July may have fireworks, but August explodes with festivals and events to experience before summer’s end. Or you can just go fishing, take a kayak around the lake, try tubing down a river, pitch a tent under the pines, go off line for a few days or do some shopping where you don’t have to […]
Despite the non-consistent weather of the fishing has steadily improved from good to even better in the area. Northern pike panfish and walleyes are all feeding heavily. The biggest of the Sunfish are in the 15 to 20 foot range hanging out with the walleyes. Are you live bait rig Tip with a medium Leach […]
Local walleye fishing action has been good. Depth range from 12 to 40 feet depending on the lake. Leeches and nightcrawlers have been the most productive on live bait rigs with a long Snell. A jig head tipped with a leech is also a good bet. Hungry panfish can be caught in 6 to 10 […]
Summer is the only excuse you need to celebrate and July is prime time. So go for it! Pick your activity: biking, water skiing, grilling fresh caught fish or making s’mores over a campfire. It’s all here and the best is yet to come. Starting with a parade of Independence Day activities, July brings community […]
Well folks between the crappies, walleyes, northern pike and monster bass this last week in June has been fantastic. Large schools of Crappies can be found on the shallow Weed flats adjacent to their spawning beds other schools of crappies can be found suspended over the deep water nearby as well. a 1/16 ounce jig […]
Did you just spill your coffee on you laptop? Hear the kids say there’s nothing to do? Catch yourself eye-rolling at a staff meeting? If you’re having one of those days when the TV commercial comes to mind and you want to get away, it’s not too late to plan a stay in the Park […]
Heavy rains pounded the whole state –obviously. This has brought higher water and in many cases current conditions in lakes that are part of river systems/flowages that get the fish going! We have been keying on current areas where rivers/creeks enter the lake, leave the lake, or narrows between two larger parts of lakes that […]
With water temps around the state hovering around 60-65 it has been easy to find just about any panfish in the shallows spawning, getting ready to spawn or actually completed. No real secrets here folks, just practice selective harvest so there are fish to catch 5 years from now. Walleyes can be found roaming the […]
With the water temps plummeting with the cold snowy weather we have been having , the fish activity has slowed a little bit. Basically the fish have been hanging a bit deeper (5-8 ft). As the weather warms up –thanks to the nice upcoming weather—the fish activity will increase as well. Look for the fish […]
