, the most houses I have seen there in a long time. And it can be a slow relaxing day bite, b/c them buggers are picky. Id figure if you find them when they move shallow at night you might have a better shot. Since all the fish from that spot are gone once night falls.

[Duck-o-holic]

Hey guys, nice post going here. Just wondering what the size is on the crappie that you're catching. Localguide, any size to the gills that you were catching?

Thanks,

Duck-o-holic

[bnbrk94]

i fished nest amongst the village by the big island on wed. from 10 til 1pm and got 4 crappies, 2 eaters and 2 babys. i had fish on the graph almost the entire time. switched lures 4 times and bait 4 times and they would not take the bait... tough bite but i wont let them get the best of me!

[psegriz]

Most of the ones my buddy and I have gotten have been bout 10". A few that are bigger and a few smaller.

[LocalGuide]

Some had a football look to them but you had to pick through a few also. I tried fishing in front of the girl scout camp and its been kind of hard to find them this year.

The crappies near the big island are picky, there can be a lot down there but its a slow bite. The size isnt quite there yet either. Most of the fish are 9"-10" with a few smaller and a ocassional bigger one. The most fish I have caught in one day is 20 and that was from dawn to dust. I even marked fish down there all day that day but nothing exciting happend.

One lake that I need to try yet this year before the ice melts is Long Lake near Hawick. I would venture to guess they have the same kind of bite over there but maybe have some better size to the fish.

Anybody been over to Long yet this year?

[BigDaddy]

If you are looking for action, I can always catch some pike on Nest. I know that there are a few big ones in there too. You'll catch the occasional Smallie, Large Mouth, and Eye too.

[iceismine]

i have been fishing by the small island with the other small group of houses out therre... i havent been out last 2 nites but was therre for bout 3 nites in a row and each nite i caught 3 10" crappies... i jus put the rattle reals down n letm ring so im not fishing it that hard... we do have a vexilar looking down therre at all times and like everyone else, have been marking fish pretty much all day, just can get them to ever hit... been getting them with crappie minnows and small pink/red glow lures and a couple on a plain pink hook n minnow...

[DCICE]

I finally tried outside the group by the big island, and I only caught 2 10"ers with walleye spoons...go figure! The same thing happens on other tough bites on other lakes...for me at least.

dave