3.19.2021

Found some fish over the past week at the state park. Got my uncle onto a nice 16 lb fish, my mom on a few nice fish over several days, and I got one that was just shy of a whopper at 19lbs 10oz. Was a good week of fishing.

16.5lbs
19 lbs 10 oz
Big 17 lb fish

3.18.21

Some weird stuff man, so this week I found out you can readily catch cisco and lake whitefish in lewis and clark bay using silver spoon type baits like a swedish pimple or kastmaster jigging spoon. We got several over many days in roughly 7 feet of water but I also found them in deeper water too. The whitefish tended on the bottom while the cisco tended higher into water column all the way to just under the ice. Fun times though and apparently really good eating.

We also caught a random walleye in the bay on a swedish pimple, kinda cool it was a good size at 19.5 in

4.21.20 Lunds

Went back to lunds again on the 19th and got next to nothing. It was colder and sunny. Today though it was our first 70 degree and warm day with warmer windy days the last 3 and it paid off! I must have caught 20 white bass and a 20 inch walleye. Rooke also got a nice 8 lb pike.

I also got my first pike on the fly!! And on my fly

4.18.20 Lunds

Finally open water!!! Ok lunds was half open, weather was low 50s, windy, and cloudy but the white bass were stacked in the culvert in like 3 feet if water. A few male pike were there as well, and I caught one at 10 lbs! Feasting on the white bass I think as I saw one attack one and the pike had what looked like one in its stomach. First real bit of warm weather though so the start of real spring.

4.10.2020 finally open water

Lake finally started opening up today so I got to fish a little. Outside edge of jetty was dead so went to lunds where there was still ice on lake but bay was mostly free. Ended up catching 5 makes fom 1 to 7 lbs on a storm minnow. Smelt was basically dead as were minnows oddly.

Pike at skunk

Finally we have open water! Latest winter ice I have yet seen. Anyways went to skunk for pike and was not dissapointed. Lots of post spawn fish actively feeding and we did well. I caught 6 fish, most being about 5 lbs with the biggest at 16. Smelt, minnows, and artificial worked.

Crappie were also there, they are still in pre spawn, will need to look for when they move and see if I can’t target them year round there.

Last ice fishing

Went out today for was us likely to be my last time out on the ice this spring. Lewis and Clark bay still has 3 ft of ice but the water has turned brown from run off and got no bites after a few hours. A small section of stony creek has opened up so will try there tomorrow.

First day in boat!

Took Rooke’s boat out today for first time. Ice came off of this end of the lake about a week ago.  Fished in about 8-10 feet of water at 50 degrees. Managed two good walleye and a slab crappie. Jigging powerbait minnows with a slow retrieve worked well along with dead sticking a minnow below the boat.  Water was super brown but they still seem capable of finding food.
As far as spawn goes, neither of the eyes had eggs but they may have been males idk.  Crappie may start spawning soon so I need to watch for that. 

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Spring update

A little late but here is the info. Muddy opened up about 3-4 weeks ago. I think pike may have spawned under ice due to the warm spell earlier.  Walleye have been up in the muddy for spawning but I’m unsure of their stage.  Lake just opened up this weekend. 
Yesterday I caught 2 post spawn pike, 2 catfish and several shiners.  Tomorrow I’m heading to the lake to check it out but I know the water is brown so we shall see. 

Spring update

So far this spring came early. I have heard reports of smelt starting to run on the lake by lunds landing.  Walleye by Newtown have been good but on this end its been real slow. Not a lot of reports but last weekend I went out and got a few pike, one being 12 lbs but I think was half spawned out. Also caught a ling, all in about 10-15 ft of water.  Temp have been solid for about a week now so water temp should be up, I’ll check this weekend if I go out. No melt yet from the river so lake levels are  real low.