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[Jarrid Houston]

Why wouldnt I go out fishing tonight? Nebag - amen!

[Jarrid Houston]

Interesting night on nebaggie...Caught the usual pannies & perch, but did lock horns and got a 20" smallie, and had another on that was bigger than that, but I think it was a largie. Put up a heck of a fight, but got off beofre I could get a good look at it! fun night out there! Still no walleyes... Do you think they are almost all gone due to natives spearing & people catching everything they catch? Same goes for ULSC! Last year was a great year for me for eyes, but this year, I have only found a couple, and relied on the river for the majority of my walleye fishing.

[Walleye One]

Jarrid

Fished Nebagamon every day last week and only managed about 10 walleyes (all released) but did catch a few nice ones (23,22,19,19,18,17,16). I did hear the Indians had another good year which doesn't help.

The Lake Association and the DNR have a plan to stock wallyes again but right now it's on hold due to lack of funds. It's too bad, this lake was a good walleye lake back in the 90's but right now I think it's safe to say it's a panfish/smallie lake.

[Jarrid Houston]

Those are some nice fish you caught out there...and I would agree with you! Gd Luck..

*Hope they do get enough money to put back in some eyes...

[Jarrid Houston]

Hit Nebbagie last night! Could not find walleyes "AGAIN", So we decided to go and chuck lures again. Ended up boating the usual assortment of smallies, largies, and pike....I guess I can complain, we stayed busy catching fish.. Tomorrow morning I am going to hit her real real early, and I am hosting a special guest on the boat! Stay tuned!!!

[Jarrid Houston]

Did Nebaggie on Saurday with the crew from FOX 21. Great day on the water and with good company. We caught every fish in the lake except a smallie, which was odd cause we ha several up to the boat that got off. Nothing to brag about, except one real decent 13" crappie. Let everything go, but looking forward to the news on Wednesday night! Sunday, stayed indoors to hot even for this die hard. I hate muggy weather!

[Jarrid Houston]

Heading out somewhere tonight. prolly ULSC.. Check out this if you havent already...

http://www.fox21online.com/greatoutdoors/fishing-guides-help-catch

[cabin]

Great job Jarrid. See you on the water.

[Jarrid Houston]

Well we did do ULSC last night and had a wonderful time. Caught many of fish including quite a few largies, blue gillz, and pike. Big fish was another 27" dog fish. This is a crazy yr for the doggies out on ULSC. 3rd one I have see caught, and seen some others swimming around. Another highlight- saw about at least a 30 lb carp swim up in the shallow. Biggest fish I have seen in ULSC. kind of a weird night. Kept nothing. When we go home turned on the tube, and my 28 1/2" eye was aired on WDIO 'gone fishing segment"..just an awesome way to end a great fishing day.. Hitting the river tonight~~~cant wait~!

[Raider4ever]

FINALLY getting back to the cabin tonight. Hoping to hit it this evening and early tomorrow (also hoping to miss the rain). Will update. Over by the Boulder Junction area last weekend. Great bass fishing. Don't know the names of the lakes we were on though. Went with my wife's cousin and he just drove down trails until we got to lakes with their boats on it.

[Raider4ever]

Got out Friday evening for about 2.5 hours. Caught 8 LMB, 1 SMB, and of course one 18 inch NP (what day on The Big Minnie would be complete without one). All on topwater (dead calm all evening. AWESOME). Got out for another 2.5 hours Saturday AM. Much windier but still able to grab 7 LMB. A stinkin' northern sliced my line and took my favorite Spook Jr. Used topwater when I was tucked away from the wind and a couple on rattle raps on the windward shores. Got the boat covered and stuff put away about 45 seconds before the deluge started. Frogs are addictive but the hook up ratio still stinks.

[Jarrid Houston]

Nice report Raider! Glad you got into some...

Got to be on the news again

http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/S2209538.shtml?cat=10428

[Jarrid Houston]

Well did a little pre-fishing on Nebaggie last night in preperation for some clients, and it was booming. By far the best outing this year. Found em' 7-walters, 5 smallies, 3 largies, 3 pike, perch, and good pannies including a 9 3/4". All of a sudden they just turned on, crazy lake..but fun wen they are biting. Kept nothing, and looking forward to putting some guests on fish this weekend!

[Sherpa]

Nice job buddy. Sounds like fun.

[Raider4ever]

Well, it was Suckage Sunday out on Big Minnie yesterday. Fished from 6:30-10:30 with zero fish. Couple of frog blow-ups that didn't connect and one fish that came back three times to my Zara Spook and missed it all three times. A couple of Northern follows as I was reeling a lure in at the end of the cast and it was skittering along the top. Even tried buzzbaits and a swimjig. Good God, I may have to try crankbaits off of deeper points *gasp*.

[Jarrid Houston]

Found success both Saturday & Sunday for my guests. Saturday, we started out hot with a few crappies, then moved to some pike/smally action. And finished the night out with another 7 walleye day. Only a couple were worth keeping, but we let everything go. It was all about the fun of catching this day. Just barley beat the storm that night, and I got a guy into his 1st smally ever a doozy 17 1/2" That was Saturday.

Sunday - Brought out a couple from the Minneapolis area and got them into some nice smallies, pike, walleyes including a 20" & a 18 1/2" and some smaller ones. and tons of gillz. Action was okay, but did end up keeping enough fish for them to have a fish fry. We let the 20" go, but kept the 18 1/2" (sad) and a smaller 15" eater. They were super happy and gave me a nice tip. Love a hot nebaggie!

[Jarrid Houston]

Man, all the water sports people on Nebaggie should be more careful out there!!!!!!! Just amazes me no one has gotten killed. If I had kids I would not be dragging them out on this lake! WAY TO DANGEROUS......

[Jarrid Houston]

Did Minnie last night and was concentrated on nothing but walleye fishing... NOTHING AGAIN! I cannot buy a eye on this lake. I did catch some dandy blue gillz and a couple of Northerns, but no eyes......Nebaggie tonight!

[Raider4ever]

Saturday: Out for about five hours. 8 LMB (3 keeper sized, 5 dinks), 1 SMB (19"), and of course two NP (not counting the two that grabbed two of my Zara Spooks and broke off).

Sunday: Out for about four hours. Not great. 3 LMB (2 dinks and on 20" that went 4 lb 13 oz) and two more NP.

Tons of frog blow-ups. Did happen to land one Saturday. Addicting, yet frustrating.

[Jarrid Houston]

Nice bass in Minnie (good to see) and nice report Raider.

I went to Lower Eau Claire Friday night and fished till after dark, and again on Saturday morning (early). Healthy population of fish, but could not find any good size. Was cool to spot fish, but frustrating that I could not get the crappies to take. They seemed to be the only highlight. Cool to watch em move in there school on the weedline. Just wish they would of ate. Prolly needed some crappie minnows?

[Raider4ever]

Lotsa water and new food in the system for them probably. It was tough sledding all weekend. Even tried a jig/Gulp leech off the rock pile. Zippy. Fly rod off the dock Sunday afternoon. Nada.

[Jarrid Houston]

Had a fantastic night out on Nebaggie last night with a new friend from California. We were able to put together a nice bag of fish for him to take home. 1 eye (17"), 4 craps (10-12"), 1 smallie (16"), a few nice blue gillz, and a couple of rock bass! Don't ask me why he wanted to keep a smally and some rock bass- but whatever (paid good money for them I guess). Glad I was able to teach him some new tricks that paid of greatly. Had a nice night reeling aout every fish in the lake. Lost a bigger pike at the boat, and had a huge one almost take a blue gill as he was reeling it in. Awesome night!

[Raider4ever]

Hit it hard Saturday. Fished 5:45-11:30: 2 SMB (one was 17.5"), 8-10 LMB (a lot of dinks), and of course 3 NP (not counting the two that nabbed a Zara Spook each). 2:30pm-5:30pm: 3 LMB and 1 NP (no lures lost). Sunday 5:45-10:00: 1 SMB, 3 LMB, and 2 NP. Went out with a friend from about 1:30-6:00pm: 5 LMB and 3 NP between us. A couple of the bass would of been keepers. Most between 12-14 inches all weekend.

There was a league on the lake on Saturday AM. 12-14 boats with an air horn at 7:00am. I'm sure some of the cabineers were happy to hear that go off. Hopefully they were a C&R league. Talked to one boat and he said they were a mixed bag league. After that, I kept wondering who thought that going to that lake for a mixed bag league was a good idea? I'm guessing most, if not all, were shut out on Crappies and Walleyes. I did not see one boat fishing anything that looked like a Wally spot.

[Jarrid Houston]

Haahaa ya Im sure they had a tuff time fnding walleyes!

[Raider4ever]

The one guy I talked to said that everything but Rock Bass were on the docket. I wonder if anyone boated one of the big suckers that are in there or a bullhead?