Downsizing lures and using some rattles in your lures to attract fish has been helpful. Using gold on sunny days and glow colors on cloudy days has been a trend, but not a "set in stone" rule. Along the way, huge pike, jumbo perch, saugers and tulibees are in the mix. Resorts are in many different areas working at staying on schools of walleyes. A great week of ice fishing up at the Angle. Open water and spring fishing on the river is around the corner, are you ready? As always, use extra caution as there is current in the river. Some nice sturgeon showing up for those few that are targeting them.
The big lake is still open for harvesting walleyes and saugers. If you are fishing Four Mile Bay or the Rainy River, remember March 1st, it is catch and release only. A traditional jig and minnow in one hole, deadstick with a plain hook in the second hole have been the best. The golden hours of the morning and evening have been when the walleyes have been the most active. This means putting the feed bag on as well as moving to pre-spawn areas. With the longer days, the fish instinctively start gravitating to the next chapter, which is the spawn. Huge pike have been active for pike anglers using tip ups. If you are staying on the ice at night, not as much of a night bite, but it does exist. The morning and evening can still have a bite window. With the darker color, the fish bite well during the day. Glow colors are popular in these waters due to the stained waters. There are pods of walleyes and saugers in various areas.
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Experiment to see what the fish want.Īs happens each ice season, some anglers who have been fishing 20 plus miles out have started finding fish a bit closer to shore. On your deadstick or set line with a live minnow, try a small ice jig or plain colored hook with a live minnow 6" - 2 feet off of the bottom. Some will hit the lure, depending upon mood, others will be more interested in your deadstick.
They have vibration and rattles that will draw fish in. There are many brands on the market, an example is the Rippin Rap. Try a small spoon tipped with a small minnow head or piece of minnow tail.Īnother tip is to use a noisy lipless crankbait. If you are seeing fish come through and they are not reacting, oftentimes downsizing will help. Electronics really help to see fish when they are coming through, understand where in the water column they are and how they are reacting to your lure and presentation. The walleyes and sauger are spread out this time of year, so it is important to fish each fish. On the south end. Lake of the Woods ice fishing is still going strong as fish houses out through March 31st, walleye and sauger season through April 14 and the pike season never closes.Ī good week of ice fishing for most.
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