BDawg23 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Anyone else headed to the Northern Zone this weekend to chase bass? I will be up in the Hayward area chasing some big bronzebacks. Any thoughts on what the water temps will be up north next weekend? I was in the Leech Lake area last weekend and the temps were around 50 so I am hoping the water temp will creep up towards 55 with a few warm days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Kuhn Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Many of us will be in the Southern Zone next weekend. Water temps will depend heavily on the weather this week. I expect LCO or Grindstone to be coldest at 55-57 degrees by weeks end. Smaller lakes could be up to 63 by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalliehunter Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Last year a buddy and I went to ashland and fished chequamegon bay and a few inland lakes. The bay was 47 and the lakes were around 53. I would assume the lakes would be at least 55ish in the hayward area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwal Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 EauClaire chain north of Hayward 49 surface temp.on 2 of the lakes. Sat 28thPre-spawn for sureMwal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deitz Dittrich Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I'll be in the Polk/Burnett co on saturday with Cecil.. more about setting the hook a few times than looking for pigs.. but who knows, we may have a pic or two for monday? if not, who cares, Ill be casting for bass legally.. Id be willing to bet, Cecil and I have only had about 4 days off total between the two of us since feb.. its on like DONKY KONG!!!!Let the games begin.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDawg23 Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 I was thinking the water would be around 55 as well. Like Dietz said it will feel great to set the hook legally!mwal, I heard the Eau Claire Chain is a good bass fishery. Is it worth a trip up there at some point?I look forward to posting pics and a report next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwal Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 EauClaire chain has good smallmouth fishery. Very limited on largemouth due to rusty crayfish infestation that essentially wiped out all the weeds in the lakes even Lilly pads. Panfish have crashed as well due to no habitat. If you work hard you will be rewarded with some smallies. Remember that Bony and Upper EauClaire have sechi disk readings of close to 26ft . So light lines or flouro are advised. Due to the clarity these are mainly prime fishing time lake sun up and sun down or night. Very tough during daytime unless raining or very windy. If you are up to the challenge you could catch a whopper smallie. I would not consider these numbers lakes. They are trophy lakes if you are up to the challenge. If numbers are your game there are many dark water flowages in the Hayward Cable area. 42nd year on Bony LakeMwal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Yep, 4 sounds about right to me! Makes for a long stretch of no fishing, but if I have to work, thats the kind of work I want to be doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigums Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I'll be in Polk county on Sunday. Scouting a few spots for a small club tourney and more importantly getting familiar with the boat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMcD63 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I am looking to get our this weekend. Does anyone have a good LMB lake that you would recommend within close distance of the border? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deitz Dittrich Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I know this is going to sound silly NickMC, but honestly, they all are pretty darn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Kuhn Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I am looking to get our this weekend. Does anyone have a good LMB lake that you would recommend within close distance of the border? To second DD all of them are good (with a few exceptions, most notably Deer Lake, it is awful). In fact in many lakes they are encouraging harvest to help bring fish populations back into balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mww24 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 i fished deer last year. do not go there. not a bite in hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigums Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Lol our club tourney is on Deer. Thats were im going sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mww24 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st.crioxfishin Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 That's pretty good stuff Craigums - got a good laugh out of reading through the last three posts. Just think, the tough ones are just easier to win, every single bite will count that much more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Kuhn Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Lol our club tourney is on Deer. Thats were im going sunday I don't think pre-fishing will do you much good. It's weedy by the launch, tons of milfoil in the south-east end, and a few humps. Otherwise you are fishing docks on clear water. The structure actually seems promising: however there are probably more muskies in the lake than bass. It is almost exclusively a perch/muskie lake.If I were you, I would be prepared to make the jump to any of the other lakes within 10 miles, just so you can catch something with that new boat.Here are some results from a 3 hour league night there:Code:WEEK 4 DEER LAKE MAY 24, 2010 13 out of 19 boats had NO fish. 11 fish were weighed in. Total Weight Winners were Rob Newhouse and Mike Anselmo with 3 fish for a weight of 5.460 Big Bass Winners were Rob Newhouse and Mike Anselmo with a 2.600 bass. Jeff Burch and Jason Hill had 2 fish that weighed 3.240 Jake Reigel and Derek Olson had 2 fish that weighed 2.910 Mike Andren and Jamie Booth had 1 fish that weighed 2.120 Brandon Schurtz and Jerry Dux had 2 fish that weighed 4.00 Eric Larson and Travis Ellefson had 1 fish that weighed 1.980 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GooBack Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 FTP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMcD63 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Anyone fished Lake Mallalieu? It looks like it's a part of the river system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigums Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Anyone fished Lake Mallalieu? It looks like it's a part of the river system. Fished it a couple years ago. If I remember correctly we got a few smallies and largies, Nothing to big though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Decent little lake, close by and good numbers of fish. Fishes like a river without the current Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mww24 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 ya craigums. That launch on deer kinda sucks. may not be fun if its your first time on the boat. I fished there opener there last year and didnt get a single bite. I fished shallow to almost 20 feet. I found some nice gravel in like 16 feet that seemed to be just a smal patch. I thought, here we go going to stick at least one. Nothing. it is a pretty long lake so if you have had practice you could at least open the throtte and cruise up and down getting the feel for driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakjack23 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I fished Deer last year on opener. After a few hours without a bite I jumped lakes. Needless to say I won't be going to deer this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigums Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Anyone letting potential Thunderstorms hold them back? I don't mind a little rain buy lighting scares me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Nope! Might scare Deitz, but not me. I'll drag him with no matter what! If its lightning and thunder we will just wait it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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