Trenton

1.17.21 Trenton Catfish!

~ James Skinner

Trenton fishing, tried out a spot I have been seeing people at a lot lately, let’s call it the point. It’s the end of the center bank on the far side of the lake right off the sunken tree line. We were fishing from 6 to 9 feet, the basin was 9 ft, and then it jump up to shallow right near shore. We got fish in all areas but right on that ledge seemed really good. Caught lots of fish, pike, walleye, catfish, crappie, and white bass. The “squid” rattle spoon in rainbow worked great.

We caught fish all day, was calm and around 25 degrees. Day before was crazy warm and pretty windy.

1.16.2021 Trenton

~ James Skinner

Went out on a very windy day. Set up on the north side of lake because of wind. Was in about 9 feet and caught 4 small pike. Maybe would have caught more but I wanted to try and move and that ended up being a bad idea and wind blew me off the ice.

Ice ice baby

~ James Skinner

Finally got to ice fish so let’s dive into info.

Long Creek: I finally know how to fish that place. The old river channel runs just past the opening and you want to line up along it for walleye. Pike move into the 14 foot flats at the opening of the bay. Got some fish to boot!

Trenton: annoyingly slow. Talked to peeps who have been doing well, apparently I need to fish a plain hook and minnow on bobber just above bottom. Will try it later and find out.

Skunk Hollow: ice is not good at deep area and is shallow otherwise, so not really an option right now.

Tldr just getting going with ice fishing and more info will come with hopefully good pics.

Kota-ray: not me but people have got some really nice bass there lately and big gills, fishing the flats in the open part on edge of weed bed.

Midwinter update

~ James Skinner

Have been out fishing the last two weekends with little to moderate success. General description of weather, it has been really warm with temp in the 30s.  Still lots of snow on all the lakes though.
  Lewis and clark has been basically dead for walleyes but I have been able to pick up pike right at sunset at the opening of the bay in 14 feet of water. 3 weeks ago I caught a monster 42 in 19 lb fish!

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Otherwise trenton has been slow, a few fish here and there with the best bite in the morning.  Went out today to the point at the bend and fished that shelf picking up 5 total but bite was basically dead by noon. 
Kota ray was crazy with people. There were perch biting on wax worms and minnows but no size and too many people.
Also caught this guy at lunds in 14 feet. Lake whitefish, my first, kinda cool. 

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