3/9/14: The ice conditions remain an obstacle for all but the most adventurous of anglers. Foot travel still is the most viable option. Some snowmobilers are getting around on the lakes, but many of them have become mired in the extensive network of slush pockets. Keep this in mind if you choose to travel that way and stick to the well-traveled trails as most of them are hard packed and free of slush. There is security in numbers and help may often come in handy, so cruising in pairs is just plain good advice. There are fish to be caught, and trout have been the target lately. One need not move too far out on the lakes, as most trout are captured in close proximity to shore. Lakes such as Miners, High, Dry, and Tofte are seeing the most traffic here locally. Small spoons or jigs tipped with wax worms or a minnow head are best for active jigging, but some rainbows splake and browns are gulping salted minnows dead-sticked or under a tip-up. A few twenty inch class lake trout have been caught recently from Burntside lake and have been landed using white tubes, spoons and ciscoes. The fish have been moving higher in the water column now and are hanging out in thirty to forty-five feet of water. Crappies are a lesser target right now as it takes some moving around and that, in the deep snow, is a real chore. As the snow begins to settle and melt with the advent of warmer weather, conditions will change and become to be more tolerable.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:52:30 +0000
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