If you are one of the lucky folks who can get up to LOW one more time before ice out, a good friend reported to me that there is a great bite going on about a mile out from the river. I don’t have a good report on the ice conditions today, but if you call ahead and find that it’s safe, it sounds pretty good.
I will be out of town again for a week or so, but let me know how it goes if you make it up there.
Was up last weekend, went out of Long Point. Ice was in good shape Friday and Saturday, still driving out the snow is almost gone and there arent any pressure ridges to deal with. Sunday when it stayed so warm overnight and several vehichles got stuck in ruts the day before they were recommending ATV’s. Didnt need an extension this year but the shavings that come out of the hole are very wet and heavy. Fishing was good in 27-30 feet of water, lots of walleyes with a couple over 4 pounds. We caught one with an 11 inch Lamprey hanging on it, what an ugly strange thing they are. Jigging and still poles were about 50/50. Had a Bald Eagle come and grab a Tullibee I had put about 30 yards away for the seagulls. Add in some nice Sauger, a line stretching Pout here and there and something we figured might be a Redhorse and it was an awesome 3 days. This a crazy fishery it was calm and sunny on Friday, overcast and 20-30 mph east winds on Saturday, thick fog Sunday morning clearing with the wind changing directions 3 times and yet we still caught fish. Time to put away the auger and shine up the boat.
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