Trips Feb 27 & 28

 

5:00-8:00PM 

The 27th was a nice day right about freezing little wind. There was a family on the juice and pulling the Trap out was a workout. I set up to the NW of them and had to shovel out a spot. I put down the minnow than the camera and what did I see, but a pike. The dude wouldn't hit my minnow and stayed around all night. I am amazed he didn't snatch the first crappie I brought up as I got all caught up in the spring bobber. I caught some crappies in the first 10-feet, but most were around 20. Action really shut down by 6:45PM. The walk back

13 Demon/Minnow

3 Cubby

3 VMC Fly

19 Crips total

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4:30-8:30PM The Juice

Was in the mid-30's today, with light wind. A guy who had been in the NE Corner came in on his wheeler as I was heading out. He said the sunnies were small. As I arrived where I was going to fish another truck pulled up at the Access. The guy fished about 50feet to the West of me. He said he only got 3 keepers the rest were all little. I got maybe 8 or 9 keeper-sized ones for the evening. With all the snow lighting isn't great right now and there is a lot of junk so visibility with the camera wasn't the greatest. Fish were mostly 18-feet or deeper. The walk out was far less taxing than yesterday. I would have active pods move in and move out all night. If the wind didn't startup out of the west I would have stayed longer. A Sheriff happened to come by when I got to the access and he offered to help me, so I gladly accepted the offer. Not sure if he was Crow Wing or Morrison. It was a white SUV.

23 Glow Demon

4 Cubby

5 THE Jig

10 VMC Tubby

42 Crips

Good Night at the Dog

 

Forgot to take a picture tonight

4:00-8:45PM HouseHole22 Bulldog Lake

16-32℉, PC, 3-12mpn N NE

When I arrived, there was a Suburban parked on the ice at the access. Thought that was strange. There was one guy with a wheeler at the far side of the lake and one permanent over there as well. I got out drilled my four holes, and there were fish all over the place right under the ice. There was also some fish 20' deep. I was an idiot and placed the camera deep. A couple of trucks drove out in short order. When the guys closer to me started drilling, the high fish vamoosed. I talked to the other guy whose son had been out earlier this week. He was told South of the fish houses. I told him where the houses were. I had fish moving in and out all night up high and down low. I did spy one pike up high. Solid night, too bad we are getting a snowstorm tomorrow and may have a foot plus by the time it's over on Tuesday.

37 Demon

12 VMC Tubby

3 Mini Rippin' Rap

1 Cubby

1 VMC Fly

54 Crips

1 Pike

Little Crips On the Dog Today

7.5" Glow Demon/Minnow

4:30-6:45PM NE of the 2021 Spot on Bulldog

13-21℉, PC, 5-20mph NW

Yesterday I didn't get out because the battery on the truck died. Got a new battery. There are 3 perms set up out where I've been fishing and they are on the juice. All three houses were occupied, so they are locals. I hoped maybe there would be fish off to the North, but they were small. Since I was out the last time somebody drilled a bunch of holes in a grid. The little guys were on the minnow to start. I had the camera down ad saw quite a few fish.  The little crappies were on the minnow to start. At about 5:15PM it got slow and never picked up again. The biggest fish of the night was a 9-incher that was about 10-feet down. Because of the wind, my feet were getting cold and the bite was slow, so I called things early tonight.

15 Demon

2 THE Jig (Chart/Org, Pink/Glow)

2 VMC Fly

2 Cubby Mini-Mite

1 VMC Tubby

22 Crips

Nice Night, Better Bite On The Dog

7.50" Demon/Minnow

 4:45-8:30PM East Even 2021 Spot, East Farther Out Bulldog

34-41℉, PC to Cloudy mist, 5-18mph W

Got a later start than I should have aided a bit by the truck not starting. I arrived just after a guy on a snowmobile headed out to the exact area I planned on setting up on. I screwed up by not setting up farther out. I was on aggressive small fish to start. Somehow, my bobber line and THE Jig rod got caught up on one another. Had to clip both lines. The bite was slowed down after that, so I drilled holes farther out. Fish out there were mixed with quite a few 10-inchers up high, but did get a couple lower in the water as well. Plenty of little guys as well. Missed quite a few bites on the minnow and the Fly. After 8PM it really slowed down.

22 Demon

19 VMC Fly

6 THE Jig

47 Crips

February's First Two Trips

 

7" Glow Demon/Minnow

Feb 4th 

5:15-7:00PM, Cold PC, 2-7mph NW

February started cold and windy, so I have only been out a couple of times. The first time was on Friday the 4th. Got a later start than I should have, which was exacerbated by the truck needing to be jumped. I didn't get lines down until after 5PM, and there wasn't a lot of activity. Couldn't hook the bites; I was getting probably due to small fish; I only got 3 on the Demon/minnow.

3 Crips

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Feb 6th

5:15-7:30PM, Cold but warmer than the 4th, PC, 3-7mph NW

Once again delayed by the truck not starting. It turned over but didn't start. Went back to my spot. Pretty much the same results. Catching 3 mini's and missing light bites, At 6:30 or so, I went and drilled holes farther out. More activity out there, and there were some bigger fish. Caught a couple of 9" and lost a couple that felt good. Also caught some 7-inchers. The action was slow, and I drenched my right boot drilling holes, so I called it quits at 7:30PM. No one else was out tonight and recent snows were just enough to mask the worn pathways. PIA.

8 Crips 4 on the Demon, 4 on the VMC Fly

Equipment Note: I got my second Meat Stick by mail from Scheels this week. Amazing it wasn't broken. It was unsecured in a large box. Missed a bunch of bites both nights on the Meat Stick leading me to believe it was little one's biting me on my spot.