Zipple Bay Question

Hi fellas, Im new to the site. I will be staying at zipple bay resort in two weeks, Never fished there before. Any tips on depth, lures and anything else? Also would the bite on the river still be worth to fish it ? thanks!!

Welcome aboard sir. I am sure you info will appear.

Below is a bunch of sites where you can keep up on LOTW’s fishing reports. You will have a lot of options. The gap right out in front of Zipple should produce fish. Lighthouse gap/pine island should be good. Morris point gap is another. If you were to go west up and around long point, you’ll start to find rock structure. go northwest from there and you can get into the rock reefs. Should you elect that, start on tops and work off structures. Be careful as a few get a little shallow. These reefs will be around gull rock. get a map and really do some checking. The people at Zipple and around the area should be albe to give you some really good up-to-date info.
Good luck

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Hi fellas, Im new to the site. I will be staying at zipple bay resort in two weeks, Never fished there before. Any tips on depth, lures and anything else? Also would the bite on the river still be worth to fish it ? thanks!!

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There’s always fish in the river and in 4 Mile Bay so if you get a heavy wind, you can still get into a solid bite. As for lures… bright jigs in glow colors tipped with shiners or a crawler is a top option as is slow trolling spinner rigs behind a bottom bouncer. If water temps are cool, start with a minnow on the spinner. If they’re warming into the upper 60s or higher… best to have crawlers along.

I’d stick around the rocks right outside Zipple Bay in about 18 to 24 feet of water, especially if you’re staying right there. Normally we’re jig this time of year with shiners (live or dead), but we’ve been pulling spinners and Rapala’s already this year and whacking the Walleyes in 18 – 21 feet of water on the lake between Morris Gap and Lighthouse Gap, all along Pine Island. I think by this weekend most of the Walleyes will be in Four Mile Bay or the Lake. Last weekend we were catching only males in the river, which typically means most of the females are out in the lake hunkering down after their spawn. Fishing should be fantastic…best of luck!

Wigwam Fisherman