With better ice, there’s also been more areas available to fish, so walleye and panfish reports have improved. Anglers are simply catching better numbers of walleyes, especially early and late each day, with 15 to
For learning the basics and especially for introducing kids to the magic of ice fishing, simply getting over the top of a big school of bluegills is perfect.
Chalk Hills supports a good fishery with evidence of natural reproduction for several species. The walleye and smallmouth populations appear strong.
The walleyes are going on Lake Bemidji if you can find an area where there’s a bit of a break and 12 to 14 feet of water. It’s not a long bite, but you’ll get
Anglers continue to ply the open waters of Lake Erie and are catching walleyes and yellow perch with much regularity. On inland waters, the perch, crappie, and saugeye bite in shallow water has been the
Anglers are still catching decent numbers of steelhead on many of the Great Lakes tributaries.
Ice is iffy across the state, but in the few places anglers have been able to get out, they’re finding fish.
Anglers who were still fishing in recent weeks were mostly targeting recently stocked trout in small lakes, walleyes in rivers and a few lakes, and panfish.
Clearwater’s “nice” average size means you’ll consistently hook bass that run in the 2- to 3-pound class. Fish up to 5 pounds are expected; they’re not the exception.
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