Fishing report 12-29-2010

[walleyemaxx]

Hi everyone,

Well, the warmer temps are making it worse. The water is deeper now on top of the ice. There are some spots where it isn't real bad, but it just continues to get worse. I took a picture of one hole that the water was gushing out so fast that by the time I cleaned all the slush out, there was a good two inches of water over the hole.

I did catch fish though. The perch were back to being fairly aggressive and I wound up catching three Walleyes. I didn;t keep any Perch and kept two of the Walleyes for dinner. It is a 15" size limit lake with a bag limit of three,so my plan was to just keep throwing the third Walleye back so I could keep fishing. Two are enough for a good fish fry.

The Walleyes were decent, 161/2" and 19". the third one I didn't measure. Just released it quick so I could keep on fishing. Didn't catch any more, but lost one at the hole and had several more big marks come in that wouldn't commit. Caught one Walleye on the jig pole with a jiggin rap and waxxie. The other Walleyes came on the tipup baited with a sucker minnow. All tipup fish came from the same hole. The Perch were all on the small side. Maybe one would've been a keeper, but I threw her back.

It was a sunny day with a fairly strong south wind. The Perch bit well untill dark, than the Walleyes took over. The temp was in the high thirties and never dropped below freezing. The water on the ice will be even worse today. I'm going back to the same lake and spot as yesterday. I should bring swim fins!

If you want to know the name of this lake or any lake I happen to fish in Vilas county, email me.

Walleyemaxx