12-21-2009, 03:13 PM
Been warm up here, slowing the ice progression to the south but building on a lot of what's already there. We fished Tuesday night at Sage Creek and had 7-8 inches. Fished it again on Saturday and found 10-11 inches. Fishing was slow both days but we managed 10 lakers and one bow on Tuesday and 9 lakers on Saturday using tube jigs tipped with sucker meat and jigs rigged with Gulp minnows. Most of the lake trout came from 45-55 ft of water near the main channel. Bites were light and active jigging helped. [#ff4040]There's some huge pressure ridges, so watch out if you're using machines to get around. [/#ff4040]
Burbot fishing was really slow both nights and we caught 3 the first, zero the second. We moved around a lot and tried lots of holes from 10-45 ft. Also tried some different habitat ranging from steep rocky shorelines to shallow tapered flats. I know they're out there, but we've had a hard time coercing the burbot through the holes.
Hope it helps, Ryno
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Burbot fishing was really slow both nights and we caught 3 the first, zero the second. We moved around a lot and tried lots of holes from 10-45 ft. Also tried some different habitat ranging from steep rocky shorelines to shallow tapered flats. I know they're out there, but we've had a hard time coercing the burbot through the holes.
Hope it helps, Ryno
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