Lake Menomin Update

  • Pete Bauer
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2599
    April 23, 2009 at 2:09 am #1307770

    Quick Lake Menomin Update.

    50-53 degree water temp and we are in a full force spring with the conditions setting up for a great crappie bite!

    Got out tonight with Chad, following same tactics as in my previous report (Located Here)dragging small jigs using the electric motor.

    Found fish to be a little more consistent tonight than last week but still not aggressively attacking baits. A real slow drag seemed to work well, however we did see some people fishing shallow with bobbers catching some fish as well.

    Sorry for the pic’s as they turned out really dark, I couldn’t figure out how to turn off the flash on my camera

    See ya out there

    Pete


    darrin_bauer
    Inactive
    Menomonie Wi.
    Posts: 260
    April 23, 2009 at 8:03 am #770513

    Nice job Pete, good to see the fish are starting to cooperate.

    stretchout
    Menomonie, WI
    Posts: 132
    April 23, 2009 at 12:07 pm #770520

    I was on Tainter for just a bit last night, and the crappies weren’t in the shallow water like they were last weekend…but milting walleyes were. The coming warm up should only help things.

    Pete Bauer
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2599
    April 23, 2009 at 12:14 pm #770522

    Quote:

    I was on Tainter for just a bit last night, and the crappies weren’t in the shallow water like they were last weekend…but milting walleyes were. The coming warm up should only help things.

    What was the water temp up on Tainter?

    docfrigo
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 1564
    April 23, 2009 at 2:38 pm #770569

    Thanks for the report Pete, good lookin’ fish.

    Doc

    stretchout
    Menomonie, WI
    Posts: 132
    April 23, 2009 at 8:53 pm #770661

    48-50…a few degrees cooler than a week ago.

    darrin_bauer
    Inactive
    Menomonie Wi.
    Posts: 260
    April 23, 2009 at 9:25 pm #770668

    Hi StretchOut, welcome to IDO. I hope you find IDO as helpful as I did for learning to catch more fish, especially on Menomin. I used to think it was a poor fishery until Doc, Don, Pete, and a few others enlightened me on how to fish this lake. Now if I could just figure out Tainter.

    stretchout
    Menomonie, WI
    Posts: 132
    April 24, 2009 at 12:38 pm #770751

    Thanks! Yes this is a great site…I’ve been trying Menomin for past year or so, and am really just getting back into fishing in general. I certainly don’t have things figured out, but I’m not getting skunked either. I spend more time on Menomin than Tainter…hasn’t been quite as frustrating.

    I’d rate ice fishing this past year as decent overall…and no I wasn’t fishing by the crowds. When the slabs really turn on, and you see how many people are out…makes me glad for the 10 fish limit.

    Thanks everyone for the continued reports…especially Pete. I’ll try to post more as well. If you see a tall guy in a little Alumcraft tiller untaggling lines from 3 young boys…thats me!

    docfrigo
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 1564
    April 24, 2009 at 5:02 pm #770816

    Welcome StretchOut,
    The ole dead sea produces.

    Jeremy

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