With cold temps across the ice belt and unstable weather front I have found myself switching gears a bit. I have spending a little mod time in th otter and…
South Dakota
Early Winter Sodak Update
Well here it is Christmas day and I have not posted one report from this winter yet. With ice being fishable now for a few weeks there has been alot…
South Dakota Crappie Report – Details on the Bite
Last week in South Dakota saw some of the fastest perch and crappie action I’ve ever been witness to when filming. Many have probably already caught the show – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsyXDPb96BQ…
New presentations for big panfish
Small, lipless crankbaits are underutilized lures for jumbo perch and big walleyes. Wacky Rigging is a new way to catch giant panfish. James Holst and Joel Nelson demonstrate productive, early-ice…
Trolling Bite Continues into August
With Inconsistent weather and weather fronts, I have stuck to the only thing that has remained consistent in South Dakota: trolling cranks. Fish have remained in that 12-14 foot depths…
Trolling through the Dog Days of South Dakota
With a July Heat wave that came through having us all begging for hard water, water temps have climbed into the low 80s. This past week we saw 83 degree…
Sodak Glacial Lakes Report
With Water temps creeping toward that 70 degree mark as well as some nice defined weed lines the crankbait bite is getting hotter by the day. I have been locating…
May closeout Report from South Dakota
With a late start to the open water season, a few turkey hunting outings, and some variable weather patterns putting together some good early season patterns has been anything but…
Closing out Ice season in Sodak
Well with some open water spots FINNALY starting to show I think I can dust off the open water gear and ready the big tacklebox. Anyway the fast few weeks…
OVERTIME……late march early april report
About a month back I posted how March is ice fishing’s 4th quarter. Well if that is the case April is overtime, and you can bet I am thanking the…