Fish are still being caught on slip bobbers and jigs but it won’t be long before we see the transition to bottom-bouncers and spinners. Courtesy of Devils Lake Tourism.
The shallow-water walleye and pike bite is in full swing.
Grab yourself some leeches, a couple slip bobbers and hold on. Tanner checks in with water temps, bite info and how he rigs his bobbers for shallow-water walleye fishing.
Ice off, docks in. How the shore anglers are faring.
How ice-out and shore fishing are coming along – it won’t be long before the ice is gone and it will be game on for open-water fishing.
Scott Merwin, enjoyed some time out at Woodland Resort on Devils Lake catching perch and walleyes. Keep your lure close to the bottom and keep your movements very subtle. Report from Scott Merwin, of Lake
Catching a trophy walleye is one thing, but when that amazing fish also carries a tag, and from 11 years ago … well, that’s indeed a fish of a lifetime. For the complete story, click
In the ice-fishing “fish-off” meant to help showcase the two fisheries, 71 of the 85 fish caught between Lake of the Woods and Devils Lake reps were caught by LOTW types.
When tourism spokesmen for two top ice fishing destinations in the Upper Midwest go head to head in January, there could be a lot on the line – their fishing lines, anyway. Tanner Cherney at
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