Fishing Report March 24, 2011

Spring fishing was just getting started when Mother Nature decided to hit us with another blast of winter. The cold front will no doubt slow catch rates. Those heading out on any remaining ice need to use extreme caution. Those fishing the rivers will also need to be...

Got Ice Plastics?

Well do you have any? If not it is time to get on this band wagon cause it’s not stopping. About 7 years ago ice fishing plastics started to hit the market. At 1st they where ok really only seemed to work on aggressive fish days.But over the last few years...

Greedy fisherman = stunted fisheries? (part one)

In some circles you’re only a good fisherman if you can catch a limit of trophy slab crappie, bull gills, or super jumbo perch. In some, it’s all about the numbers, how many pounds of fish you have put into the freezer. While in a very small minority you...

Tungsten not a Fad!

If you haven’t heard, the hottest thing on the ice are tungsten jigs. These baits were made popular thanks to icefishing tournaments across the ice belt. If you were to survey the top teams on the circuits, you’ll find that they all have a few things in...

A day on the water with Ficious Jigs.

Great Morning Sunrise over the lake. Recently I had the pleasure of joining the owner of Ficious Jigs on the lake with some friends of his in tow. We met up at a local bait shop and got stocked up on provision for the day We had to cut the bs’ing short at the...