We caught around 30 sheepies , switched to casting crank baits in flooded shorelines.
Caught some eyes, catfish, smallmouth, and snagged a paddlefish that was so big it wouldn’t. Fit in net. Guessing it was around 35-40lbs.as we tried getting him it came unhooked. Wish I could have got a picture of that bruiser!
A 30 minute battle was awesome!!! 
Spring? 
I’ll bring warm weather back from Mexico..Bye,bye 
I fished middle Eau Claire lake this past january 2x. Had decent luck using small sucker minows under tip ups near the buck’n’bass resort.14-20 fow. Mostly 14-18″ walleyes,a couple decent smallmouths.
I have never fished open there,but have heard it can be real good early spring.
Good luck!
Exactly what Jessee said, i had the best luck fishing the sharpest breaks i know of..I never would keep fishn the same spot unless the bite was on fire.
Moving to different depths as winter ice gets thicker.Most of the time i would be at or near32-34fow.
Small moon glows or demon glow jigs tipped with a small crappie minnow worked well..When temps. got down to single digits, small jiggn spoons tipped with a minnow head worked good for nice slab crappies.
The St. Croix is always a learning experience.
No problem here.. 
Sounds like you did well up there..
Total fish weight-15.4LBS.
Big fish- 6.4lbs.
Now that’s the funniest thing i’ve heard in long time!! ha ha
It just broke out on NFL.COM , finally gonna hang em up.
Thats great to hear, my daughter is off to Stout this fall and we will make sure she knows where to go if she has problems with her car.
Bay City ..
After reading this, i think my sinker box will gain 10 lbs. and save me enough to buy some good tasty beer..
Very good alternative 
Hopefully this will help make them fish agressive.. 
Just seems like its to early in the year for the temps. to be up that high,all the warm weather has moved everything up early.
I’m still gonna stop in sunday to see what’s left then it’s off to the big water in search of some hungry walldo’s
Do you have great deals like this on your guided catfishing??
Maybe one i already have booked, not interested in the pinks hats and if there’s anything left on sunday will this deal still go on??
I got some in my spot no where near there , was drifting down wisconsin shoreline using small split shot& crappies minnows in 5-10 fow..
47-48 temps.
Most were small in the 9-10″ range,was a nice change after a terrible season out there on the ice.
MIght go back out on thursday morning and try up river farther.
Nice fish JJ 
Why didn’t we get any like that the first 4 hours i was there? 
Oh well, guess you and Tim can’t let all the secrets out now can you.HA,HA..
Give me a call if your heading out during the week.
Thats it 
I knew it was at the secret spot u always talk about, i could hear a train whistle blowing
Is there any more of that color selection left at evert’s??
I’m on my way friday morning!!
Can’t wait for that
I watched a ranger running wide open out in front of Clydes marina in bayport,mn. today.It looked as though a tourney was going on, he was zig-zagging all over.
I pulled over on 95 to watch, and as soon as i stopped he headed down towards the hudson channel 
I couldn’t see him anymore..
Isn;’t the no wake still in effect?
I have given up wisconsin gun hunting,i’m down to bowhunting and that may come to an end soon.It interfers with fishing.
Great report DreW!
Awesome fish!
It didn;t have a firecracker paddle stuck in it’s tail by chance did it???? I snagged a fish On friday but didn’t get to see it.
What a battle on light tackle!
Got my waders ready, i’m sure there will be some sand baging going on around the st. croix valley area and stillwater very soon. 
I was using paddle tails and getting the small saugers during the day, i had to leave early before the walleye bite got fired up.
I had to be home for company, steak and king crab legs.
Hoping to back on wed. night.
I have plenty on ringees in the assortment of colors too,was wondering what has been the best as of recent?
A couple questions for ya, Were you the guy i gave my minnows to at the dock yesterday? And if you wouldn’t mind telling me what were you dragging?Cranks Or plastics?
Looks like that big bag of cookies was empty by the time you got there
It looked stuffed to the top when i was in this morning
Great news 
I’m siding with them be nuts!
But as JJ said, the ice has not been as thick or consistant as in years past. The current can and will change the thickness in that area especially now.
BUT, i would like crawl out there maybe after we have had a good hard freeze for about two months.Maybe next year?
Oh, and some who know me say i’m nuts too. Just for other reasons
