Balsam Lake

[DaveScott16]

I have had very little luck fishing on Balsam Lake over the past few weeks, and was wondering if anyone has fished baslam lake in these cold days.

 

If so, how did you do? Catch anything? What were they / what you used / where on the lake did you catch?

[Rizzo]

I have been there a couple of times in the last few weeks and have found the action so so. First trip with water just around 60 degrees and a severe cold front/blue skies we hooked but lost a nice fish while jigging in 18 fow. 2nd trip w got a decent fish on a black spinnerbait in the weeds close to deeper water when the water was around 58 degrees. Last trip, with the water cooled down to 52 we spent more time trolling deeper water but had no luck, ended up casting in some green weeds in 10 fow and caught/released a 7lb pickerel on a sledge, not even a sniff from a 'ski that 3rd day.