fill me in on lake superior

[humpback]

i would like to try fishing superior this year if someone would like to take the time to fill me in on details.does it freez? completely or just out a ways? how thick is normal ice? where do you fish? how deep? how far out? bait,lures,method? what can i catch? transportation on the lake? what do you have to look out for? would anyone like to be a teacher for a day? i live 280 miles S.W and have a place to stay at knife river if anyone goes out and would like some company! thanks for your time.

[outdoor ran]

There will be guys along to help you out that know a little more but I will fill you in on what I know. Normally the whole lake dosen't freeze. Mostly around the edges. The north shore can have fishable ice one day and open water the next. You really need to watch the wind and be safe. Time you heard theres ice it might be gone when you got here. Some years we will get some good ice to set up on the south shore and then its walleye and eelpout time and thats later in the season april and march. If you really want to catch a mixed bag limit head over to Ashland and fish cheq. bay. Jim Hudson gudies over there and really knows his stuff. I'm sure he will fill in the rest. Good luck

[Quickstrike]

the north shore gets ice on occassion but is very unpredictable. people go out anywhere from the lester to the knife. people use small flies and jigs for rainbows and cohos fairly close to shore. it is impossible to say when there will be ice but like outdoor ran said, it can be in one day and out the next. WARNING I saw 4 people go through last year fishing the north shore and i always stay in very shallow water that i know if i go through i can touch the bottom, after the lake ices up these fish will cruise right along the shoreline so going out into deep water does not do a lot of good for salmon and loopers. Just be very carefull if you give it a shot. I also know a few guys that fish off of 21st ave in duluth for lakers and herring if we get enough ice.

[Jim Hudson]

Humpback

I dont know much about the fishing on the north shore other then that it is spotty for ice to say the least... If your interested in fishing along the south shore, keep an eye out in the WI forum for updates. Or shoot me an e-mail and I can help you out.