Mat Hegy
07-27-2009, 08:16 AM
Northern fishing ranges from good to excellent in the Eagle River area.
Fish 10 feet of water or less in and around weeds. Use a northern sucker or
shiner minnow under a slip bobber, a spinner bait, or a Husky Jerk in a
minnow or perch pattern.
Muskies in the Eagle River area are providing good, steady action. Bucktails
run fairly fast through and over weeds are producing a lot of fish. Early
and late in the day, use a surface bait,. When working thick weeds run a
spinner bait fast, and just under the surface. Running these baits faster
in and over weeds seems to provoke reaction strikes rather than follows to
the boat. Some nice trophies have been taken, with sizes going into the
upper 40s, and one at 51 inches.
Walleye are providing good action in the Eagle River area. Fish mud-flats in
15 t 30 feet of water. Use a jig tipped with a minnow, crawler or leech.
Best bite is late afternoon into evening.
Smallmouth action is good in the Eagle River area. Fish 5 to 15 feet of
water on break edges. Use a 3 or 4 inch tube, a 4 inch Senko rigged whacky,
or a #3 Mepps "extra deep."
Largemouth in the Eagle River area are locating tight to structure (docks,
downed trees and sunken wood) in 10 feet of water or less in weed areas.
Use a surface bait like a frog, rat or lizard, or a Texas rig with a plastic
worm. Good action.
Panfish (crappies, bluegills and perch) are all generally "lumped together"
in the Eagle River area. Fish 6 to 8 feet of water in and around weeds.
For crappies set your bait about 3 feet under your bobber and fish all
around your boat, as these fish are just cruising the thick weed clumps.
Gills can be anywhere in the water column, while perch will hug the bottom.
Use a crappie minnow or a chunk of crawler under a slip bobber. Good
action, albeit with some sorting needed.
Fish 10 feet of water or less in and around weeds. Use a northern sucker or
shiner minnow under a slip bobber, a spinner bait, or a Husky Jerk in a
minnow or perch pattern.
Muskies in the Eagle River area are providing good, steady action. Bucktails
run fairly fast through and over weeds are producing a lot of fish. Early
and late in the day, use a surface bait,. When working thick weeds run a
spinner bait fast, and just under the surface. Running these baits faster
in and over weeds seems to provoke reaction strikes rather than follows to
the boat. Some nice trophies have been taken, with sizes going into the
upper 40s, and one at 51 inches.
Walleye are providing good action in the Eagle River area. Fish mud-flats in
15 t 30 feet of water. Use a jig tipped with a minnow, crawler or leech.
Best bite is late afternoon into evening.
Smallmouth action is good in the Eagle River area. Fish 5 to 15 feet of
water on break edges. Use a 3 or 4 inch tube, a 4 inch Senko rigged whacky,
or a #3 Mepps "extra deep."
Largemouth in the Eagle River area are locating tight to structure (docks,
downed trees and sunken wood) in 10 feet of water or less in weed areas.
Use a surface bait like a frog, rat or lizard, or a Texas rig with a plastic
worm. Good action.
Panfish (crappies, bluegills and perch) are all generally "lumped together"
in the Eagle River area. Fish 6 to 8 feet of water in and around weeds.
For crappies set your bait about 3 feet under your bobber and fish all
around your boat, as these fish are just cruising the thick weed clumps.
Gills can be anywhere in the water column, while perch will hug the bottom.
Use a crappie minnow or a chunk of crawler under a slip bobber. Good
action, albeit with some sorting needed.