February 4 , 2009
After some of the coldest weather we have seen all year, it’s finally going to warm up a bit. With that the walleye bite should heat up some too. The walleye are still around that’s for sure. Getting them to bite is the task at hand. A slow jigging action and many times a still set line with a minnow hooked through the top of the back, is the best way to draw them in. The walleye are starting to get a little more aggressive with some decent hits and they are starting to take a bobber under the water again!! I fished tonight from 4:30 to 5:30 pm and caught 3 nice keepers. All the fish I marked bit except one. Many anglers are catching fish during the day and just after dark with the bite slowing way down after 7 or 8 pm. Early morning has been okay too. The walleye are spread out all over the lake. The key is to be in an area that is as far away from traffic and other anglers as possible. This year with all to snow cover it’s very hard to get off-road so we have been opening up areas for wheel houses all over. We have plowed paths and roads all over the place covering lots of area so finding a place all to your self shouldn’t be to hard.
The crappie have been hiding from us lately but a few are still being caught near the end of our four mile road. When you get one crappie now consider it a bonus fish and be happy there are still a few left.
I haven’t seen a big pike for quite some time now but they are still out there. One group had three big ones on all in one morning breaking their lines every time. They never did see them but they said they were BIG!! Good Luck!!
