Randy Hunter's monster walleye! Thanks to all of you anglers that braved the wind and the tough bite to make this year’s Poles N Holes Fishing tournament a success.  I met a lot of great anglers who stepped inside the fish houses I had on the ice for a moment to chat, and to warm up!  I look forward to seeing you all again at next year’s derby.   While the fishing was a little tough this past week, the bite should improve soon with consistent mild weather in the forecast.  Big walleyes and...

Anglers have experienced ups and downs the past week, as fishing stabilizes after extreme cold at the end of January. Bluegills continue to bite all day, both in weeds and basins up to 25’. Big pike are getting aggressive, chasing bluegills in the same depths, and are being caught on large sucker minnows. Schools of crappies can be found suspended and near the bottom with bluegills in a wide range of depths, up to 25’, and suspended in schools in up to 60’ of water. Search around deep holes...

The picture is a little blurry, but it's still a must see! Your hand would be trembling too, if you just witnessed your dad pull a 29" walleye out of the lake. 😃 While walleye fishing tends to get tough this time of year, my customers caught the biggest walleyes of the season this past weekend on Little DL. The crappie bite was solid too as it continues to grow to include daylight hours, which is great news!  Waxies continue to catch panfish but medium-sized fathead minnows are a great...