Where to go on Bitter?

[EsoxCop]

My buddies and I are heading to the Webster area to fish Friday through Sunday and would like to hit Bitter for some Jumbo Perch. Can anyone tell me the general area to hit?

[walleye69]

Esox,

I was there a week ago Sat and the bite was pretty slow. Talked to the warden who'd been checking guys and he said it was pretty slow all over the lake that day. We manged to catch a dozen or so perch in a full day of fishing. Every fish we caught was a pound or better. From what I've been hearing if you hit it on the right day you will do great if not you'll be in for a long day. The best thing you can hope for is stable weather. We were fishing out from Gaikowski's on the north end of the lake in about 22'.

[crappie jigga]

Does anyone fish for slim rockets (Pike) on Bitter? I heard there are some monsters in there but, I have no idea where to begin....
I remember some guy was telling me that he fished them on the west side somewhere but, I'm not exactly sure where....
Any info would be appreciated..
Thanks

[sloughshark]

Yes, there are some large snot rockets in Bitter. Almost anywhere on the westside of the lake is a good spot to go after them. There is a grade on the west end of the lake which holds a culvert, the pike fishing there has always been superb the times i have fished it. Just get into some shallower water anywhere from about 2 up to maybe ten feet at the most and dump some big smelt down your hole and prepare for war. There is a god amount of structure on the west side, ranging from submerged trees, to old slough bottoms and stock dams. I caught a good number of sloughsharks off some sunken trees on the northwest corner of the lake earlier this year while fishing for walleyes. Im sure i guy could do pretty decent out there as well.

Flags are flyin'
Get the Gaff!

[walleye69]

Ditto to sloughsharks post. The flooded grade on the west side of the lake is usually great for some good sized slimers. Haven't fished it this year, but have done really well in the last few years over there on late ice and after ice out. Find the old Creek bed and you should be in for some great action.

[crappie jigga]

Thanks guys!!!

I really appreciate the advice...
We were thinking of trying it this weekend...
I'll let you know how we do...

[Captain B.R.K]

Was on Bitter this past Saturday and got blown off the lake. The weather report stated mid 40's with wind S/SE 15mph. We got there, the temps were that with stiff 20-35mph winds.
We went out of a place by Waubay. Go on mainstreet and take a right at the T. Follow that road around and you come right to the lake. The access was pretty knarly!
5 guys, no fish! The weather had a huge part in our no success.
We tried all over that area, must have drilled 100 holes and graphed no perch.
DID see someone with a 14" perch and another guy with a dandy perch and 3 nice eyes.
So some fish were caught, but the wind got the best of us.
Good luck!