Been having a hard time getting fish lately. They just don’t seem to want to bite. Went out today at Lewis and Clark but caught nothing. Marked and say fish at 14 ft, nothing shallow but they were not hungry. Storm coming in may have turned them off.
mid winter
Wet snowy day
A warm day, but ended up wet snowing on me. Missed 2 fish at 14 ft of water
1/25/18 lewis and clark
Went out after school on a nice 34 degree day seeking pike at lewis and clark. Managed to get 3 smaller fish in an hour, one was big enough to keep and on cleaning it was full of small minnows, I mean PACKED. Was just inside the opening still at about 15 ft of water. Might need to try shallower water already for the big fish.
January 18
Recap of the fishing week. We had some really nice weather lately so I hit the ice twice. We went out Thursday the 17th after school. Picked up 3 nice pike in about an hour right at dark st the opening to lewis and clark. Weather was overcast with a possible rain storm coming that next morning.
Move ahead to saturday, a little colder but not bad, clear blue skies, I try multiple spots. Went out of lewis and Clark about 1/4 of the way out and found 19 ft of water but no fish. Moved back in to the hole and found 22 ft of water and got one Walleye on a tip up with a trip minnow hook. Then moved to pike alley at evening and only managed one small pike with no other bites. Wondering if the clear skies had anything to do with it. Oh well, still a fun day!
Pike on the ice
Went out again yesterday looking for pike. Started inside the bay near the point at about 13 ft. Managed one smaller male right away but then nothing so we moved to the mouth of the bay in about the same depth of water and we’re immediately rewarded. Hooked up and missed a few, Rooke had a nice one on that we lost at the bottom of the hole.
Then I managed this dandy of a fish. 15 lbs 38 inches on a pink and white spoon tipped with a whole minnow.
The bite was really good right at sunset. Weather was blue skies and mid 30s it was unusually warm.
Catching pike
Well no where is biting good, but I’ve found pike in lewis and clark bay. The bay is at 14 ft of water and the pike seem to be cruising through. Marked alot of fish and was able to call them in with a thumping rap and caught one on it. Otherwise today smelt was king with all of our hits and fish coming on smelt, except one. Water was cold, 10-15, with snow in the morning and clearing in the afternoon. Bite was mostly at evening, coming after 4 and sunset at 6.
Midwinter update
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!
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.
Mid-Winter Fishing
Went out fishing at Sakakawea yesterday with some friends. It has been really cold with highs in the negatives some days but we warmed up this weekend with yesterday at 36. Still fishing was slow. We tried out by Lunds Landing, some submerged islands off in the main body at about 17 to 30 feet of water and got nothing. We then went over to the south side kind of by Tobacco Gardens but a little bit further east at the opening of this bay. We were fishing at 12 to 9 feet of water and managed one yellow perch, one pike, and one 21.5 in walleye! Saw a few other fish on the finder and had a few tipups go but to no result. Caught the fish on a yellow darting lure.
Posted from Williston, North Dakota, United States.
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