1-2-14 Fishing Reports for Washburn County
For fishing reports and to plan your visit, go to:http://www.washburncounty.org/news/what-to-do/171
Fishing & Outdoor Reports for Washburn County
Fishing season dates 2013-2014
Download the fishing season dates for 2013-2014 [PDF} to plan your upcoming fishing trips. DNR site.
Be sure to always use caution on frozen lakes. Check out the WI DNR website for safety tips:http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/OutdoorRecreation/activities/iceSafety.html
For up to date river levels for the Namekagon River, click here.
12/30/13 Reported by Washburn County Tourism Assn.
MADISON, Wis. (DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES NEWS RELEASE) -- The Washburn County Sheriff’s Department and the Department of Natural Resources are recommending no vehicle travel on area lakes due to poor ice conditions. In the last week three vehicles have broken through the ice while traveling on Nancy, Pokegama and Gilmore lakes. All occupants of those vehicles got out safely.
Anyone venturing onto the ice this winter is urged to use extra caution.
12/31/13 - Reported by AAA Sports
For those brave enough to fish in this frigid weather, they are finding fish. Heard that Long Lake is producing some nice fish. People are asking about frozen smelt and we have been on a search for it..the smelt run this past spring was pretty slow. We have Customers buying the frozen Ciscos and Herring and using that wth some luck. We have shiners , northern and walleye sucker minnows, fatheads and crappie minnows. For the jigpole fisherman we have the waxies and spikes. THis next weekend looks a little better so get out there and fish.