February 8th, 2022

***Fishing Report***

Lake Trout - Lake trout fishing was slow to very slow for the majority of lake trout anglers this last week. Anglers struggled to even mark fish, let alone get fish to chase.  Anglers able to catch fish reported that bites were very light and trout had to be worked more like a walleye in order to get them to bite.  Small, but heavy spoons were the most effective baits last week.

Stream Trout - Stream trout anglers reported good fishing this last week. Anglers targeting Splake, found them in shallow water, 10 feet or less. Small spoons and small jigs tipped with wax worms was the most effective baits this last week. Anglers targeting rainbows found rainbows in deeper then normal water.  15-20 feet of water was the best depth to find active rainbows. Here again, small jigs tipped with wax worms or salmon eggs were the best baits. 

Panfish - With warmer temps anglers continue to poke around looking for panfish, but reports continue to come back as poor. Anglers are finding some crappies very loosely schooled over deep water, but largely very negative. Anglers managed to catch a few crappies worth taking home with small crappie minnows or soft plastics. 

Eelpout - Eelpout reports continue to improve as we get closer and closer to their spawn.  Anglers are finding active Eelpout around sunken islands, river mouths and large flats near deep water. Anglers have been doing best with heavy glow spoons, loaded with pieces of minnows and pounded on the bottom. After dark has been best but there has been a few reports of eelpout caught during the day now.