walleyemaxx
05-27-2010, 04:08 PM
This report is provided by the WI. DNR.
Park Falls DNR Service Center area
Upper Chippewa Basin fisheries report (Price, Rusk, Sawyer Taylor and inland Ashland and Iron counties)
- Fishing success in the last week was rather inconsistent due to the almost constantly changing weather, with
some widely fluctuating temperatures and intermittent rain and thunder storms. Some unseasonably warm
temperatures scattered throughout the last week have propelled water temperatures into the upper 60s to low 70-
degree range. This has spurred on a slug of bass and panfish spawning activity, with largemouth bass,
smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill and pumpkinseed all observed on their spawning beds in the past week. This
has made for some good angling success with many nice catches of crappie and bluegill being made. Catch and
release bass anglers have also been having pretty good action, with smallmouth bass providing the bulk of the
success. Largemouth bass are a bit tougher to catch during their nesting period, but a few post-spawn fish are
beginning to show up. Anglers are reminded that the catch and release season remains in effect in the Northern
Bass zone until June 19. Walleye anglers have reported some real erratic action in the last week, as the first
hatches of mayflies have been observed on a few lakes across the north. This usually signals the switch from
jig/minnow combinations to the crawlers and leeches as the preferred bait. There have been some reports of fair
success, and the best luck has come by casting artificials along shore near dark, with most of the walleye being in
the 12 to 16-inch size. This weekend is the musky opener in the Northern Zone and fishing prospects look
excellent. Musky are well past their spring spawning ritual and the fish should be very active with the warming
temperatures.
Enjoy the weekend folks, and be sure to report on your fishing success. I'll be laid up for a while, so I look forwsrd hearing from you.
Walleyemaxx
Park Falls DNR Service Center area
Upper Chippewa Basin fisheries report (Price, Rusk, Sawyer Taylor and inland Ashland and Iron counties)
- Fishing success in the last week was rather inconsistent due to the almost constantly changing weather, with
some widely fluctuating temperatures and intermittent rain and thunder storms. Some unseasonably warm
temperatures scattered throughout the last week have propelled water temperatures into the upper 60s to low 70-
degree range. This has spurred on a slug of bass and panfish spawning activity, with largemouth bass,
smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill and pumpkinseed all observed on their spawning beds in the past week. This
has made for some good angling success with many nice catches of crappie and bluegill being made. Catch and
release bass anglers have also been having pretty good action, with smallmouth bass providing the bulk of the
success. Largemouth bass are a bit tougher to catch during their nesting period, but a few post-spawn fish are
beginning to show up. Anglers are reminded that the catch and release season remains in effect in the Northern
Bass zone until June 19. Walleye anglers have reported some real erratic action in the last week, as the first
hatches of mayflies have been observed on a few lakes across the north. This usually signals the switch from
jig/minnow combinations to the crawlers and leeches as the preferred bait. There have been some reports of fair
success, and the best luck has come by casting artificials along shore near dark, with most of the walleye being in
the 12 to 16-inch size. This weekend is the musky opener in the Northern Zone and fishing prospects look
excellent. Musky are well past their spring spawning ritual and the fish should be very active with the warming
temperatures.
Enjoy the weekend folks, and be sure to report on your fishing success. I'll be laid up for a while, so I look forwsrd hearing from you.
Walleyemaxx