Minocqua Fishing report 1/26/09
Another artic blast pushed in Friday. Dropping night temps to 15 below both sat & sun mornings. Heavy winds friday afternoon made conditions unbearable. But despite the cold lack of wind sat wasnt bad.
Walleyes--Off shore areas the best. Deep breaks on the edge of islands. Most anglers on the chain picking up eyes in 12-17 feet of wateralong weed edges. Suckers , River shiners seem to work better for these deeper bites. But dont pass up wild shiners if you can find them. Jigging rapalas still scoring larger fish with a 28 incher best of the week.
Bluegills--Good. Despite cold better than average gills (8-9inch) being caught. using a #12 gill pill jigs tipped with a single moussee. The cold and wind kept guys from moving a lot but good catches still reported in 6-9 feet of weeds.
Yellow Perch--Good. While some anglers still catching fish in weeds on minnows. Better action over deep mud on Hali jigs and #2 pimples in 18-27 feet. Tiped with wigglers and red spikes.
Northern Pike--Fair-Good. Bite from last week slowed with the cold. Bigger shiners getting bigger fish. A few unhappy bluegill anglers reporting lots of bite offs in favorite bluegill spots.
Crappie-- Poor to fair. Despite low pressure and warmer temps mid week. Action slowed. Dropping small plastics best for tight lipped crappies.
Largemouth Bass--Good Not typically targeted through the ice. But very active past week on tip-ups meant for pike.
Unusual cold and changing barometer for a new moon window. Things slowly warming back up from monday on out. Mid winter patterns building start working deeper haunts. Last weekends snow made travel from excellent to fair. High winds friday made ATV access near impossible. Trucks ok but stay on trails snowmobile is the best right now.
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