February 5th, 2025

***Fishing Report***

Lake Trout - Lake Trout fishing was good for many this last week. Anglers reported catching trout in 30-40ft of water. Flats and sunken islands have been the best areas to target for lakers. Blade baits, bucktails and tubes in silver, blue and chartreuse have been very effective on lakers. Suspending a sucker 5-10ft off the bottom, under a tip up, has also been effective.

Walleye - Walleye fishing has steadily improved this last week. Anglers have mainly been catching quality walleyes in 10-16ft of water, overnight, in their sleepers. Less active minnows like chubs have been the bait of choice for successful anglers. Glow demons in orange or green have been the colors to use. 

Stream Trout - Splake were a popular catch this last week for many stream trout anglers. Salted crappie minnows or gulp minnows, tipped on a small tungsten jig or jigging spoon, has been very effective. Key depths for Splake has been 20-40 feet of water. Rainbow trout have also been biting for many anglers. Small jigs or spoons tipped with wax worms have been effective for them. Key depths for them has been 5-15ft under the ice over 10-40ft of water.

Eelpout - Eelpout continue to pop up in anglers catches. 6-12ft of water continues to be the depth anglers are finding them. Heavy spoons, loaded with minnow chunks and pounded on the bottom has been very effective. Areas anglers have been finding them has been river mouths and shallow rocks.