Crappie action is what’s on my plate now. Last week proved that a “early late ice bite” can happen. Although the crappies are still over mid depth ranges 15-20ft, they are starting to concentrate outside future spawning areas and feeding quit good. They are also using the entire water column. Keep an eye on your […]
Wow, what a change in events this week ice fishing wise. Although there have been warm temps and rain, ice fishing is still in high swing. Have a backup plan as far as travel goes like a ATV or walking as the shorelines in some areas are weak for now. Only a few more days […]
The last week or so the pike fishing has been quite good. We iced numerous fish in the 28-30 inch range using tip ups and large golden shiners on a chartreuse hook suspended 2 ft. off the bottom on weedy flat areas in the 8-12 ft range. Although the weather is going to be […]
Fishing throughout the Park Rapids area has been consistent. Pike remain active in the 15-25 ft depths. The larger pike are chasing crappies and can be found near schools of suspended crappies. Suspend a decoy sized sucker minnow on a quick strike rig to up your odds of landing a trophy. Walleyes remain active during […]
Crappie action remains strong throughout the Park Rapids area. We are finding them in the deep holes now 45-60 ft suspended anywhere from 20-30 ft down. Keep a close eye on your electronics to quickly learn the best presentation depth. Glow jigs tipped with a crappie minnow or a wax worm has been working the […]
Some really good night bite fishing has been happening recently throughout the area. This of course makes fishing in a sleeper fish house even more fun as you can catch walleyes or Crappies’ throughout the midnight hours. We have been catching fish in the deep holes of most area lakes typically the fish are suspended […]
Fishing has been steady with the crappies moving in to the deeper holes in most area lakes. Look for suspended fish anywhere from 20-30 feet down over 35-45 of bottom depth. Using 2 lines, have a crappie minnow on a glow jig and your second line rigged with a small jig tipped with a wax […]
