If you are jigging, horizontal jigs and very small jigs are the best. Not a lot of minnows going out the bait shop door. They would inhale them right thru the gills. - Sunday, June 05, 2016 at 16:55:59 (PDT) "background-color": "#4e81a3" And all the ice is gone already and a lot of the piers are in. Don't miss out! Because of the weather the time will be shorter and the golf clubs won't leave the bag but I'm sure the grandkids will still wear me out. It has a maximum depth of 53 feet. Crawlers, leeches and your favorite rib worm are working well. I've said it a million times to keep the deck of your boat clean. "cart": { Jeff Bolander Jeff Bolander It was -9 this morning and it's gonna be colder tomorrow morning but very quickly jumping back up into the 20s. It's going to be about 1000 gallons filled with local game fish. "max-width": "calc(25% - 20px)", His pole went silent until he noticed the jig change and we switched him back to a 1/32 after which his pole got very noisy again. Die-Hard Live-Bait Anglers Will Love Rapalas New R12 Lithium Aerator, Locate Fish Faster Through the Ice with Intuitive Technology from Humminbird, 23 for 2023: Make This Your Best Fishing Year Ever, Illuminate Your After-Sundown, Outdoor Adventures with Rapala's R12 Lithium Spotlight Lantern. - Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 16:32:27 (PDT) Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeweyCatchemAndHow As those water temps keep dipping the northern bite will pick up.Panfish have been great for us. Arrg. When they go to the fridge they may not be in the mood for a ham sandwich. Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com Check out my Up North fishing and resort web sites at BUT, you have to try different colors, depths and presentations to find the one that works. Most lows will be at or above 32. ":focus": { Bass are in stage 2-3 and northerns are confusing. Jeff Bolander, guide and owner of Dewey, Catchem and Like the terminator, "they'll be baaack" The cold temps over the weekend, highs barely making the 40s, 15-20 mile an hour winds and cloudy skies, made a tough go of it for anglers. It's a 3-4" piece of plastic that floats and makes you wanna order a pizza because it is garlic infused. The biggest one got away (always).The ice report is pretty good. The rivers, with some exceptions, have an open season and you still may fish for them without fear of reprisal from a DNR agent. Nothing closed that I know of around here.What will be baiting? Get some cleats for those slick areas. Sometimes the fish aren't active and don't feed very hard. Another lake the day before and the temps started at 55 and were rising quickly. Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and We want to see you year after year after year!FYI. West Bay Little Saint Germain Lake. Lots of great weather, great people and great fishing was had in the northwoods these past months. We are doing our best to keep the prices low. Stick baits, small plastics and hair jigs are also very popular this time of year. These are oxygen producers and hold ALL fish right now. - Saturday, August 05, 2017 at 14:21:17 (PDT) Expedia 2023 !{breadcrumbs.city.name}Cottage 10 - Hiller's Pine Haven - Little Saint Germain Lake! They are definitely spread out as we never "got into them" -- it was one here, one there.The big gills are starting to become active. We had a pretty solid cold front come thru here a week or so ago. Anybody that tells you they are using the only thing that works is right as far as they are concerned but favorite baits are like rear ends, everyone has one. FYI 2, our jumbo crawlers come directly from Canada. Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeweyCatchemAndHow Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com 6325 Sandburg Road Suite 100Golden Valley, MN 55427. 2021-22 Creel survey final reports Somo Lake, Lincoln County [PDF] Julia Lake, Oneida County [PDF] Rainbow Flowage, Oneida County [PDF] Big Lake, Vilas County [PDF] Big St. Germain Lake, Vilas County [PDF] Kentuck Lake, Vilas County [PDF] Now, what will that do to the fishing? Rain, rain and more rain and now we fight the mayfly hatches. - Tuesday, September 03, 2019 at 12:56:55 (PDT) I don't care what the weather is or how the fishing is shaping up it will be great to get out there and continue the tradition. They'll hit those wacky worms as furiously as the bass do.Walleyes have picked up some too. How at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com The bite is good as most of the time all the species are active at some point during the day. BANG! Why? We got plenty of wild caught suckers and they are $8, $9 and $11 for the M, L and XL respectively. Then I took us to spots that matched those conditions and boom, we got the safe open with the right combination of position, bottom depth and content and type of bait and color with presentation.Well here comes someone with an empty bucket. And consequently the fishing success is rising too.Crappie fishing is very popular this time of year. Come on up and enjoy the northwoods. Not a lot of them but a few, mostly smaller. Here's where we seem to be right now from my experiences and reliable reports. Let 'em take it a little and when you feel the weight instead of the nibble, set the hook.Northern have been on fire all year but now even more. We used a lot of different baits and most caught fish. and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.UpNorth.info The bluegills, perch and crappie are on fire. I'm not going to say there is any one artificial bait that is working better than another right now cuz there isn't. Use a lighter or heavier jig. Sometimes you need to go bigger. Check out my Up North fishing and resort web sites at Of course you can catch them in many other ways as well. "styles": { "button": false, How Bait Shop and Guide Post at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com They probably know what they're doing and maybe you could learn something.FYI. Well, not many fishermen are out practicing their craft. We caught 50 but only kept about 10 in the range of 9-13". Most crappies are in stage 3-4 right now. Of course some places we gotta catch a million dinks before we get a big one but hey, that's all good in my book. Call 715-370-4652 for more info.----------------------------- I myself would use a smaller-large one but you know opinions are like bluegills -- there are a lot of them. Now you'll get windows during the day but those low light windows are happening right now. We kept 10 and honestly as it turned out we could have kept just 6 and it would have been enough table fare for just the two of us. October 11, 2022 September 13, 2022 by Brent Pollock. Later guys. How are we gonna do it?? Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and ":focus": { - Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 10:16:27 (PDT) And after the cruddy winter we went through, we deserve it. "margin-bottom": "0px" Bluegill location has varied with the lake. After a wonderfully warm and not too windy weekend last weekend we got another one coming this weekend. A couple of my regulars say they are at least 40' to 60' deep now. Still not a lot of sampling reports available but those that are out are bringing some back. Also remember your 1st scoop of crappie minnows is only $2 with any purchase. and see piles of fish photos at Up North Fishing Photos at How Bait Shop and Guide Post at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com I use the crawler because everything will bite them, they are easier to keep in the cooler in the boat, cost is lower, more versatile because you can vary the lengths so easy, and more versatile because you can throw, pitch, jig and drag them in more ways than a minnow. Another guy showed me the ones he got in 5' of water on popping plastics with a bobber. Jeff Bolander and see piles of fish photos at Up North Fishing Photos at Again, crawlers are king here, too, with plastics a close second For now.Small mouth and large mouth bass have been making a comeback lately. Lots of bays and small lakes are skimmed over and some the big lakes have some ice at the landing. The good news is you know it will change. Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeweyCatchemAndHow Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and Use your head though. }, Big gills, perch and crappie have been coming over the side of the boat quite a bit lately. Jeff Bolander Jeff Bolander, guide and owner of Dewey, Catchem and FYI 2, our jumbo crawlers come directly from Canada. Crappies on small minnows, plastics and some on crawlers. www.UpNorth.info There's a lot of cool new gear this year and we'll have it all at the best pricing you'll find anywhere. Check out my Up North fishing and resort web sites at To order your flats Nice surprise.We are pretty much on a crawler and leech bite right now for all species. Don't eat too much, the ice is still thin!----------------------------- Remember I always preach weather consistency helps the fish find their way to your bait. Followers 366 Catches 35 Spots 37 We still don't have to fish for them but at least we're catching them along with bass and walleyes. If you don't get a response, as they are very busy, for Your Rig, Convenient It's not true. We caught 90% of our walleyes after 10am. Time will tell. And I'll be honest with you, the fishing has been just as tough as the weather.But fear not my little fishing diehards, this will all change soon. I have a couple who vacations up here a couple times a year and comes into the shop a buys 1 or 2 dozen northern suckers and 1 or 2 dozen chubs every day. Over the weekend I fished with clients in Lac du Flambeau, Minocqua, Woodruff and Arbor Vitae area lakes. Nice ones, too. moneyFormat: '%24%7B%7Bamount%7D%7D', Any minnow, large or small, or any bottom bouncer has been turning them on.That's it for now. With the Musky opener being this Saturday he wanted to know how hot was the Musky bite is, how deep is the Musky tradition and what is the difference between the Walleye angler and the Musky angler.Let's talk about how business has been affected by the COVID-19. The difference in the amount of fish caught by each one was minimal.In another example, yesterday we were throwing crawlers after smallies. If you do see them on the beds, and I'm talking crappies and bass as the they are the only species not finished spawning, they are protecting the beds from potential predators. The wind had not come up yet. www.UpNorthFishingPhotos.com. I had one guy tell me he was catching gillsand crappies in the same bed area the other day. and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.UpNorth.info Check out my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.UpNorth.info Germain and Sayner, Wisconsin, https://www.facebook.com/DeweyCatchemAndHow. Ice is building up nicely in the area. The other day we got a bunch on black or red wedgie plastics and today I got them on brown VMC tungsten nymph jigs and plastics. We got some really nice ones the other day with clients along with some dandy crappies in about 15-20 feet of water. The key to remember here is they are moving to different depths during the day depending on temps and sun light. But they are biting!Weather-wise the Opener looks great too. Gotta go!----------------------------- Fishing Tackle that WORKS in Our Area Find warmer water and they'll be there. How Bait Shop and Guide Post at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com Snowmobiles are traveling well and some ATVs and side-by-sides are starting to get out now, too.Ok, the bite. We were catching them on 4" rib worms the other day. The aggression of the fish has slowed. "buttonWithQuantity": true But all this should become more positive daily in the next week or so as the deep freeze is going to set in. The best of the best is the only kind of live bait you will Good things happen to those that bait!----------------------------- Big and Little Saint Germain (Lake Content and Fawn Lake) One of the most popular recreation lakes in the north. As the lake temps go down, so do the fish. There are still many layers of ice and slushy ice. Once you find them note the depth and only fish that depth. I put them on the smallest Tungsten jig I can. I wish the best for all of you inconvenienced by the storms that rolled thru. 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