IGL fish report

[moparmarv]

Fished anglers bay trickles slou saw some fish in standing weeds but no bitters tried all sorts of tackle no tackers. Also tried smiths bay lots of fish no bitters.

Aneybody know the trick to getting them to bit??

new to this could use help .Moparmarv

[NWBuck]

Heard a report from a DNR guy who checked 150 fisherman during the Winter Games weekend and saw 30 fish. I think it's just really slow right now.

It may have been the weather too, as we had very similar results on a local farm pond that has been excellent for us all winter. Fish all over the vex all day long, but very few takers. Same spot the week before had been excellent, so who knows.

[PerchPounder]

I wasn't down there Saturday but Sunday was pretty slow on Emerson's compared to what it has been the last few weeks.

[moparmarv]

I have ben up there fishing the last three weekends on sundays seen fish but did not cetch aney fish.still trying to figure it out.Going to try agian this week sunday.

[PerchPounder]

Dont give up. If you are having trouble catching fish maybe try downsizing? fish small and slow and keep moving if the situation calls for it light line is a definite plus I never use anything heavier than 2lb.

[moparmarv]

I tried a purest jig,ratfinkee,deamon,diamond jig,a small gold jig head,jiging spoon add other jigs with wigglers.dead sticked and lite jigging and aggressive jigging.fish were jist looking not bitting.

thanks for the info.I am hopping for better luck this comming weekend.

[Mr.Seaguar]

Downsize everything, jig, line, bait. As small as yu can find. I have seen that creel survey guy a few times. I been catching some fish in Little Millers but here isnt that many down there. If you fished all day and caught every fish you saw you might end up with 40. Thats sounds like a great day but good luck catchin every fish you see. I do alright but the big ones are hard to deceive, hard to hook, hard to land. They dont close their mouth very fast so I usually dont hook them. Spirit has some perch but it can be tough to make them bite. Basically impossible to detect the bites too. Needa camera. Good luck whatever you choose.

[muc33]

I found out that smaller is better, hmmmmmm, not our normal thought, but true. I never had tackle so small in my box until this year. I could even go smaller. We had good luck on Sunday. I was with Perchpounder gettting lessons and it worked. Now the fish I caught weren't probably to his normal keeping standards, but to me they were great. And let me tell you, eating them while watching the best superbowl in the last 10 years made for a great night!!!!

I plan on being back this weekend. You might want to rename me Perchpoundersshadow.

[Fricke]

muc33

I know what you mean when you say "to his normal keeping standards". PP always likes to think you are keeping the "small ones" when they are just as big. haha

[PerchPounder]

Thats just because I am letting you keep the small ones. Just to make you feel better I guess. Fricke maybe the next time you can actually go we will keep a real count and total weight for the day?

CC are you going on Sunday? Im not sure if i'll be heading down on Saturday or not.

[muc33]

Yes, as for Saturday, I am not sure if I will go down there... Might fish in the Round Lake tournament... gotta support the RL Sportsmans Club, I am a member. Who knows though, might head south first then to RL, as the tourney starts at noon. hmmmmmm, could be a double bonus day.

But Sunday..... YES

[PerchPounder]

Yeah I hear ya Saturday is the LU 426 ice fishing tournament if I go, but sunday is an almost definite go. Give me a call sometime this weekend I should have some better info by then.

[Fricke]

PP

One more weekend then it's on like donkey kong.

[muc33]

Hockey Refs get no fish!!! PP I will give you a buzz on Friday sometime.

[PerchPounder]

Sounds great! My plans for Saturday have been cancelled due the weather forecast so it looks like i'll be on the lakes somewhere. I've got some ideas just not sure where to head yet.

[PerchPounder]

We'll my plans for Saturday changed once again and I ended up working until almost midnight we then proceded to a local establishment and looked for someone who could tie a trilene knot but was unsuccessful at that aswell.

Did you manage to make it out?

[Esox_Magnum]

You guys didn't miss much its slowwwwwwwwwwwwww

[muc33]

Hospital here, then worked on new wheelhouse. Did manage to pull in a nice eye Friday night on Okabena, 21 incher, beautiful fat walleye. Guy I know's kid pulled up a 8lber this weekend too. baring any goofy thing again family wise, I was planning on hitting it again this weekend. I also have Monday off.

[PerchPounder]

Esox where did you try it?

Sounds like a made a good choice working overtime on Saturday instead of hitting the ice. This time of year can be very tricky on the IGL, but if you can figure them out you're going to have a very good day.

[Esox_Magnum]

Fished a couple of my good spots on the North Bay and Millers. Hope to get out THursday night for 1 last go at the eyes before season ends. Then after the small lakes for eyes and gills and such on West.

[moparmarv]

I am planning on fishing ON WEST LAKE ON SUNDAY the 17th Is aney body else fishing there this week sunday . If os where on witch bay

would like to meet some other FMers some time.be up there around noon . I drive a dodge 2500 ram white with stripes.Will be pulling my frabal shack with a Quad.

[PerchPounder]

I am planning on being there tomorrow morning as well as Sunday. Depending on what I find tomorrow and the weather for Sunday will determine where I will be. I drive a 2000 Chev. Silverado with Minnesota plates and an HSO.com sticker on the back window.

[Esox_Magnum]

Black GMC Jimmy with the hillbilly delux trailer in tow, Bow Tech sticker in the back window. Will be somewhere on West, probley North Bay Saturday, staying home Sunday with 35mph winds, my Eskimo don't like wind.

[PerchPounder]

Have you been getting gills on north bay?

[Esox_Magnum]

Yea some lots of snot rockets to keep me busy if nothing else. Starting there who knows where I'll end up. I'll be in my hole on the East side of the bay.