4/15/14 Minocqua Fishing Report
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As if we needed reminding as to whose the boss around here.....Mother Nature just dumped a couple of new inches of snow while dropping temps down into the mid teens. Through Thursday it doesn't look like much melting is going to be going on around here. Crappies: Very good- Excellent. Lots of reports of good catches. When wind allows, slow dropping plastics have been tops. Standing weed beds in 8-12' are holding lots of fish. Little cecils tipped with waxies and worked on a slow-fluttering drop have been very productive as have shrimpos in reds and browns. Tip-downs have produced very well also. There has been some debate on which is best- rosies or crappie minnows? There does seem to be a preference from lake to lake. Yellow Perch: Very good. More perch have been found in water of 12' and less, this past weekend. Vinglas, forage minnows with 3-4 waxies bunched on the hook. Also minnows set for crappies, but fished lower to the lake bottom. Deep water anglers still catching plump perch using pimples; Halis tipped with wigglers as well as rosies. The perch do seem to have a preference on tip-downs. Bluegills: Very good. Slow dropping plastics in red, purple, black and motor oil have been hot using tungsten jigs by Fiska, Skandic to get the offering down. Larger baits have produced the largest gills when the getting is good. When bite slows, go smaller. Things were looking up as ice was melting down. Most anglers reported 24-26" on average with some areas of the Willow flowage down to 15". Unfortunately the cold week will keep us from losing any ice (with the exception of the flowages) for the next 4-5 days. One positive aspect is that the ice is getting "punky" meaning its gotten cracks and fissures that weaken the ice and will help it melt more quickly once the weather warms. Unfortunately another blast of snow forcasted for mid-week will keep the suns rays off the ice just that much longer. Kurt Kurt's Island Sportshop Minocqua, Wi Inocqua Area Fishign Report |