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Friday, June 13th, 2025

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Sportsmen Since 1968

Jason Mitchell

A subtle approach is necessary during early ice

The period of early ice is a coveted time of year for anglers. Fishing can peak on many small lakes in particular during early ice.
The reason for great fishing simply might be that fish are concentrated over shallow basins or secondary basins, and the first anglers at these locations experience some of the best fishing of the season. These locations simply don’t recharge during winter.

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Work basins adjacent to the popular structure to find less-pressured winter walleyes

I have often compared walleyes to white-tailed deer. Both species seem to love edges.
Walleye fishing traditionally also has been all about finding and understanding structure. When we look at fishing structure, however, think of structure as first-come, first-served. What can happen so often is that the first anglers on a specific piece of structure can do particularly well, then the spots seldom last longer than a week for what we would consider good fishing.

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