MN BassFisher Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Is anyone heading out next weekend for the Wisconsin Opener? I had some plans fall through and might have to get out somewhere on Saturday now. I've never targeted Bass for the WI Opener but have heard some great stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd S. Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Yes I do, tons of lakes from Hudson to Grantsburg, prolly 90% are good bass lakes. Just stay away from smaller shallower lakes as they had a pretty bad freeze two winters ago. 10 day forecast is favoring a warming trend, could even be a shorts and flip flop kind a day.....or sleeting and windy since I'm going..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN BassFisher Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 14 hours ago, Todd S. said: Yes I do, tons of lakes from Hudson to Grantsburg, prolly 90% are good bass lakes. Just stay away from smaller shallower lakes as they had a pretty bad freeze two winters ago. 10 day forecast is favoring a warming trend, could even be a shorts and flip flop kind a day.....or sleeting and windy since I'm going..... Haha yeah you never know what to expect in the spring here. I have a cabin in the Danbury area and my sister purchased a cabin on a small shallow lake in the Webb Lake area. That was the year her lake winter killed...I guess there were some decent bass in there before the kill too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal23 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 MN Bass, I used to fish alot of western WI bass lakes. Quite a few years ago I lived in Luck and fished all the lakes in that area. I haven't fished WI much the last few years cause it seems like the size structure has gotten so bad. Nick k. may chime in and give some more updated info. That said, I would go with the more fertile lakes to boost the size potential. Trade Lake was a favorite as well as Wood. Dunham was good the last time we were there, and years ago, Clam was one of the best for big fish early. If I had to pick one, it would probably be Big Round, Cedar or Turtle. Wapo could be good too. I may hit Cedar on wednesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Kuhn Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Opener should be pretty good this year with the early ice out. Generally any lake you pick over there is a decent bass lake as long as you choose one that isn't named Deer. Yes, some of the small lakes did winterkill recently, so it may be wise to avoid the really small or shallow lakes. Males may already be in the shallow sandy area looking to make beds. I would imagine the bigger girls won't be too terribly far from those areas. Craigums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN BassFisher Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 I was up at my cabin in Danbury and the water temp was only 49 on Saturday and had warmed up to 51 late Sunday. I would have guessed it would have been a bit warmer but the last week of rain/cold definitely dropped the temps. It was windy this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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