Ice fishing is sadly coming to an end but it means spring fishing is coming around the corner! Down on Deer Creek both boat ramps are wide open for boat anglers, and wedge docks are still in place. The water level is still very high, and very little ice is present in the bays/ coves. For anglers should see fair to good trout catch rates targeting deeper water. Garlic, corn or cheese scented trout dough baits fished off the bottomer behind a casting bubble can be very effective-from boat or shore. Trolling or actively casting the following lures can also be effective: Jakes Spin-A-Lure (make sure to get some Jakes they work very well for spring fishing!), Thomas speedy Shiner, Eppinger Daredevil, Acme Kastmaster, Zona Lures Z-ray, Panther Martin, Blue Fox Classic Vibram Spinner and Rapala Original. Bass: Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass catch rates are good this time of year. Soft plastic worms, Stick baits Tube Jigs, Twister tail Grubs, Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, drop-shot rigs, ned rigs, Neko rigs. Wacky rigged Sonkos, Skirted jigs, streamers, swimbaits and top water flies or lures can all produce fish. Ice Fishing: Once the lake starts to freezer over and ice fishing season starts as angler we should start to us Wax Worms, minnows, nightcrawlers, mealworms, leeches, tube jigs colors (while, pink, purple, green, and orange), tungsten wax tail colors (white, pink, purple, green, orange, and clear) this tungsten wax tails can be ultra-glow or no glow but both works amazingly. while there are some other exotic live baits, these are the most popular ones that are the easiest to obtain and have proven to be productive. The fish you are likely to catch while Ice Fishing are 1) Trout. 2) Perch. 3) walleye.
Ice fishing is sadly coming to an end but it means spring fishing is coming around the corner! Down on Deer Creek both boat ramps are wide open for boat anglers, and wedge docks are still in place. The water level is still very high, and very little ice is present in the bays/ coves. For anglers should see fair to good trout catch rates targeting deeper water. Garlic, corn or cheese scented trout dough baits fished off the bottomer behind a casting bubble can be very effective-from boat or shore. Trolling or actively casting the following lures can also be effective: Jakes Spin-A-Lure (make sure to get some Jakes they work very well for spring fishing!), Thomas speedy Shiner, Eppinger Daredevil, Acme Kastmaster, Zona Lures Z-ray, Panther Martin, Blue Fox Classic Vibram Spinner and Rapala Original. Bass: Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass catch rates are good this time of year. Soft plastic worms, Stick baits Tube Jigs, Twister tail Grubs, Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, drop-shot rigs, ned rigs, Neko rigs. Wacky rigged Sonkos, Skirted jigs, streamers, swimbaits and top water flies or lures can all produce fish. Ice Fishing: Once the lake starts to freezer over and ice fishing season starts as angler we should start to us Wax Worms, minnows, nightcrawlers, mealworms, leeches, tube jigs colors (while, pink, purple, green, and orange), tungsten wax tail colors (white, pink, purple, green, orange, and clear) this tungsten wax tails can be ultra-glow or no glow but both works amazingly. while there are some other exotic live baits, these are the most popular ones that are the easiest to obtain and have proven to be productive. The fish you are likely to catch while Ice Fishing are 1) Trout. 2) Perch. 3) walleye.