Outdoor and Ice Fishing report- Washburn County
2/23/17- Reported by Long Lake Bait, Tackle & C-Store
Ice conditions vary use extreme caution. This is a pic below is from the narrows landing 2-22-17 at 5:30 p.m. anglers reporting in anywhere from 6" to just over a foot. Shore lines and bays are beginning to deteriorate. The snowmobile stakes were removed from the lake on Feb 19th. Fishing reports coming in are the Bluegill and Crappie are biting! Folks are using waxies and crappie minnows with a few fatheads here and there! they have been found in depths ranging anywhere from 10' - 24'. Crappie bite seems to be in the morning or late afternoon to early evening. Still some nice Perch and a few Northern, Walleye are a bit on the slow side. There is currently a shortage of Sucker minnows and smaller shiners. We still have a medium large mix for the tail end of Game Fishing! Game Fishing Season will end on Sunday March 5th! Off Season hours are Tuesday - Saturday 7 a.m. 5 p.m. Sunday's 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Note we will open at noon Tuesday Feb 28th.