East by West… Playing the bump and move.
Hello Sportsfans and welcome to the weekly cast here on Minnesota’s Lake of the Woods. Mid-FEB. Here we are. Giving chase in the NE sector of Big Traverse Bay, and looking at what these next few weeks might bring our way.
The latest? As of this morning there was ample chatter at the guide table per options on moving shacks, success rates, best bets, and plenty more fishing banter. What came out of the discussion sounded like more options on moving East… And moving West…
With our main core of shacks that are dispersed basically from Bridges to Garden the thought is to continue fishing clean ice and hone in on specific areas that appeared to “do better” over the course of the past couple of days. “How’s fishing” is the general question, fair enough, and right now the response seems to be mostly hit and miss.
It has the impression of a FEB pattern that we bounced through last winter. Remember that one? Quite comparable… One day good. One day not so good. One day so so. Then repeat the pattern. The good news is we still have six full week of winter fishing to enjoy! Catching fish… Plenty of fresh powder on the lake. Colder than all get out. And ice conditions near perfect!
A big week and weekend in the works. Looking forward to seeing everyone.
Set the hook!
