walleyemaxx
10-08-2010, 08:44 AM
Hi everyone,
Here's our tax dollars at work.
Park Falls DNR Service Center area
Upper Chippewa Basin fisheries report (Price, Rusk, Sawyer Taylor and inland Ashland and Iron counties) - The cool and breezy weather, combined with the numerous hunting opportunities, have resulted in pretty low fishing pressure across most lakes in the north. Musky anglers have continued to provide the majority of the fishing activity and they have reported some pretty good action. Most of the musky have been found on the mid-depth edges, with the shallower weed beds also providing quite a bit of action as well. Most musky anglers are still using artificial bait, but an increasing number have begun to use live suckers. Both types have been providing some good action, but look for the sucker bite to improve with the dropping water temperatures as we continue into fall.
Walleye fishing has still been quite erratic, though a few anglers have reported some decent catches of 12 to 16-inch fish. Medium-size minnows have been provided most of the action, but leeches and crawlers have also produced some decent catches.
Quite a few largemouth bass have still been found in the shallow weeds and mid-depth cover, and soft plastics have been able to entice a few 3 to 4-pound fish to bite. Fair numbers of smallmouth bass have also been found in shallow water yet, but they have been pretty tough to catch with the cooler water temperatures.
Panfish angling has been fair and some good catches of crappie and bluegill have been made along the emergent weed lines and edges of submergent weed beds. Some very cold nights have dropped water temperatures to the low to mid 50-degree range and most lake levels continue to be a few inches high (though seepage lakes do remain quite low due to the longer-term effects of 2004-09 drought).
Enjoy the outdoors everyone.
Walleyemaxx
Here's our tax dollars at work.
Park Falls DNR Service Center area
Upper Chippewa Basin fisheries report (Price, Rusk, Sawyer Taylor and inland Ashland and Iron counties) - The cool and breezy weather, combined with the numerous hunting opportunities, have resulted in pretty low fishing pressure across most lakes in the north. Musky anglers have continued to provide the majority of the fishing activity and they have reported some pretty good action. Most of the musky have been found on the mid-depth edges, with the shallower weed beds also providing quite a bit of action as well. Most musky anglers are still using artificial bait, but an increasing number have begun to use live suckers. Both types have been providing some good action, but look for the sucker bite to improve with the dropping water temperatures as we continue into fall.
Walleye fishing has still been quite erratic, though a few anglers have reported some decent catches of 12 to 16-inch fish. Medium-size minnows have been provided most of the action, but leeches and crawlers have also produced some decent catches.
Quite a few largemouth bass have still been found in the shallow weeds and mid-depth cover, and soft plastics have been able to entice a few 3 to 4-pound fish to bite. Fair numbers of smallmouth bass have also been found in shallow water yet, but they have been pretty tough to catch with the cooler water temperatures.
Panfish angling has been fair and some good catches of crappie and bluegill have been made along the emergent weed lines and edges of submergent weed beds. Some very cold nights have dropped water temperatures to the low to mid 50-degree range and most lake levels continue to be a few inches high (though seepage lakes do remain quite low due to the longer-term effects of 2004-09 drought).
Enjoy the outdoors everyone.
Walleyemaxx