Open Basin Fishing! We spend an exaggerated amount of time scanning contour lines. We drill those contour ledges endlessly looking for areas to search for Perch. We speculate on what depth level ledge those Perch are hanging out on. 15 feet, 20 feet, 30 feet, 35 feet. Those are the usual depths we find those Perch…
Simply Stated….UNBELIEVABLE!! From time to time on here I have a commentary on stuff other than Fishing. Though Fishing is an undying passion of mine, there are a few others as well: family, hunting, football… I went in to last nights Vikings playoff game telling myself that I had zero expectations; however, in reality I had unlimited expectations. I really…
Open Basin Perch! Drill…Drill…Drill…FLURRY…Repeat!! 36-38 feet of water has been the key the last few days and drilling a lot of holes to find each flurry of nice perch has been the ticket for us. Minnow head on Gold Varmints and Gold Buckshots AND Gold Buckshots with a Perch Eye and a Minnow Head were how we enticed these Golden…
New Moon Is In Play This Week The New Moon cycle is in effect over the next seven days and the New Moon is one of our favorite times to fish. Sub-Zero temperatures also return and last week when we had sub zero temps, our Perch went off, hopefully the same hold true this time around as well. The ice…
We’re Getting There The cold temps last week and nightly temps below freezing have gotten us into that 14-18 inch range with the ice and we have even found some 22 on the edges. We are driving trucks now but are still drilling as we are going. Not ALL the ice out there is pick up worthy yet. After this…
