Whenever Jim Hermes goes fishing the lake level drops just a little bit because of all of the fish he catches. Here is a nice 7-pound lake trout he pulled from West Bearskin earlier this winter. If your canoe hits bottom next summer where it never used to on West Bearskin, blame Jim.
Jon at Buck’s Hardware Hank sends this report:
Lake trout were hitting on Sag this week in 50 to 65 feet using rainbow chubs and ciscoes with spoons and jigs. Most reports said they were suspended up the column. Walleye luck was intermittent using twisters and jigging raps in 30 to 40 feet. But remember it’s Sag and talking to some of the folks up there will give you more current information.
Greenwood lakers were still fairly active. Some were deeper than 60 feet using spoons and ciscoes. Birch Lake also reported nice laker action in 50 feet where the fish were suspended at 25 feet. Try a beaded hook with a minnow or cisco.
Splake were hitting in 15 feet on jigs and spoons tipped with minnow heads, and Thrasher was giving up a few last week — ice flies and waxies or minnow heads in 8 to 18 feet of water. Mink had slowed a bit but it’s so convenient it’s always worth a shot.
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