Well, the crappies have made them selves known for years on Bowstring and there at it again this early ice season. The best numbers are coming from the North end mud in that 20-24 feet of water. Ice conditions continue to improve in Northern Minnesota, as Bowstring is showing 6-8 inches of good ice. Some of the smaller snow-covered lakes are not safe yet as one that we checked had less then an inch of ice.
The best bite for these crappies, is early and late in the day. A number of presentation are working, but its tough to argue with the Glow Jiggle Bugs or Doodle bugs by Northland and tipped with either a minnow or waxworm.
If anyone should have any questions, feel free to drop them for me here or visit the Northern MN Lakes Forum
Thanks for the ice update from up there Sean, been wondering about ice thickness up that way.