walleyemaxx
05-07-2013, 09:16 PM
Hi everyone,
The Big Chip is still covered 70% or more by ice, but I still managed to find some good shore fishing opportunities. I stopped and fished 4 different bridges and found one that had fish around it. Caught 2 walleyes a northern and lost some other fish I didn't see but figured them to be walleyes. A family of 4 stopped and fished there too and the mom lost a walleye at the shore by her feet. Actually was fun.
I caught everything on jigs and minnows. Fish were not real aggressive and just were barely picking up the jig. Lost a lot of minnows but opted not to use a stinger hook. Beautifull afternoon-evening with heavy clouds passing by and warm ait temps.
Tommorow calls for thunder storms and more warm weather. I'm thinking my boat gets wet thursday-ice or not. Enough ice should melt so I can get to where I want to go. The lake looks strange covered in ice this late in the Spring. But the ice is almost black in a lot of areas so it should go fast now. If your coming up for the weekend, still use a lot of caution. May still be some chunks of ice floating around. Good luck fishing everyone.
Walleyemaxx
The Big Chip is still covered 70% or more by ice, but I still managed to find some good shore fishing opportunities. I stopped and fished 4 different bridges and found one that had fish around it. Caught 2 walleyes a northern and lost some other fish I didn't see but figured them to be walleyes. A family of 4 stopped and fished there too and the mom lost a walleye at the shore by her feet. Actually was fun.
I caught everything on jigs and minnows. Fish were not real aggressive and just were barely picking up the jig. Lost a lot of minnows but opted not to use a stinger hook. Beautifull afternoon-evening with heavy clouds passing by and warm ait temps.
Tommorow calls for thunder storms and more warm weather. I'm thinking my boat gets wet thursday-ice or not. Enough ice should melt so I can get to where I want to go. The lake looks strange covered in ice this late in the Spring. But the ice is almost black in a lot of areas so it should go fast now. If your coming up for the weekend, still use a lot of caution. May still be some chunks of ice floating around. Good luck fishing everyone.
Walleyemaxx