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Hello, I am heading up to the north country on Friday. I am debating about heading up to LOW on Saturday morning for some walleyes/sauger action. I am wondering if the fish are actively biting or has it been a hit and miss deal.

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Fished 16 mile on Sat. and didn't catch one fish! I couldn't believe it. I've never been skunked out there. Fished from 8:30 to 1:30.<BR>Sun. we fished in 29 feet North of Pine Island- again we struggled. Caught one keeper sauger and half a dozen little spuds.<BR>Slow, slow, slow.<BR>Look for things to pick up considerably in front of Pine with the big push towards the river in the next few weeks.<BR>Scoot

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LLK,<BR>This past weekend our custermers did pretty well. Saturday was better than Sunday. We had them 10 miles out in 36 feet of water. <BR>Each house had a nice 3 to 3 1/2 lb walleyes and some nice 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounders, lots of saugers too, and jumbo perch. <BR>The shallows haven't turned on yet like they normally do, but they are getting a few. <BR>Have a good time.

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Scoot, Do you think the shallow water movement this time of year is related to length of daylight or other factors? I have noticed that most of the walleye movement on the lakes I fish, in Grand Marais and Ontario, begins in earnest sometime around the 22nd of March. Probably it is a combination of factors with length of day being a primary influence. Have you noticed any other correlations with dates in March coinciding with better fishing near spawning areas?

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