Hello everybody,
Ice conditions on Lake Vermilion have been excellent so
far this winter. Unfortunately the Walleye action has been
very poor the last couple of weeks. There have been some
good days, however they have been surrounded by many, many
long hours of frustration. What started out as a very promising
winter season for Walleyes has been anything but.
Many of us have been moving shacks all over
Big bay with little difference in the results. I am back
in 30ft of water after trying deeper water much of last
week.
There were some encouraging signs after the cold weather
broke but unfortunately it only lasted one day. I am using
small glow jigs and spoons tipped with all or part of a
fathead minnow. We have also tried shiners and small suckers
and at times it seems to make a difference. In the long
run however it hasn't made a great deal of difference which
minnow you use.
The Pike action has been fairly steady here
on the east end. Tip-ups or hair jigs tipped with a medium
sucker or frozen smelt, have been catching fish. Deep weed
edges and shoreline breaks in 6 to 14ft have been on a steady
bite. I have also picked up a few nice pike on the shallow
weed flats during the midday hours. I'm looking forward
to some better fishing this week as the local weather warms
up into the low 30's by midweek. Hopefully all we need is
a little January thaw to get the Walleyes back on the bite.
Have a great week everybody, make sure to pick up after
yourselves when you're on the ice this week |
