Search the Community

We had 9 boats out there for a 'fun day' and we were only to fish from Sandbar Rd and North to the 1st bridge. Fished from 630AM to 3PM and MAN was it a tough day! Some boats even got We did manage to have 4 keepers for 2nd with a total weight just under 10lb and the winner had barely tipped the scales over 10LB. All in all it was a fun time. I NEVER fish pads for bass and for those that don't fish that way as well, it's not that easy... Well not to me, a walleye guy (on other lakes). Went out yesterday for 5 hours trying the same thing in the same spots and only managed to land one bass and a musky. The musky wasn't measured but in the high 30's to low 40's and was very, VERY clean! Nice and dark on it's back and the belly was very light. Never had a fish jump like this one did!! The jumps were 3 to 4' in the air. It was great to watch and fight with (again, a walleye guy here). The surface temp's both days was 77 - 79* for those wondering. oh and the musky wasn't in the pads. I turned around and fished open water with a spinner bait looking too see if it was a reaction strike kind on day as the bass in the pads was SLOW...

Well turns out half the fun is going to the bait shop and looking at all the minnows. Both kids Cadence (2.5 years old) and Hudson (4.5 years old) loved looking at them till it was ... awkward. When we got home Hudson ran to his bedroom and got the tackle box he got for Christmas. He was very excited. Cadence got into the fish first and caught more than half of the 20 to 30 dinks. My wife and I thought is was only fair to put Hudson over by Cadence's hole. These kids sure love catching. We saw a permanent hut get put out onto the lake too. Didn't think you were allowed to put them out till Jan 1st. Good times. I think I'll have to take them out again tomorrow. Entropy PS. There is a good 10" to 12" of ice with about 2" or 3" of slush on top of that, then a hard packed crust of snow that you can walk/almost walk on.