open water!

  • Pax
    Woodville, WI
    Posts: 129
    April 13, 2004 at 12:04 pm #1293605

    I’m sure most of you have been checking your local lakes out and have noticed the same thing, but I was so happy to see open water I just wanted to let everyone know that ALL the lakes in St. Croix county are open for business. Going out next week a few times in search of some crappie. See you all in 2 1/2 weeks on the water or possibly the tavern at night —————-Pax

    leinieman
    Chippewa Valley (Dunnville Bottoms)
    Posts: 1372
    April 13, 2004 at 2:13 pm #300914

    Good luck on your crappie search pax. Let us know how you do good or bad and where. Thanks

    Pax
    Woodville, WI
    Posts: 129
    April 14, 2004 at 12:09 pm #301037

    Will do – Going to hit Pine (baldwin) first, then another day up at Squaw. I’ve got a spring honey hole up there that I get the shakes for every spring.

    labguy
    Posts: 24
    April 14, 2004 at 4:09 pm #301066

    Do you actually keep any of the Crappie out of Squaw? I was there last June and picked up a few for the pan. Mistake, they really smelt / tasted fishy and skunky. That lake greens up quick. Its fun to catch them though.

    skhartke
    Somerset, WI
    Posts: 1416
    April 14, 2004 at 6:09 pm #301074

    I would suppose that the crappies are coming into the shallows nicely now. Anyone hitting them on anything?
    Thanks,

    Pax
    Woodville, WI
    Posts: 129
    April 15, 2004 at 8:23 pm #301231

    I don’t keep fish once the water gets above 55 -65 degrees at all. Ice fishing or early spring is for eatin’ and the rest of the year is for fun. I know where some big perch are being caught right now………..

    mbenson
    Minocqua, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3842
    April 21, 2004 at 4:27 am #301861

    Pax:

    I am with you on the water temps for eating fish!!! Just to mention that the lakes up here in the Minocqua area are almost open now as well. Our biggest waters are all broken up and with tonites rain, they may be all open!!! Yea!!!

    Mark

    Pax
    Woodville, WI
    Posts: 129
    April 21, 2004 at 12:36 pm #301885

    Got a few crappies and bluegills yesterday morning despite the cold, windy weather, About 4-5 of each in an hour and one half on Pine. Crappies on the minnows and the bluegills on half a crawler.

    mbenson
    Minocqua, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3842
    April 22, 2004 at 10:24 pm #302117

    All of our major waters are now open here in Oneida and Vilas counties. Checking to see if the smelt are running on Fence Lake tonite before getting cold and wet seining tomorrow night.

    Mark

    Pax
    Woodville, WI
    Posts: 129
    April 25, 2004 at 2:02 pm #302345

    Hit Squaw on Friday. Did pretty good. Big gills and average crappies. Funny thing though- Crappies on crawlers and gills on minnows! Oh well – just goes to show that fishing is not predictable. Good luck next weekend.

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