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Way too nice for a redneck like me |
Devils Lake, where do you start with thousands of acres
of productive looking shoreline, miles of open water and
advice from every fisherman eager to tell his story? For
me the answer is Al. I did the “change identities”
thing and switched from fishing guide to fishing client.
Ya, it was great, didn’t even bring a pole, just my
coffee. Now the only question is where am I gonna stay?
Any time I head out to somewhere new I get the nagging question
sneaking in to darken my enthusiasm. Remember last time?
Don’t plan on getting any sleep this trip. Ha, slept
like a baby and pampered to boot. Holliday Inn Express,
Devils Lake’s newest motel is what I’m talking
about. Continental breakfast runs the gamut from yogurt
to bagels, yuk all the way to a outdoorsman, sausage, eggs
and coffee. Way too nice for a redneck like me.
This trip was a gas saver with 30 plus mph winds out of
the west. By now you have heard the lake is up a couple
of feet. Much higher and we can start fishing with our cars.
In fact, check out the latest in ND style rod holders. Just
slip the rod into your door handle, sit back and wait, with
the heater on of course.
The 30 plus winds are down this morning and so is the temperature.
Low, very low 30’s. You talk about cold front! Al
and I discuss tactics but after spending a day in his boat
I realize it don’t matter much what tactic you discuss,
when with Al you pitch cranks. I had a feeling the morning
would be pretty dull due to the cold front but was surprised
with a limit long before the afternoon sun burned a hole
in the clouds. First fish goes to Al bundled up in winter
ice fishing gear.
We are fishing the north end of 6 mile bay and working shorelines
with #5 Shad Raps. Holding the boat in 8 feet we pitch to
shore and reel back with the occasional twitch of the rod
tip. Al graciously passed on a fishing tip during the process.
Try to pitch at a 45 degree angle ahead of the boat. The
reason, you catch more fish, good enough reason for me.
Most of the fish for the next couple of weeks are going
to be concentrated in the drainages coming back to the lake.
Walleyes are returning from the upstream spawn and will
hold for a while in the first warmer water they find. Pelican
would have been our second choice if we would have needed
to make a move. By noon it started warming up and so did
the bite.
We finish up all smiles, on the west shore of 6 mile, our
best spot of the day. Firetiger was the color this morning
but by late afternoon things switched to blue. Shad Raps
are the go to lure when it comes to pitching but Al closed
the deal several times with a countdown. Spooled with 14-6
fireline helps with snags and invisa-leaderhelps with the
northerns. Wal-Mart and not very expensive either, not nearly
as expensive as feeding $7 dollar cranks to hungry pike.
Every area has the landmark that is used to guide fishermen.
You know, look for the snag , line up the tallest tree on
the left and fish next to the sunken island. Six Mile’s
land mark is the Pepsi Barn, completely sided with signs,
the Pepsi sign being front and center. Times have changed
with GPS and now even one better, Google Earth. If you want
the bird’s eye view of our best GPS location today
check out the illustrated reports on www.ndlive.com and
click Google Earth. It will take you right to our location.
Speaking of change you can now be the very first to know
where ND Live is fishing as well as view reports and pictures
as soon as they are posted. Twitter! I know that sounds
a little fishy but we live in changing times. While at ND
Live just click the link to follow ND Live on Twitter.
How tweet it is.
Greg Schoneck for ND Live.
Google Earth GPS locations and audio reports go to : www.ndlive.com
Greg is a ND Fishing Guide and can be contacted at: 701-720-0447
or www.gregisfishing.com
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