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January 5 2013 Perch Patrol Report

Category: press release

 Jan 8th, 2014 by OutdoorsFIRST 

Modified Jan 8th, 2014 at 12:00 AM

Sunday, January 5 2013

Well, another very good week for the Perch Patrol.  Today was very tough but the conditions were not fit for man or beast.  23 below zero with 25 to 30 mph winds equals 50 to 60 below wind chills, which means we hunker down and hope for the best.  It is very important to choose the right spot on these kind of days and today we did not choose the right spot.  Oh well, we will get them tomorrow.  Other than today, this past week was stellar!  We had a ton of fun and we seemed to catch fish no matter where we went. 

Our best success this week was fishing the basin in about 42 to 45 feet of water.  Out best luck continues to be jigging Northland Buckshot rattle spoons with a minnow head.  We have also had some good walleye catches both while we caught perch and when we specifically targeted walleyes.

About the only species we haven’t fished yet is the northern pike.  Honestly with the fishing this good on perch, we haven’t had any clients even mention northerns.  We have heard reports though that the northern pike fishing has also been very good.  As usual the shallow water flats on the main lake and other lakes that have recently become part of Devils Lake still produce the best fishing for northern pike.

Well it sounds like we have a couple more days of the brutal cold and then we get to enjoy some warmer temps by mid week.  Hopefully it will last a while.  There are some positives that come from this cold weather and that is it keep giving us more ice and it seems to keep it from snowing.  We currently have 24 to 26 inches of ice most places now and the little snow we did have has become so rock hard it is almost as if it became part of the ice.

The reservations are booming and it is getting more difficult to find room for groups in January.  The month of February is also filling quite rapidly. 

Have a great week everybody!