Ma's Bait Fishing Report

FEBRUARY IS HERE! NICER WEATHER IS BRINGING OUT THE ANGLERS AND MORE PROMISING FISHING REPORTS EVEN THOUGH FISHING IS STILL SPOTTY.

LAKE POYGAN IS STILL SPOTTY BUT ANGLERS ARE REPORTING CATCHING SOME WALLEYES PRIMARILY WHILE JIGGING HALI,KASTMASTER AND BUCKSHOOT SPOONS ALONG WITH SWEDISH PIMPLES ARE PROVIDING THE MOST ACTION. MANY ANGLERS ARE GETTING GOOD RESULTS WITH GULP HEADS AND MINNOWS. SOME WHITE BASS ARE STILL BEING CAUGHT, SOME NORTHERNS ARE BEGININNG TO BE CAUGHT WITH A 13.35 POUNDER WINNING THE NORTHERN CONTEST AT PARTY ON POYGAN LAST SATURDAY.

NORTHERN ACTION ON PARTRIDGE LAKE REMAINS SLOW,BUT GOOD BLUE GILL REPORTS HAVE BEEN COMING IN THE SHOP THIS WEEK. SMALL JIGS WITH PLASTIC TAILS ESPECIALLY RED AND PINKS TIPPED WITH WAXIES HAVE BEEN PROVIDING THE BEST ACTION. THIS SATURDAY PARTRIDGE LAKE WILL BE HOST TO THE AMERICAN LEGION FISHEREE PRIZES AWARDED AT 3PM ENTER AT BLUE TOP RESORT. WE WILL OPEN ON SATURDAY AT 5AM FOR THE FISHEREE.

KUSEL LAKE HAS ALSO HAD GOOD PANFISH REPORTS THIS WEEK AND WILL ALSO HOST A FISHEREE THIS SATURDAY WITH LOTS OF PRIZES,RAFFLES AND SPECIAL KIDS DRAWINGS. AGAIN WE WILL BE OPEN AT 5AM SATURDAY SO YOU CAN GET AN EARLY START. THERE IS ALSO A FISHEREE ON IOLA MILL POND SATURDAY WHICH RECENTLY HAS BEEN PROVIDING EXCELLENT NORTHERN ACTION.

WHITE LAKE HAS STILL BEEN A GOOD NORTHERN BITE AND DECENT BLUE GILL ACTION.WEYAUWEGA MILL POND,MANAWA MILL POND HAVE ALSO HAD GOOD NORTHERN ACTION. SOME OF THE BACK RIVER WATERS UP RIVER HAS ALSO BEEN GOOD FOR NORTHERNS AS OF LATE.

IN STOCK BAIT THIS WEEK CHENA BAIT,WAXIES,PANFISH WORMS,MOUSIES,SPIKES.SMALL FATS,ROSIE REDS,EMERALD(MILWAUKEE)SHINERS,MEDIUN,LARGE AD XLARGE GOLDEN SHINERS AND SUCKERS.

NEXT WEEKEND MARKS THE OPENING OF STURGEON SPEARING. WE WILL BE OPEN AT 5AM BOTH SATURDAY AD SUNDAY MORNING. SATURDAY THE 13TH IS ALSO THE WALLYS WORLD FISHEREE ON TAYLOR LAKE.

WE STILL HAVE STURGEON SPEARS AND DECOYS AVAILABLE IN THE SHOP WITH A NEW STYLE DECOY JUST IN YESTERDAY. WE ALSO HAVE VALENTINE CARDS TO KEEP YOU OUT OF THE DOG HOUSE.

STOP BY FOR GREAT DEALS ON ICE FISHING EQUIPPMENT ALL ICE SHELTERS NOW 33% OFF AND MOST OTHER ICE EQUIPMNET 15-33% OFF.

HAPPY FISHING!

THE ADVERSE WEATHER HAS REALLY KEPT ANGLERS OFF THE ICE. LAST WEEKS WARM TEMPS AND RAIN HAS NOT DONE ANY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ICE THAT WE HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF. THE RECENT COLD WEATHER HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF SOLIDIFING THE WATER AND SLUSH. IF ANYONE HAS ANY REPORTS OF ANY BAD ICE CONDITONS PLEASE LET US KNOW SO WE CAN PASS IT ON.

DUE TO THE LOW NUMBERS OF ANGLERS GOING OUT THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LIMITED FISHING REPORT AT THIS TIME. WE CAN UPDATE IT OVER THE WEEKEND IF THERE ARE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

SOME WALLEYES AND NORTHERNS ARE BEING REPORTED ON LAKE POYGAN OUTSIDE OF BOOM BAY THE MAJORITY OF THE WALLEYES ARE STILL BEING CAUGHT JIGGING ON SWEDISH PIMPLES #2 OR #3 AND KASTMASTER SPOONS.

SOME GOOD BLUEGILL ACTION HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE MILL BAY AND ON PARTRIDGE LAKE ON SMALL JIGS WITH WAXIES AND SPIKES. RAT FINKEES AND GILL PILLS SEEM TO BE THE MOST PRODUCTIVE.

WHITE LAKE IS STILL PROVIDING GOOD NORTHERN ACTION ON TIPUPS WITH MEDIUM AND LARGE GOLDEN SHINERS. BLUE GILL BITE HAS ALSO STILL BEEN GOOD ON WAXIES ON SMALL JIGS GLOW,PINK AND WHITE AND CHARTERUSE HAVE BEEN THE FAVORED COLORS.

THE MILL PONDS HAVE ALSO BEEN PROVIDING GOOD NORTHERN ACTION WITH SOME NICER FISH BEING REPORTED . WEYAUWEGA MILL POND IS STILL PROVIDING GOOD ACTION WITH SOME LARGER FISH BEING CAUGHT ONE 34INCHER REPORTED THIS WEEK. MANAWA MILL POND HAS ALSO BEEN ACTIVE WITH A 40 INCH FISH BEING CAUGHT THIS WEEK. IOLA MILL POND HAS ALSO PROVIDED ANGLERS WITH LOTS OF GOOD NORTHERN ACTION.

GOOD PANFISH ACTION HAS BEEN REPORTED ON SHADOW, PINE, KUSEL ,AND TWIN LAKE.


THIS SATURDAY IS THE PARTY ON POYGAN WE WILL BE OPENING THE SHOP UP AT 5 AM SO EVERYONE HAS TIME TO GET THEIR HOT SPOTS. NEXT WEEKEND FEB.6TH IS THE AMERICAN LEGION FISHEREE ON PARTRIDGE AND THE KUSEL LAKE FISHEREE IN WILD ROSE WE BE OPENING AT 5AM THAT DAY AS WELL.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE ON HAND CHENA BAIT,WAX WORMS,SPIKES,PANFISH WORMS,ROSIE REDS,SMALL FATS,EMERALD(MILWAUKEE)SHINERS,SUCKERS AND MEDIUM,LARGE AND XLARGE GOLDEN SHINERS.

STAY OUT OF THE DOG HOUSE AND IN YOUR ICE HOUSE PICK UP A VALENTINE CARD AT THE SHOP WE JUST GOT IN LEANIN' TREE VALENTINE DAY CARDS.

STOP BY AND CHECK OUT OUR ICE FISHING SALE SAVE UP TO 33% OFF SELECT ICE FISHING EQUIPMENT. PLUS ALOT OF OTHER GOOD DEALS.

HAPPY FISHING!

With the warm weather the fishing reports have improved. The reports may not be as favorable as sometimes but have been very promising. Anglers on Lake Poygan are still reporting good white bass action with spikes on #2 swedish pimples in hammmered metal and pink colors working best. Poygan fisherman are beginning to report much improved walleye fishing with several getting there limit recently. Fisherman have also reported catching perch on the rat where the rat and wolf meet.\

Recent reports on partridge are reporting slow Northern action and some blue gills are being caught.

White Lake is still providing good action on Northerns and afternnon Walleyes and some blue gill action near the island.

Recent reports are also saying Northerns are active on Weyauwega Mill Pond there had been reports of a scum problem and low oxygen there but today we have heard good action and nice fish there.

Northern action has also been good on bear Lake,Manawa Mill Pond and Spencer Lake.

The best panfish action has been reported on the many of the small lakes in Waushara County including Kusel and on the chain in Waupaca.

We have panfish worms,crawlers,chena bait,spikes,mousies,waxies in stock. Minnows in stock now are rosie reds,small fats,emerald (Milwaukee)shiner,and golden shiners in medium,large and Xlarge and small suckers. We can do special orders on wigglers and other size suckers.

YOu HAVE BEEN WAITNG THE NEW ORDER OF PINPOINT PLASTIC ICE FISHING TAILS HAVE ARRIVED!! WE HAVE PINK,BUBBLEGUM,RED AND CRANBERRY BACK IN STOCK ALONG WITH SOME NEW COLORS!

This week is Shiver in the Shanty event throughout Waupaca County visit FishWaupacaCounty for more details. We have the tickets for the fishing tournament for sale here for $20.00. The fishing contest is valid for any Waupaca county waters and can be registered in the tent in Fremont or the tent in Waupaca. We will be opening at 5 Saturday and Sunday for this event. We also have tickets on sale for party on Poygan january 30th and we will open up at 5am for that as well.

We also have Sherwood Lions Club Sturgeon Derby on sale. We have sturgeon spears for sale as well. We now have sturgeon decoys for sale in the shop as well.

In shop specails this week include up to 33% off ice shelters and 155 off gloves and hats.

Shiver in The Shanty Saturday events include snow blower races @10 am in Fremont.Ice bowling @ 11am on Columbia Lake,Michael Murphy & The MOB Blues Band @12pm Waupaca tent,Coolest Shanty contest @ 1pm on Partridge & Columbia Lakes,3pm Tuscan Road Waupaca tent,BoxKar @8pm Fremont tent. In addition all day activities include the fishing contest,poker run,fishing tournament, Sunday eventsinclude a pancake breakfast in the Waupaca tent, The end of the fishing tournament winners annouced and raffle drawings @ 11:30in both tents. Stop by the shop too for great weekend specials it will be worth the trip! SEE YOU THERE!
Happy Fishing!!

ICE CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AND THE REPORTS WE ARE RECEIVNG ARE THEY ARE DRIVING AUTOS ON MOST LAKES. POYGAN HAS GOOD ACCESS FROM INDIAN POINT ,BOOM BAY CAPTIANS COVE AND HERBST LANDING. THEY ARE ALSO DRIVING ON PARTRIDGE LAKE AND WHITE LAKE.

PANFISH BITE HAS BEEN ON AND OFF THE BEST REPORT WE HAVE HEARD RECENTLY WAS ON KUSEL LAKE. THE JIG COLORS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING THE BEST RECENTLY HAVE BEEN GLOWS,PERCH PATTERNS IN ORANGE AND GREEN AND GOLD.

WHITE LAKE HAS HAD GOOD NORTHERN ACTION ON LARGE MINNOWS ON TIP UPS ANGLERS ARE ALSO REPORT DECENT WALLEYE ACTION LATE IN THE DAY. REPORTS OF NORTHERNS UP TO 30 INCHES ARE COMING IN.

THE NORTHERN ACTION HAS BEGUN TO PICK UP ON PATRIDGE LAKE THIS WEEK WITH MUCH BETTER REPORTS COMING IN.

THE HOT BITE ON POYGAN AGAIN THIS WEEK HAS BEEN WHITEBASS NEAR THE CENTER OF THE LAKE AND TO THE SOUTH. JIGGING WITH SPIKES ON SWEDISH PIMPLES AND OTHER JIGGING SPOONS AND LURES LIKE MOONSHINES HAVE BEEN PRODUCING LARGE NUMBERS OF WHITE BASS AND SOME WALLEYES.

WE HAVE HEARD THE PERCH BITE HAS BEEN GOOD ON LAKE WINNEBAGO ON THE EAST SHORE NEAR BROTHERTOWN.

FOR THOSE IN THE AREA WHITE LAKE WILL BE HOSTING A FISHEREE THIS SATURDAY AND NEXT SATURDAY THE POYGAN CONSERVATION CLUB WILL BE HOLDING A FISHEREE OUT OF JORGIES IN BORTH. WE WILL BE OPENING AT 5AM BOTH SATURDAYS FOR THOSE WANTING TO GET AN EARLY START FOR THE EVENTS.

LET US KNOW WHEN YOUR FISHEREE IS AND WE WILL OTRY TO OPEN EARLY FOR YOUR GROUP TOO. YOU CAN EMAIL US ON THIS SITE.

WE ALSO HAVE FOR SALE TICKETS FOR SALE FOR THE PARTY ON POYGAN AND SHIVER IN THE SHANTY.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN STOCK MOUSIES,SPIKES,WAXIES,COLORED ONES ARE BACK TOO. WE ALSO HAVE CRAWLERS,PANFISH WORMS,ROSIE REDS,SMALL FATS,EMRALD SHINERS, MEDIUM.LARGE AND XLARGE GOLDEN SHINERS AND NORTHERN SUCKERS.
BEGINNING FRIDAY THE 15TH WE WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 6PM.

IN SHOP SPECIALS THIS WEEK: 15% OFF TIP UPS,25% OFF HAND AUGERS,25%-33% OFF ICE SHELTERS,44% OFF ICE SLEDS AND 45% OFF REMAINING WATERFOWL DECOYS AND HUNTING BLINDS. STOP IN FOR ADDITONAL SPECIALS.

HAPPY FISHING!!

LOTS OF ANGLERS ARE HITTING THE ICE RECENTLY. EVEN AFTER THE LATE START,THE MAJOR SNOW STORM AND LAST WEEK'S RAIN ALL REPORTS ARE INDICATING GOOD ICE CONDITIONS. WE HAVE HEARD THAT SOME ANGLERS ARE BEGINNING TO DRIVE VEHICLES OUT ON LAKE POYGAN BUT MOST ARE STILL USING 4 WHEELERS,SNOWMOBILES OR WALKING. MOST CONDITION REPORTS WE ARE GETTING IN ARE 8 TO 10 INCHES. WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN ONE FROM PARTRIDGE LAKE RECENTLY,IT HAS GOTTEN A LATER START DUE TO THE FIRST ICE BEING WEAKEND FORM THE SNOW STORM AND THE HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL IT WAS REFROZEN.

FISHING REPORTS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY VARIED AS OF LATE FROM GUYS LIMITING OUT TO THOSE NOT GETTING ANY BITES. BUT HERE GOES THE BEST WE CAN COMPLY AT THIS POINT. WHITE LAKE HAS BEEN PROVIDING GOOD NORTHERN ACTION ON TIP UPS WITH LARGE OR XLARGE GOLDENS. MOSTLY SMALL TO AVERAGE SIZE BUT A COUPLE OF 29 AND 30 INCHERS REPORTED. WE HAVE ALSO HEARD RECENT WALLEYE ACTION PICKING UP THERE FOR THOSE ANGLERS JIGGING WITH EMERALDS OR SOME TIPUP ACTION. THE PANFISH BITE THERE HAS BEEN SLOW BUT SOME ACTION HAS BEEN REOPRTED WITH PINK AND WHITE OR ORANGE AND WHITE JIGS TIPPPED WITH WAXIES.

REPORTS ON POYGAN HAVE ALSO BEEN WIEDLY VARIED. THIS BEST MOST RECENT REPORTS WE HAVE GOTTEN IS GOOD NUMBERS OF WHITEBASS BEING CAUGHT ON SMALL JIGS TIPPED WITH SPIKES NEAR CAPTAINS COVE. THOSE JIGGING FOR WALLEYES HAVE FOUND THE BEST SUCCESS ON EMERALD SHINERS IN THE INDIAN POINT AREA AND OFF OF HERBST'S. INCREASED NORTHERN TIP UP ACTION IS BEING REPORTED THROUGH OUT THE LAKE. REPORTS OF PERCH NEAR HORSESHOE HOLE ON SMALL MINNOWS HAVE ALSO COME IN RECENTLY.

MANAWA MILLPOND HAS BEEN PROVIDING GOOD PANFISH ACTION BUT REPORTS ARE MOST FISH ARE SMALL. BARBER'S LANDING HAS ALSO BEEN A GOOD BITE BUT LOTS OF SMALL FISH AS WELL. WE HAVE ALSO HEARD GOOD REPORTS FROM SHADOW LAKE AND THE BACK BAY HERE IN TOWN,

WE CURRENTLY HAVE ROSIE REDS,SMALL FATS,EMERALD SHINERS AND GOLDENS IN MEDIUM,LARGE AND EXTRA LARGE AS WELL AS SUCKERS IN TWO SIZES. WE ALSO HAVE SPIKES,WAXWORMS,MOUSIES AND CHENA BAIT FOR PANFISH. WE CAN ORDER WIGGLERS FOR YOU BY THE PINT AND LARGER SUCKERS IF GIVEN NOTICE.

THE TURKEY SEASON CLOSES TODAY DECEMBER 31ST AND ARCHERY SEASON WILL CLOSE JANUARY 3RD. REMEMBER ALL ANIMALS MUST BE REGISTERD BY 5 PM THE DAY AFTER THE SEASON CLOSES.

STOP BY THE SHOP AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SALES ON MANY ITEMS FOR ICE FISHING AS WELL AS OTHER ITEMS.

WE ALSO HAVE STURGEON SPEARS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR THEM.

HAPPY FISHING!!