walleyemaxx
11-12-2010, 10:56 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) - Fishing pressure has been generally light on lakes across the Northwoods and most sportsmen seem to be keying in on the buck rut. There have been a few diehard musky and walleye anglers still trying their luck, but very little success has been reported. Most musky anglers continue to drag large suckers around, as the water has become almost too cold for artificials to be effective. This is generally known as trophy time for musky, but there have been no recent reports of any exceptionally large fish from the area. The few walleye anglers that have been out have had limited success using large fathead minnows and a slow presentation, but the bites have been light with a lot of drops. Nearly all waterfront property owners have removed their docks and stored them onshore in anticipation of ice-up in the next few weeks. Water temperatures have dropped into the low 40s and it will take an extended period of very cold temperatures to see any sort of ice cover form on northern lakes. The brook trout spawning season is just past its peak, which is typical for the mid-November period. The male brookies exhibit some spectacular spawning colors and they may still be viewed in their mating rituals on many native brook trout streams. Look for the spawning fish around gravel areas in riffles in the smaller tributary streams. Observers are reminded to watch from a distance and not disturb the fish or these fragile spawning areas - as this represents the future of that brook trout population.
Looks as tho everyone is gearing up for the gun deer season. Good luck to all the hunters.
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) - Fishing pressure has been generally light on lakes across the Northwoods and most sportsmen seem to be keying in on the buck rut. There have been a few diehard musky and walleye anglers still trying their luck, but very little success has been reported. Most musky anglers continue to drag large suckers around, as the water has become almost too cold for artificials to be effective. This is generally known as trophy time for musky, but there have been no recent reports of any exceptionally large fish from the area. The few walleye anglers that have been out have had limited success using large fathead minnows and a slow presentation, but the bites have been light with a lot of drops. Nearly all waterfront property owners have removed their docks and stored them onshore in anticipation of ice-up in the next few weeks. Water temperatures have dropped into the low 40s and it will take an extended period of very cold temperatures to see any sort of ice cover form on northern lakes. The brook trout spawning season is just past its peak, which is typical for the mid-November period. The male brookies exhibit some spectacular spawning colors and they may still be viewed in their mating rituals on many native brook trout streams. Look for the spawning fish around gravel areas in riffles in the smaller tributary streams. Observers are reminded to watch from a distance and not disturb the fish or these fragile spawning areas - as this represents the future of that brook trout population.
Looks as tho everyone is gearing up for the gun deer season. Good luck to all the hunters.
Walleyemaxx