January 4th, 2023

***Fishing Report***

BWCA Lake Trout - Lake Trout anglers reported a slower then normal start to the lake trout season. Still those kamikaze trout showed up to save several trips from being skunked. Chartreuse/ and white tubes took the lions share of lakers over the weekend.  Humps, sharpe breaks and points in 30-50 feet of water was the areas to look for trout. 

BWCA Stream Trout - Brook trout anglers found active brookies up in shallow water, in 10 feet or less. Downed trees seemed to be the best structure to fish for brookies. Jigging spoons tipped with wax worms or minnow heads was very effective on them. 

Walleye - Walleye anglers reported a slow but steady bite this last week. Active walleyes are largely being found out around rock piles where the rock meets the mud. There has been a decent morning bite on some lakes, but most reports are the the evening and overnight bites have been best. Deadsticking a shiner or pike sucker has been the best technique for these neutral to negative fish. 

Pike - While most anglers have moved on from pike fishing, there are still some out there targeting pike. Big suckers and frozen smelt have been very effective for pike as of late. Anglers have been fishing then under a tip up. Shallow weedbeds and river mouths have been the best areas to find pike.