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Wednesday Weekly Ice Conditions #15

NO ICE IS SAFE ICE We cannot express that enough and you are not sure, walk out and drill first.  The last thing we ever want to hear of is people putting themselves or their vehicle through the ice on Devils Lake. With that being said, the only thing I can tell you is what WE plan to do for…

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Fish Behavior and Fish Activity

So Dependent on Water Clarity, Moon Phase, and Barometer I have commented many times that I am a true believer in the importance of the solunar table and the phases of the moon having both negative and positive effects on fish. That is only one component, however, of what triggers fish to bite aggressively or be very sluggish. In fact,…

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Out of My Comfort Zone!: Part 4

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…

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Devils Lake HARDWATER 101 Part 1

Devil’s Lake HARDWATER 101 Part 1: Devil’s Lake Ice Fishing trends: There are so many opportunities on Devil’s Lake for the Hard Water Fishermen that even for those of us who live here, it is hard to get it all in over the course of the Hard Water season. They range from shallow water Walleye and Pike action in the…

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