limeyangler

I hear ya on that, but even with all the snow and ice we get here winter is too long in my opinion, I’m getting old.

Hi all, Still enjoying the mild weather here, been a great October. Got out for a bit of jigging for whatever was around in the pike bays near home on Lake Wabigoon before spending the late afternoon casting for pike, lots of fish of all sorts and sizes.

Nice job, beautiful looking walleye.

Hi all, Weather was great again yesterday, had to go...lake was calling...lol. I boated a bunch of crappie and quite a few nice bass on the brush piles, nicest smallie was a 19"er. I did a bit of scouting around shore lines I don't usually pay much attention to, found some interesting structure holding fish(crappie, bass and walleye) always fun finding new stuff. Got a really cool picture from the Active target of a complete pine tree lying on the bottom in around 30'FOW. Had to get back to get my kid from school but decided to spend half an hour at the entrance to the creek and cast for pike, got a bunch of snot rockets and missed a doozie.

Nah… not my scene man.

There will be many ‘community care’ packages 😊

Best was 16”, very healthy fish, it hit like a pike… lol.

Hi all, Managed to go for a short shore session up the road, intention was walleye but I usually bring a heavy rod to clear the pike out of the area as there are always one or two sitting by the ledge waiting to ambush your catch as you reel in. Had about 5 dink walleye in 2 hours but at least got a bit of action with a couple decent pike.

Hi all, After a chilly morning doing yard work I couldn’t resist, the lake was flat calm and bluebird skies so I texted my neighbour who was up for it in 2 seconds flat…. Lol. We headed out to the brushpiles and had non stop crappie for 2 hours with a couple small walleye and one decent one. Few more walleye suspended over the basin that would only investigate a jig and minnow, ended up with the bigger one on power bait minnow. Some decent weather ahead so will keep the boat ready a bit longer.

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I was about to suggest he invest in some wading booties….not so much now.

Wow…you were really paying attention! Cool! Yeah, anything bright works good in the stained water, however I did really well with black jigs this year, mind you the bite was so aggressive some days you would probably catch them with a Smokey tied to some anchor rope.

Hi all, Been having a blast with the crappie this year here on Wabigoon lake. The FFS (Active Target) really helps narrow down which spot to sit on and its pretty fun and informative to watch fish reactions and behaviours in real time. Nothing fancy, jig and minnow on light gear and line.

Lol…I was saying try a jig and minnow for her, maybe confuse her into biting… lol

Jig and a minnow?

Hi all, It’s been 2 years since I went to Lac Seul (William’s Bay) so I jumped at the chance when some friends from Wisconsin invited me up there this week. Was surprised how many boats were out there, Silver Water Wheel and William’s Lake Lodge must be full… lol. We ended up sitting on one spot mainly and got some decent walleye and bass action, beautiful day and great company.

Hi all, The fall crappie bite is well underway here on Wabigoon Lake, some really nice walleye hanging out with them too in around 25’ - 15’ feet of water on the steep breaking shorelines. 1/8th Oz jig and a minnow. Thank goodness for electric fillet knives…lol

What time of year and which species?

Hi all, The fishing has been as good as the weather here on Wabigoon Lake. I had the pleasure of guiding a father and son duo and then ga grandpa and his grandson on their birthday treat. We got tons of walleye, BIG crappie and decent pike and musky action. Good Times!

Holy $#@#....i laughed because I have no idea why I know what a Sopwith Camel is.

Hi all, The crappie are starting to show up in good numbers on the steep shoreline drop offs, not much happening with them on the reefs but they will be there soon enough. The ones we've been getting are really nice slabs, 14" would be average with a lot of 15"ers. They are pretty scattered, some even hitting suspended half way in the water column, but although spread out they are aggressive when you find a couple.

That is sooooo much sharper than the Lowrance.

Very true about learning fish behaviour. It is as you say amazing to watch schools of walleye just sit a foot off bottom and totally ignore any bait. It’s also amazing to see that when they get off half way up they will hit again 20 feet off bottom. So many cool things to watch and learn.

Hi all, A good buddy from Wisconsin loaned me his Active target for the summer to use and figure out so i could reconnect with him on the ice this winter and teach him how it works. I'm completely new to this technology this year, and given my boat is rigged with Humminbird it was a bit of a steep curve at first but glad to say apart from the mounting of it its pretty much plug 'n' play. I have been using it in "down scan" mode on the humps fishing walleye....seriously these things should be illegal....lol. Sat on a hump in 14' i can see 20' either side of the boat, and the fish are instantly recognizable. Casting to a fish 20 feet to the side and watching it come up and nail the bait is so fun. You can actually see the shape of the fish...we call them cartoon fish. I'm guiding for musky in a week and ill get the chance to use the forward sonar while the boys cast, should be interesting.

It’s the same lake but different spots, you can see I’m in 61’ feet of water for the 1st laker on the Fishfinder in a few of the shots and on the first or second walleye you can see 25’ feet of water for the walleye on the Fishfinder screen, that’s why they aren’t blowing their swim ladders.