Washington Report-Friday
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By Rick · Posted
Upper Red’s been doing what she does—giving up fish if we’re out there early and paying attention. Walleye bite’s solid in 6 to 9 feet, especially just off the breaks. Pre-dawn into first light is where it’s at. Shiners on a slow drift—still the ticket. Later in the day, it slows down, but if we move around and work those inside turns or subtle drops, we can still find fish. It’s not complicated—just good spring fishing. Clean air, steady water, and enough bites to make it worth the drive. -
By Rick · Posted
Leech made you earn it this week. Wind moved through most days, shifting the bait. Walleyes were spotty, but a few were pulled around Sand Point and Goose Island with slow jigs and shiners—nothing fancy, just working the spots slow. Crappies gave a nice surprise one calm evening in the flooded reeds—5 to 8 feet, little pink jig under a slip bobber. When they showed up, it was fast and fun for about a half hour. The trick right now? Stay patient and don’t overthink it. Leech’ll give up fish, just not to folks in a rush. -
By Rick · Posted
Mille Lacs was steady—not fast, but steady. Walleyes are hitting in 6 to 12 feet, especially on gravel edges with a bit of weed growth. A plain red hook and leech is still the go-to—keeps things simple and productive. Best bite’s been early morning or just before dusk. Cloud cover helps. Smallmouth are starting to show on rock piles and wind-blown points, but they’re not fired up yet. A few more warm days, and they’ll be on. Overall? Not a lights-out bite, but a good, honest day if we put the time in. -
By smurfy · Posted
🙄 yea never mentioned anything about getting any nookie?????😉 besides i got important things to do up there to worry about that!!!!!!!🤣 -
By leech~~ · Posted
Nope they still have not installed the boat lifts yet, and life during spring tree Sex suks out in dry heat and wind. I got time. -
By smurfy · Posted
well........did you get out fishing???? just out of curiosity.......now that your retired.......do you spend any time up there during the week............. i personally find it great during the week at the cabin......pretty much get the lakes all to myself......cept for a few retired out of staters that shouldnt even know about some of them lakes!!!!!!!!😉😂 -
By oatmeal · Posted
Greetings, My buddy and I are headed to the Big V in early June. We've been up there the last two years around the same time. The one fish that eludes us is, surpringly, bluegill. Here in my home state of Nebraska, if I throw a beetle spin into any sort of structure from spring to fall, I'm guaranteed to catch decent sized bluegill and the occasional crappie. When we're at vermilion, however, we only catch bass and a rare perch on the beetle spins. Can anyone help me understand why this is? We've tried every shallow structure we can find but we've never caught a single blue. This type of lake is entirely different to what we normally fish (and way colder) so I'm completely unfamiliar with their habits. I would also love to know where the crappie are during this time of year. We mostly target bass and walleye, but, we'd love to have some ultralight fun with panfish. Thanks! -
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By partyonpine · Posted
Was a great opener caught them 30+ during day. 7-10 feet tonight. Capped the night off with a 28 inch fish.
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