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Jan. 26, 2012 January 26, 2012: Shacking Up at the Treebar Jan. 4, 2012: The ice thickness is about 14”, which means it’s truck time on the ice! You may say that is not that much ice, but that is only when you have “fall ice”; when you have “winter ice”, that is plenty for ½ ton pickups. The walleye bite at this point is still good. We caught a fat pike on a mudminnow in about 6’ of water in the early afternoon. Just before dark, we got a keeper walleye on a sucker minnow in 6-8’ of water and about 1’ from the bottom. When you catch walleyes before dark, that is a good sign. After dark we picked up 3 more nice keepers fishing the edge of the flat. The late bite has been more productive during the mid season walleye bite. Jan. 8, 2012: Some clients and I headed out one early afternoon. We were getting flags during the minor fish feeding window, as we were in the process of setting up. Congratulations to Tom with a football of a small mouth bass – in the 19-20” range! Great release! The fish took a large golden shiner next to a stump. Great hole locating but later on we were getting snagged up. We had pike bites and one walleye bite before dark. We had a spread of walleyes setting in the 8-10’ range. The holes would be most productive after dark and I was right. From 9-11 pm, we had 5 nice fish up to 20”. At 11 pm, with the tired factor setting in, I decided to pick up the lines. It is hard to quit, however, when the fish were still biting, but it is also good to have fish for another time! That night the late major and a nice moon helped with our success. Jan. 11, 2012: A snowstorm blowing in and a cold front on its way spells a good walleye bite in a fisherman’s world. We caught northerns on sucker minnows at 8’ depths. About 3:30 pm Tom got an 18 ½” walleye; Nice fish! Thanks to Chuck’s Sport Shop for the lively minnows!!! Near dark, the west winds were picking up, along with a light drizzle. This created a feeding frenzy for the walleyes. Several holes were hit. Some of our set lines were hit, but no minnow and other tip-ups had keeper walleyes on with minnows scarfed down. Soon after the winds picked up to 20mph and gusty, with some snow. During this period we had 2 bites every half hour. We decided that 5 nice keeper walleyes was more than plenty. I don’t believe in “over-harvesting”. Keep what you need and put the rest back for seed! There is currently about 18” of ice on the lake. I am setting my sights on crappies and perch in the coming weeks. I’m looking forward to mid and late winter thaws to turn up the fishing! Well, that wraps it up for this time. Remember, if you are looking for a great ice fishing experience, don’t hesitate to call me at 715-966-1821. This is Roman Derleth reminding you: “Don’t slack off and always keep your line tight!”Last updated: January 26, 2012 | |
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