Lake Pepin

  • Round House
    Posts: 73
    January 28, 2017 at 4:48 pm #1669416

    Has anybody been out to Pepin ice fishing lately? I have never fished it before and was thinking about heading to Maiden Rock. Any help would be much appreciated!

    Outdraft
    Western Wi.
    Posts: 1149
    January 28, 2017 at 10:29 pm #1669458

    Wow, your asking for a lot of info, the lake is hit and miss. Fish the prime times and don’t expect a day bite, and I’d move around, don’t come out at 9 in the morning and expect a lot, these fish are constantly moving

    benelli-bob
    Eagan, MN
    Posts: 311
    January 29, 2017 at 10:05 am #1669517

    How are current ice conditions. Side by side travel?

    Outdraft
    Western Wi.
    Posts: 1149
    January 29, 2017 at 10:23 am #1669520

    Trucks are driving on the ice, stay away from the pressure ridges, if you want to explore take a wheeler or side x side and drill holes measure the ice and check the current. There’s good ice where the permanent shacks are and little current

    Outdraft
    Western Wi.
    Posts: 1149
    January 29, 2017 at 12:04 pm #1669545

    RH, your welcome, you can catch anything in that area, like I said it’s hit and miss, good luck, if ya need a break you can always go to Six Strings for good food and a cold beer

    haleysgold
    SE MN
    Posts: 1465
    January 29, 2017 at 1:57 pm #1669571
    Outdraft wrote:

    if ya need a break you can always go to Six Strings for good food and a cold beer

    In Maiden Rock?

    Outdraft
    Western Wi.
    Posts: 1149
    January 29, 2017 at 2:03 pm #1669573

    Ya, it used to be called lakeside

    Round House
    Posts: 73
    January 29, 2017 at 9:13 pm #1669664

    Update for Pepin… caught 32 crappie and kept 8. I released a 14″ crappie kept the 10″… Caught 5 striped bass and kept 2… no walleye/sauger. I was in 14′ of water and had to keep moving and changing presentations/lures all day. Best bite was around 3:30.

    Tom Sawvell
    Inactive
    Posts: 9559
    January 29, 2017 at 9:21 pm #1669665

    That’s a good crappie bite. Congrats!

    Outdraft
    Western Wi.
    Posts: 1149
    January 30, 2017 at 7:30 am #1669705

    Good to hear you got some fish, kind of surprised after working that hard for them that you didn’t catch any perch

    Round House
    Posts: 73
    January 30, 2017 at 7:53 am #1669711

    I was surprised that I didn’t either actually.

    Buckeye86
    Inactive
    Posts: 95
    February 2, 2017 at 4:08 pm #1670808

    Way to post about a good bite with location on the internet!! Won’t be long now…..

    404 ERROR
    MN
    Posts: 3918
    February 2, 2017 at 4:28 pm #1670813
    Buckeye86 wrote:

    Way to post about a good bite with location on the internet!! Won’t be long now…..

    Relax, Pepin is a massive lake… coffee

    Round House
    Posts: 73
    February 2, 2017 at 5:05 pm #1670828

    Relax man… everyone knows a bite lasts only a short time. Did you ream Outdoors News for their latest fishing report that is posted on a much bigger forum than this? http://www.outdoornews.com/Minnesota/Fishing-Reports/
    Scroll down and read the latest update from Red Wing. They also give depths, area fished, and they even talk species.

    ozzyky
    On water
    Posts: 817
    February 3, 2017 at 9:45 pm #1671200

    Loose lips sink ships….I’ve learned that the hard way….

    ozzyky
    On water
    Posts: 817
    February 3, 2017 at 9:46 pm #1671201

    I don’t think I’ve caught a fish for at least the last 3-4 yrs….

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    February 3, 2017 at 10:57 pm #1671210

    Not to worry Round House. Ido was built around helping people catch fish. It’s not like you or anyone else is going to fish out Pepin anytime soon. The commercial fishermen haven’t.

    Not that many years ago I received a phone call from a fella on Winni that read my fishing report. He told me that the lake was going to be fished out like Red Lake was within two years and that he had that spot all to himself for 15 years.

    I asked him if we were talking about the same Winni and that he’s had it long enough and it was time for others to enjoy it.

    There will always be those kind. I’m glad you worked at it and picked up a nice meal! I’ve been wanting to get down there for a very long time.

    Round House
    Posts: 73
    February 4, 2017 at 4:04 am #1671224

    I appreciate that Brian…. its amazing what a little forum will stir up and who will be stirred up.

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