FISHING REPORTS
from some of the BEST PLACES TO FISH !
The walleye bite has picked back up in the past
week or two and remains solid during the low-light and nighttime periods.
Frabill tip-ups baited with large golden shiners or sucker minnows are a good
bet - leave the "small" bait at the bait shop. Look for mid-lake humps, large
points extending into deeper water, and channel irregularities in the lakes and
reservoirs to be holding fish; begin by working the sharper breaks, especially
those adjacent to the deepest water during the day.
As the evening progresses, move tip-ups up the breaks, with some right on the
top of the structure. Locate and fish the greenest weed edges where available.
Rocks as well as stumps/snags should we fished as well. Keep in mind that some
very good-sized walleyes are yet coming from depths of water less than 6'.
Anglers looking to score while jigging should consider using jigging spoons such
as the Buckshot Rattle spoon or lures such as the Jigging Rapala - whichever you
use, tip the lure with a minnow head.
Northern pike are greedily consuming large golden shiners along the deeper weed
lines of back bays, as well as along the stump fields and irregular breaks of
sections of main river channel; the bite has been best from mid-morning until
late afternoon. As February progresses and the average temperature increases,
large dead baits will begin producing some of the biggest pike of the ice
fishing season.
The channel catfish population has been active for anglers looking to test their
fish-fighting skills on a jigging rod. St. Croix and Frabill jigging rods used
to work rattling-style jigging spoons tipped with minnow’s heads will produce
action. Start by locating areas of river channel and then key in on the deeper
holes within. Begin at the "head" of the hole as the most active fish have been
holding there. Keep the bait less than a foot of the bottom and be ready and
willing to move to locate sections holding willing cats.
For more information
Contact:
Joel DeBoer
Wisconsin Angling Adventures
www.wisconsinanglingadventures.com
Tel: +1 715-297-7573
joelthemuskyman@charter.net
"Fishing's our business... and business is good!"
