walleyemaxx
10-22-2010, 01:26 PM
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) - Musky continue to be the most sought after species at this time of year and action has been good. Many musky anglers have switched from artificial bait to live suckers, and this has been the most successful method. The smaller size suckers (10 to 14 inches) have provided the best action in the last week and good numbers of musky up to 40 inches have been landed. However, the nicest fish have been coming on large suckers -- with some 42-inch-plus musky being caught on 18-inch or better suckers. Look for this 'large-sucker' trend to continue as the fall season progresses, with the trophy potential getting better as the season winds down toward its closing on Nov. 30. Artificial baits have still been enticing a few musky but most of these have been mid-size fish in the 30 to 38-inch range.
Walleye fishing has been especially erratic and it seems that the fish haven't fully settled into a solid fall pattern yet. Late October and early November should provide a little better walleye action as water temperatures continue to cool. For now, jig and minnow combinations and a minnow on a slip bobber have shown the best success, with cloudy days often producing some fair action during the daytime hours.
Panfish action has been fair, with some decent crappie and perch being found along deep weed edges and near mid-depth cover. Water temperatures have dropped into the low to mid 50s and this has pretty much shut down most bass activity.
A few die-hard bass anglers have still been trying their luck with the unseasonably warm fall weather and have had some success for largemouth bass in the afternoon hours on warm, sunny days. Soft plastics fished around woody cover in 4 to 6 feet of water have produced the largemouth that have been caught.
Enjoy the weekend 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) - Musky continue to be the most sought after species at this time of year and action has been good. Many musky anglers have switched from artificial bait to live suckers, and this has been the most successful method. The smaller size suckers (10 to 14 inches) have provided the best action in the last week and good numbers of musky up to 40 inches have been landed. However, the nicest fish have been coming on large suckers -- with some 42-inch-plus musky being caught on 18-inch or better suckers. Look for this 'large-sucker' trend to continue as the fall season progresses, with the trophy potential getting better as the season winds down toward its closing on Nov. 30. Artificial baits have still been enticing a few musky but most of these have been mid-size fish in the 30 to 38-inch range.
Walleye fishing has been especially erratic and it seems that the fish haven't fully settled into a solid fall pattern yet. Late October and early November should provide a little better walleye action as water temperatures continue to cool. For now, jig and minnow combinations and a minnow on a slip bobber have shown the best success, with cloudy days often producing some fair action during the daytime hours.
Panfish action has been fair, with some decent crappie and perch being found along deep weed edges and near mid-depth cover. Water temperatures have dropped into the low to mid 50s and this has pretty much shut down most bass activity.
A few die-hard bass anglers have still been trying their luck with the unseasonably warm fall weather and have had some success for largemouth bass in the afternoon hours on warm, sunny days. Soft plastics fished around woody cover in 4 to 6 feet of water have produced the largemouth that have been caught.
Enjoy the weekend everyone.
Walleyemaxx