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looking to get out this evening but wont be able to get out till 8:30 pm just wondering if anyone is catching anything at night . not going to keep anything. dosent have to be a hjot bite just fish biting at night.

just got back from LOTW and upper red in all i got 5 eyes from15 to 18 inches on LOTW 14 to 16 feet of water i was using a Gold wistling jig with a fathead hooked in the mouth and out the head. only caught fish in the morring and in the evening where the river flows in to the lake.

went to upper red and stayed out of west wind. caught 6 eyes and a perch. the eyes were from 15 to 16 inches and very lite biters cought all my fish on a 1/32 glow red football jig.

im just looking to get out and catch a few fish (hate when i drive more hours than i catch fish) clear in waseca is just not putting fish out after dark. but if i dont hear anything thats where ill be going.

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Please report back as i will be doing the same as you on Sunday night. I had good luck on German a few weeks ago, fished from 7-9 pm. 25 fow. Long walk though.

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troutman72 i tried calling and its not going throughcall me if you can thanks james

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sorry about that i have been talking to someone and i thought it was you he lives in waseca also just got back from fishing with him sorry for the confusion

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Any word on a night bite? I haven't been out for about a month so I'm looking forward to getting out tonight. Probably heading out to either Washington or Madison shortly after 5:00, any reports would be much appreciated. I might try walking out to second or third point, any ice issues to be concerned with in the dark? Haven't heard much about the narrows on Madison, how's the ice in that area? I'll be sure to report how it goes.

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Mazaska would be my first option for a solid evening bite.

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How do you get to Mazaska from Kato area?

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Hwy 169 North to Hwy 99 East. Travel on Hwy 99 East and continue East at the intersection of Hwy 13 and 21. Hwy 21 will take you right to Mazaska.

I believe this would be the quickest route but I'm not positive.

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Rays lake is doing well at night I have been using jiggin raps the new fire tigers are best tip the treble with a minnow head or wax worm and you should find them I was in 15-17 feet of water Good luck!!!

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I'm 25 and have been fishing Maddy since I was 4 or 5 and as far a fish there they are slow eyes are biting off of Millers but the crappies are slow believe me I am hungry for some Madison lake crappies.....

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Welcome aboard Bird Slayer.

You grew up on a darn good body of water.

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No luck on Washington last night, not much to report. Went out of the north landing toward the points. We got on the ice around 6:30, didn't do any moving around just picked what looked to be a breakline on the gps and set-up the portable. We were fishing in about 28' and had a few fish move through suspended around 10' off the bottom but not much for takers. Got one to bite and it felt like it had some size but lost it on the way up. The only bite of the night came on a glow grub with a waxworm. Stayed until about 9:30. It was good to get out again, hoping to try Madison one of these evenings.

Anyone else been out after dark?

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Finnally some one that can answer my question. How do i get these fish on mad to go. Iv'e got them pin pointed i just whan't a tactic. Spoons high or in the mud, or raps sitting perferctly still, or maybe I should dance a chubby darter. Iv'e tried it all what do I go to ?

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Otter you must have the answer if no one else does.

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Just emagine you have three eye's on the screen at a time they start to fly at your lure you get ready to set and bam nothing. try doing that all day and nothing to show for it. How can fish be that active and not eat?

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I see you responded to another post (help on Madison) by MuskyBug basically asking the same question. You need to tackle down and fish off the bottom to mimic a dying shad. Gold or silver plain hooks or glow hooks with different minnow hooking presentations would be your best bet.

Too bad we can't cast cranks at those fish in the winter, hey? grin.gif

  • 4 weeks later...
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any night bites going on now looking to head out about 3 am this morring after work. hope there biting somewhere tonight

my email is [email protected] if ya dont want to spred it over the net. i dont keep fish but once or twice a winter for a few freinds so i wont be keeping anything tonight. (i dont eat fish)

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There was a pretty good night bite for bluegills of all things going on out on Clear Lake in Waseca on friday night about 8:30pm-9:00pm. Nice size to them in 12' of water on the southeast side of the lake.

Red glow Genz Bug with a Custom Jigs & Spins Finicky tail and spike was the ticket. I also got about 4 crappies that were 9-9.5" alongwith some smaller ones.

I would have been out there last night but on Friday night right after I got off the lake I hit a patch of ice a spun into a tree going full speed and destroyed my truck and some of my fishing equipment that was in it. I was in the hospital the rest of the time. Hopefully I will be able to get out there this week and get a few more night time gills.

Hopefully you guys can go out and get some!!!!

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went out last night on clear and caught 3 sunnies 2 perch and about 12 crappies. all in 14 fow. on glow jig and spikes. very lite bite. was out from maplewood to the right of all the houses. i went out at about 3 am and got home about 5 seemed to pick up the later it got but i had to get home.

ill be going out in the morring after work. pink truck with a fish trap giude. if ya see me out there say hello.

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Was that you on Friday night over on the east side of the lake? I saw about 4 cop cars and what looked to be an ambulance over there when I was in my fish house! Hope you are alright!

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Yep, that was me!! I was knocked unconscious for 5 minutes until someone found me. I have no recollection of what happened except for seeing that tree coming at me really fast and knowing that there was nothing that I could do shocked.gif!!! I guess they had the fire dept there as well so that they could use the Jaws of Life to open my door. The most shocking part was that I didn't even know that I was fishing previous to the accident blush.gif!!!!

I got a bad concussion but I should be alright. I appreciate your concern Buckslayer, thanks!!!!

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