Sunlight as Opposed to Overcast and Perch Activity Explodes Under the Bright Lights Our original destination for the weekend was accessible (barley) by full sized truck We got there and do our chagrin, it had been invaded by the dreaded Pike. We are not Pike enthusiasts, however, if you are here is a Pike-a-Paloosa for you if you want to…
Fish Tacos
So Good Even The Mack Daddy Will Eat Them Start with this: I like to zipper all of my fish before cooking, it just gets rid of any chance of there be ing any bones. After zippering the filets I shake them in a medium sized bowl with two packs of tacos seasoning so that the filets are thoroughly…
Wednesday Weekly Ice Conditions Report #5
Blizzard Europa Was Not The Ice Fisherman’s Friend We have a lot of snow now, more than we wanted at this time. Ice production will be brought to a stand still and accessing the lake is a problem right now. We walked out off of Highway 20 into East Bay yesterday and it is foot drift after foot drift interupted…
Fish Behavior and Fish Activity- The Dreaded Yo-Yo
The Time Wasting Yo-Yo If you have fished Devils Lake for Perch long enough, you don’t even need an explanation as to what I am about to talk about. We here on the Northern Tier that hit the big lake for Perch have all had it happen to us. Drill a line of holes, start working the holes, hit a…
DLFR Monday Fishing Report #4- Diamonds and Gold
Devils Lake Diamond and Gold Mine Persistence is usually the key on The Big Devil We were able to get in to hard days of hole drilling in before our Christmas Blizzard hit. After about a day and a half of not much excitement, persistence and a stubborn desire to find fish resulted in a pretty good day on Christmas…