walleyemaxx
09-17-2010, 10:26 AM
Hi everyone,
Here is your 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) - Cool and seasonal fall weather has prevailed across the Northwoods for the last week or so and this seems to have spurred on the fall fishing action.
Musky fishing continues to be very good on many waters across the north and fish have been active pretty much throughout the day. Nearly all anglers are experiencing some sort of action -- follows, 'porpoising', short hits, and there has also been a fair amount of catching. The most productive baits have been bucktails and jerk baits, though some anglers have also begun to use suckers. Most of the musky are being found along the weed edges and around scattered weed patches. Some nice 40-inch-plus fish have been showing up and musky up to 48 inches have been reported in the last week.
Smallmouth bass action continued to be good on most of the local rivers and flowage. The smallmouth were still being found near woody cover along deeper water areas, with crank baits and finesse plastics being the most productive baits.
Fishing for largemouth bass continues to be erratic, with fish starting to change into more of a fall pattern. Fewer largemouth have been found in the mid depth cover and more have moved into the shallower weed beds. Soft plastics continue to provide the most consistent action, and the top-water bite has continued its slow trend of the entire season.
Walleye fishing has begun to show some signs of life and a few anglers have been reporting some increased success. The best action has been found on the local rivers, with crawlers and leeches being the favored baits. A few anglers have switched to large fathead minnows for lake and flowage fishing, and reported some success on the deep break lines and around structure in 10 to 15 feet of water.
Northern pike continue to be very active and spinner baits along the weed lines have been very successful. Panfish action has been fair, and some nice crappie and perch have been showing up near shallow water cover. With the relatively cool weather of the past couple weeks, the aquatic weeds have started to die back on most waters and this is opening up some of the thicker weed beds
Get out and fish. The fall colors are starting.
Walleyemaxx
Here is your 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) - Cool and seasonal fall weather has prevailed across the Northwoods for the last week or so and this seems to have spurred on the fall fishing action.
Musky fishing continues to be very good on many waters across the north and fish have been active pretty much throughout the day. Nearly all anglers are experiencing some sort of action -- follows, 'porpoising', short hits, and there has also been a fair amount of catching. The most productive baits have been bucktails and jerk baits, though some anglers have also begun to use suckers. Most of the musky are being found along the weed edges and around scattered weed patches. Some nice 40-inch-plus fish have been showing up and musky up to 48 inches have been reported in the last week.
Smallmouth bass action continued to be good on most of the local rivers and flowage. The smallmouth were still being found near woody cover along deeper water areas, with crank baits and finesse plastics being the most productive baits.
Fishing for largemouth bass continues to be erratic, with fish starting to change into more of a fall pattern. Fewer largemouth have been found in the mid depth cover and more have moved into the shallower weed beds. Soft plastics continue to provide the most consistent action, and the top-water bite has continued its slow trend of the entire season.
Walleye fishing has begun to show some signs of life and a few anglers have been reporting some increased success. The best action has been found on the local rivers, with crawlers and leeches being the favored baits. A few anglers have switched to large fathead minnows for lake and flowage fishing, and reported some success on the deep break lines and around structure in 10 to 15 feet of water.
Northern pike continue to be very active and spinner baits along the weed lines have been very successful. Panfish action has been fair, and some nice crappie and perch have been showing up near shallow water cover. With the relatively cool weather of the past couple weeks, the aquatic weeds have started to die back on most waters and this is opening up some of the thicker weed beds
Get out and fish. The fall colors are starting.
Walleyemaxx