FARIBAULT AREA Ice deteriorated quickly in this area and some large holes have opened up. Once the ice firms up again, look for suspended crappies over 30 to 35 feet on French Lake or 20
Lake Michigan: The northern harbors were seeing a decline in the amount of fish caught, but there are still browns and steelhead being caught. Spawn sacks under a float are working well as well as
Crab Orchard Lake: Catfish action has slowed somewhat. Bluegill action also has slowed, although some fish are still being caught along the rip rap on crickets and wax worms. Bass action is good on a
Lake Sara (Effingham): The crappie bite has been hot. The bait of choice is small jigs tipped with wax worms or spikes under floats. Skipping under the deeper docks or finding the submerged timber and
Fox River: The walleyes are slowing down with the cooler weather and have switched over to a minnow bite. Jig and minnow combinations as well as single hook and splitshot with a minnow fished in
ASHLAND AREA It’s been cold and snowy, with about 16 inches of snow on the ground in some places. The and archery deer-hunting season continues throughout the area. Wardens and rangers have noticed less hunting
DOOR PENINSULA AND ALGOMA/KEWAUNEE AREA There is not much to report as of yet. We are just starting to get some walkable ice forming on some of the inner bays, such as in Little Sturgeon,
LAKE MICHIGAN/METRO AREA LAKES This cold snap has tributaries starting to freeze over, but local harbors still had some open and fishable water last week. Brown trout and rainbow trout are drawn to the rivers
Lake Ontario and tributaries: A warm spell helped the local fishing off Lake Ontario at bit, but that may have changed by now. The piers were ice-free at Wilson and Olcott and casting spoons or
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