What happened?

[DTro]

So what was it this last weekend that was so special?

I heard some of the best reports this year from this past weekend from all over the state. I seen pictures of huge fish brought through the ice, including a 51” Musky, a 45” Pike, Huge Lake Trout and some Hog Walleyes, not to mention fast action for Crappies, Perch, and Cats.

So was it the weather?

More people fishing?

Global Warming?

When will it happen again

[My_Key]

Is it possible the front that brought the storm in had something to do with it?

[hamms-scooter]

I would say it was the front that made them active it really slowed down later on sunday though. dtro I posted some blue gills on here was that removed for some reason?

[thedeadsea]

Supposedly ultra low barometric pressure came through the area. A coworker who really watches that stuff just told me that.

Saturday was pretty slow for me, Sunday was good.

[leech~~]

So what was it this last weekend that was so special?

I heard some of the best reports this year from this past weekend from all over the state. I seen pictures of huge fish brought through the ice, including a 51” Musky, a 45” Pike, Huge Lake Trout and some Hog Walleyes, not to mention fast action for Crappies, Perch, and Cats.

So was it the weather?

More people fishing?

Global Warming?

When will it happen again

I think it's because you finally got up to Bruntside and got a little excitement which got your blood flowing again!

[Traxxx]

Sunday was an awesome day with the decreased light levels and low pressure. The fish were very aggresive and easy to catch. Monday was a different story as the front passed. The fish were a bit tougher to catch and less aggresive. We had to downsize quite a bit to catch them. Now that the pressure is stabalizing we should see the activity start to pick back up soon. It was fun while it lasted.

[fishinfey8]

Global Warming is the cause for everything. I bet it's that.

I have noticed that anytime a "slow" moving storm system, the fishing stays better longer before the storm comes through. I think when the bar. press. falls slowly for an extended pd of time is when the fishing stays good for any period of time. Just my observations/opinions. I notice this alot, especially during summer.

[DTro]

Yeah the lower pressure does usually make for better fishing. I’ve seen that too, but for some reason, the big fish were really being caught this past weekend. I try and pay close attention to that stuff all year, but something sure seemed different with all the big fish being caught throughout the state.

[Craigums]

Well Dtro to answer your question the reason is that I've been fishing every single weekend without much success. So i decided to take a break last weekend and get some work done around the house. So seeing as how I wasn't on the lakes god decided to make all the fish go bonkers just to smite me. Hope everyone else enjoyed the weekend

[DTro]

I guess we have a winner. I'm sure the rest of MN thanks you.

[hamms-scooter]

Well Dtro to answer your question the reason is that I've been fishing every single weekend without much success. So i decided to take a break last weekend and get some work done around the house. So seeing as how I wasn't on the lakes god decided to make all the fish go bonkers just to smite me. Hope everyone else enjoyed the weekend

Will you stay home this weekend again...please? oh and thanks you took one for the team!

[jwmiller33]

Sunday was an awesome day with the decreased light levels and low pressure. The fish were very aggresive and easy to catch. Monday was a different story as the front passed. The fish were a bit tougher to catch and less aggresive. We had to downsize quite a bit to catch them. Now that the pressure is stabalizing we should see the activity start to pick back up soon. It was fun while it lasted.

Traxx, did Greg fish with you all weekend? Were you guys out on Gull or the other secret lake? I wish I could have made it up for Sundays fishing from the sounds of it. The eyes still biting on the Nland buckshots?

[thedeadsea]

DTRO, I would be interested in hearing more about your research, specifically when the next "hot" weekend is predicted

[DTro]

I'll let you know the following Monday

[Shack]

Yeah the lower pressure does usually make for better fishing. I’ve seen that too, but for some reason, the big fish were really being caught this past weekend. I try and pay close attention to that stuff all year, but something sure seemed different with all the big fish being caught throughout the state.

The Griz said in a Dennis Anderson article he had the best fishing the other week when it was high:

Originally Posted By: Star Tribune

The roads are as wide as football fields are long. Otherwise they would drift in with snow.

We found Griz was on his bucket, no hat, jigging.

"You're a day late,'' he said.

The wind had shifted and now blew from the east. Also the barometer had dropped.

Griz had a few perch on the ice. But no walleyes.

"The lake shut down,'' he said. "Yesterday I got those four walleyes right away. I caught 24 in all. Not today.''

Low or high, I think a sudden/drastic shift in the pressure has more of an effect on the bite!

[magic_minnow]

YOU GUYS ARE ALL WRONG! It was the fishing gods having pity on us! Sacrifice a shiner before you step on the ice and you can re-create the same conditions as was this last wknd.

[pulleye16]

Well Dtro to answer your question the reason is that I've been fishing every single weekend without much success. So i decided to take a break last weekend and get some work done around the house. So seeing as how I wasn't on the lakes god decided to make all the fish go bonkers just to smite me. Hope everyone else enjoyed the weekend

Craigums....please get some work done around the house the last weekend in Feb and stay off the lakes!!!!!!

[Ed Carlson]

We were also under the strongest lunar influence of the calendar year, one may wonder if that had something to do with it too?