Personal Best

I was fortunate enough to get my personal best Brown through the ice this past Saturday. She was a 34" spawned out seeferellon that ate a peach colored spawn sac in about 12' of water. Short but intense fight and CPR'd.

Great Weekend Chasing Giant Browns

Steelhead Time!

Finally got a decent fish through the ice yesterday. Based on the fish we caught and marked on our Vexilars ... the Steelhead are getting thicker in the rivers and harbors.

So much for that idea ...

I was hoping to put the ice gear away for the year and start getting ready to long rod some steelhead. Then I got a deal I couldn't refuse on a brand spanking new Jiffy Pro 4 10" propane auger. Now I've got to hit the ice at least one more time!

Nuts! Make that ... CRAZY NUTS!

Not a bad day Saturday! :) I actually have more fun putting other guys on these fish than catching them myself. Well, almost!

Big Fish Time

Just a few pictures to get you caught up with what's been happening this winter. In short ... the bite started out slow but is picking up pace! Yea, my buddies have been catching all of the big ones!

Slow but Steady

The harbors and rivers are finally freezing over and some anglers are wandering out. My last time out was a week ago and I wasn't convinced it was safe yet so I stayed on the docks in the marina and dropped lines from rods in Auto Fisherman through holes next to the docks. I've been fishing with my buddy Bob the last few weeks, teaching him the few things I know about trout through the ice. He's been doing well! :)

Back in the Harbors

Got back in the harbor this past Thursday. Found a spot with TONS of bait fish and a pile of browns and steelhead to go with it. Caught fish jigging, casting spoons, and cranking Flicker Shad. Just an amazing day as I caught over 30 fishing by myself in about 6 hours.

Steelhead coming in ...

Fished Milwaukee on Saturday with a buddy. Got there early and had some decent success right at sunrise but my oh my did it shut off in a hurry. Hoping to get back again this week at some point.

PB for Johnny

Took a rookie out yesterday and got him his personal best largemouth. Nice fish, Johnny!

One more 5

Picked up another 5 last night just before sunset. Again ... ripping through he shallower weeds. Ripping weeds all day is tough on the arms, hands, and shoulders ... but under these clear, cold conditions you have to really tick them off to get them to move.

Saturday, October 6

Major cold front moved through on Friday and it slowed the bite considerable. It took me about 2 hours to realize I had to slow down and down size. Once I did ... the bigger fish were still cooperating. Everything came on Strike King cranks over weeds in 5 to 7' of water.