There are not many things on the water that scare me, Big waves? Just take a careful hand and take your time. Rain? We have wet suits. Cold? Bundle up. Lightning on the other hand, I want no part of on the water. It is not something that I will play with. First sign of a flash or thunder and…
Category: Fishing Report
Report 16: “Sleep? Who Needs Sleep when there’s Gold in Them There Waters”
Devils Lake Summer Perch Fishing When the Perch are going on the Devils Lake I can usually think of nothing else. Early Honker season is on our doorstep and I have neglected getting decoys ready and shining up the old Vinci because I am replenishing stinger hooked spinners and reviewing historical information to target the next Gold Rush Jackpot. Usually, when…
Report 15: Devils Lake Gold, Big Devil Diamonds, and the Information Factor
Back-to-Back Gold Strike-“Oh, Those Devils Lake Ledges” This past weekend was a Devils Lake gold mine strike with a couple of Big Devil Diamonds mixed in. As I have stated on here before, once those Perch move out of the weeds and start to stage on the intermediate and deeper ledges I will start to target them exclusively and try…
Report 14: Sandwich Eyes and Devils Lake Explained
Devils Lake Fishing Report #13 Early Morning Sandwich Eye Troll I have expressed my belief that it is important to get on the Lake early, like really early, like sun not up yet early. This was the case this last Sunday; we were loaded and on the water as the sun was peaking over the horizon. The weather forecast was…
Report 13: Fishing Transitions on Devils Lake
Back on the Water We finally got back on the water after quite a few days of inclement weather keeping us on dry land. We were worried about having to try to get back on the fish with such a long layoff. Thanks to a stiff 15 mph south wind, part of the guessing game of where to fish was…