Price County Fishing Report 10-02-12
By Professional Guide John Carlson
Winter is growing nearer in Northern Wisconsin and signs of it are all around us. Chances of snow the next few days remind us that the fall fishing window can be short, so go out there and enjoy what is left of open water fishing for this year.
Our guide team has been busy this week with a corporate trip and some other musky and walleye trips. The walleye action has slowed a bit but this should be temporary as we have hit the fall turnover transition of the lakes. The walleye that we have been catching have been on deeper structure and holding tight to it. A jig and stinger hook tipped with a fathead minnow worked best for us as well as slip bobbers. The bite is light!
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Musky action on the other hand has been great. Fish are feeding up heavy right now. We are taking muskies on plastics, gliders and suckers. I like putting a sucker off the side of the boat right between my clients for that late follow. At this time of year it can pay off big. Musky seemed to be scattered right now and we are getting them from shallow to deep. But, when you find one it eats!
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Reports are still coming in the store about improved Crappie action over the Basin areas of the lakes. Drifting a small minnow on a jig or plastics is triggering most of the Crappie action.
Photos are from trips on Sunday 9/30 and Tuesday 10/2 with the Ross's Sport Shop guide team.
For information on lodging, dining, entertainment and more outdoors, contact the Price County Tourism Department at 800-269-4505 or www.pricecountywi.net or connect directly with Kathy Reinhard at tourism@co.price.wi.us.
John Carlson-N.P.A.A. #378
Ross's Sport Shop & Guide Service
286 North Lake Ave
Phillips, WI 54555
715-339-3625
715-820-0958 mobile
rossport@pctcnet.net
www.rosssportshop.com