im thinking about heading to bone for the first time? am i making the right decision?i need help

[metroslayer]

im thinking about trying bone i usually dont fish wisconsin just hunt it, i heARD bone was a decent lake i have a cabin up in clam falls im thinking about fishin thursday and friday , i pretty much want to know if im going to the right lake, i know there is good fishing in this area i just wan tto know if im going to the right lake, i will probably fish for pike and sunnies during the day, and try to hit some crappies and walleyes for the night bit. any info would be appreciated thanks guys and good fishin

[Nick Kuhn]

This time of year Bone is mostly a perch lake. Crappies can be good if you get on them as well. There aren't many pike at all in Bone (there's probably more muskies than pike in the lake). There are some decent ones in there but they are few and far between. Walleye haven't been stocked in at least 40 years and I doubt there has been any spawning to sustain them.

[DonBo]

I agree with Nick. The friends I have who stay on Bone come up to Yellow for panfish/walleye.

[Jarrid Houston]

agree, Bone this year from what Ive heard, is bone dry! Not encouraging, I know....but if you do give her heck, let us know! Nice lake!

[B-man715]

There are more crappies and perch in that lake than you'd ever imagine! It is well worth fishing. You are doing something wrong if you can't keep 25 fish in a half a day or less.

If the lake is new to you just try around some of the permanent shacks, you will get into them. The lake has incredible numbers, just not huge fish.

Generally the biggest fish are 10-10.5" (for perch and crappies). But, when you can take a limit if you want it makes a nice pile of meat!

I've only fished it a couple times this year, both times on the south side of the big island off the deep break into the mud, 29-32 fow.

But there are countless spots that hold fish. Any of the main lake points hold fish as well, just get off them a ways into the mud.

Year after year the lake produces. I've fished it for over 20 years with the same results If this lake was in Chisago county there would be 500 permanents on it, but it's far enough away from the metro it doesn't get hit hard at all. At any given time there might be 15-20 shacks on the entire lake........

I actually wish more people fished it. I think it would help increase the size of the fish.

Good luck and catch some fish!!!!