Just got back

[skunked_once]

I promised a report on our URL expedition. Twelve 6-16" walleye and four small perch for four people for two days. Sorry to report that the crappies were not biting around us this weekend although we did hear of one or two here and there. Neighbor house landed a 41", 17-pound northern and there was another 39-incher close by. We still had a great time but now it's back to the real world. Anyone want to buy some left-over minnows?

[Deep_Sinker]

Wow the reports don't seem too promising...

What access did you use?

[hanson]

Deep_Sinker

Its slow right now. No doubt about that. I've even been a tad disappointed in the walleye bite myself. Which leads me to believe, if the walleyes aren't eating, the crappies aren't either.

I fished both Hillman's and Roger's roads this weekend with 1 crappie to show for our efforts.

Ice is good, snow cover is manageable with a 4x4. We just need the March crappie bite to come I think.

[black max]

I wonder is there just that much food in the lake right now where not much is bitting? Normally you have to beat the walleyes off your jig, but it sounds like even the eyes are just looking now.

[crappieDean]

Is there even going to be a March bite this year? Looks and sounds pretty tough!

[kelly-p]

3 years ago this winter January was almost this brutal. For all our equipment and technology Mother Nature still rules when and if they'll bite. We are all just pawns in the grand scheme of things. Besides it sounds like it isn't just URL that is slow right now.

[Jerry O]

It is just not Upper Red that is slow read or talk to those that get out and a round it is every wear the same a hit and a lot of Misses from North to the South ,this weather can not have any thing to do with it so it must be are skills A bad day of fishing is still good as there those who enjoy it and can't get out , so enjoy the bad with

some good . Take what you need leave the rest for seed and enjoy your outing. Good luck to all and have a safe ICE Fishing year.

[Flick]

We were up last weekend too, 1 crappie and about 40 eyes. Eyes were from 14-22" with the average about 17-18". Two of us caught 17 eyes one evening, if the other two (Contact US Regarding This Word) would have come with us I think we could have hit 30 fish. We fished shallow.

[skunked_once]

Deep_Sinker,

We fished out of one of Cookie's nice shacks and used the Westwinds access. Great service all around, it wasn't Cookie's fault that the fish weren't biting. We were on the eastern 1/3 of the group of houses but tried out on the western 1/3 of the village with the portable with no luck. We were disappointed that we didn't get any crappies but still had a great time and don't regret the trip.

[CrewCab]

Three of us fished 6 hours last Friday & 7 hours Sat. Total of 6 walleys and 8 perch. We tried 9 different spots from 4 to 6 1/2 miles out on Hillmans road.

CrewCab

[Uncle Bill]

Hate to report the same thing but, 8 to 10 nice walleye, no crappie.

Fished 5 miles out from westwind.

Also hate to report fishing was slow up on LOW.

[sunnyj]

For those of you who catch a nice Northern...... a little advice. MOVE. It has been my experiance over the past years of fishing URL that when a big one moves in the slabs move out and do not come back for along time. Otherwise relax the Crapies are still there, I know, I've caught more than my friends have