12/28/2021
Fishing Report Dec 28, 2021
We’ve been blessed with some ice making weather so far this ice season. Despite snow falls
(8+” 12/27th, more forecasted for night fall 12/28), The wind and dry cold air have kept lakes in favorable ice making conditions.
Fishing still good overall if not a bit slowed this last week. Typical after snowfall. Also, wind has not always made things comfortable for anglers.
Walleye: Good – Very Good! Good ice cover with limited snow made for good travel conditions as anglers reported good late afternoon thru early dusk reports. Most repots from anglers using medium golden or river shiners around cabbage flats of 7-12’. Jigging raps, Shiver Minnows and Buckshot spoons tipped with a minnow head as walleyes are still aggressive. As ice thickens and anglers are spreading out to off shore humps, use of sucker minnows becoming more popular.
Northern Pike: Good – Very Good! Good reports with nice fish up to 34” reported this past week. Big Shiners (slabs if available) tempting larger pike in 6-12’ cabbage.
Crappies: Good Bite tough on windy days as finesse with plastics not easy. Tip-downs with small rosies on crappie minnows working. If shallow w**d bite not working, slip out to 15-20 flats outside w**ds. Dusk best.
Bluegill: Good Same as Crappie, wind makes for tough finesse bite. On calmer days, small plastics, waxies and mousses producing in shallow bays of 5-8’. For largest gills start early (dawn).
Yellow Perch: Good-Fair Most action is w**ds of 6-10’ on waxies, small minnows. Not a lot of reports from anglers plying mud with wigglers, but that should start soon enough.
Largemouth Bass: Good-Fair Action jigging #3 pimples and Buckshot Spoons tipped with minnow heads as well as jigging Shad Raps also catching bass of 14-17” in w**dy bays of 6-10’.
Most ice reports coming in with averages of 6-12” of good ice. Snow depth of 3-6” but travel good. A.T.V and snowmobile use good for the most part. Always use caution on untraveled ice. Cold, dry conditions should mean more good ice buildup this week!