A whole lot of nothing. About 3 hours of nothing to be exact, and then,……….. a skunk. That’s right, a squatty, waddling, butt scratching, bait stealing skunk. I watched that skunk steal the bear bait and scratch his butt for well over 30 minutes. In hindsight, that butt-scratching skunk probably saved my trip. He was calming. Watching his bait stealing…
Essentials: We are ice fishing junkies, we are waterfowl junkies also and hate to see our season come to an end but all things being equal, ice fishing has us gearing up, getting the engine ready, playing the pre-game music, head nodding to the beat! Our average 1st day on ice is less than a month away, November 23rd. We…
“X” the Contours to ‘Zero’ in on Devils Lake Super Mega Jumbo Perch 90% of the fish are caught in 10% of the water, this means a person must eliminate approximately 225,000 acres of dead water to find fish on Devils Lake. When you look at a google map or start driving around the lake it can become very intimidating…
The First Look is the Best Look! When fishing our ‘hole set’ lines, we are on high alert at the initial drop. If we are over fish, the most active ones are going come to the lure quickly and often times bite right away. By being prepared and ready, often times we can pick off 2 or 3 easy ones…
Hardwater Transition Within the Day As the Early Ice Shallow Water Walleye bite wanes in the mid morning hours we switch gears. The mid morning and early afternoon are Perch Search time. On the early Ice, like walleyes, we find a lot of our perch in shallower as compared to later in the year and often on some type of…
