Ma's Bait Fishing Report

WE,HERE AT MA'S BAIT ARE READY FOR ICE FISHING AND SOME ANGLERS STARTED GOING OUT LAST WEEKEND. A FEW ANGLERS HAVE GONE OUT ON SOME OF THE BACKWATERS,SMALL PONDS AND SOME HAVE GONE OUT ON PARTRIDGE AND WHITE LAKE. THESE WERE ALL PRE SNOW. A FEW ANGLERS ARE BEGINNING TO VENTURE OUT ON TO THE BACKWATERS AGAIN INSEARCH OF BLUE GILLS AND NORTHERNS. WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR REPORTS.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE A WIDE SELECTION OF BAIT FOR ICE FISHING. WE HAVE WAXIES,SPIKES,ROSIE REDS,SMALL AND MEDIUM FATS,MEDIUM,LARGE AND XLARGE GOLDENS,EMERALD SHINERS AND SMALL SUCKERS FOR NORTHERNS. WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE SELECTION OF ICE FISHING GEAR INCLUDING COLD WEATHER GEAR.

THE LAST ANTLERLESS HUNT OF THE YEAR STARTED ON THE 10TH AND WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY, ALSO THOSE TURKEY HUNTERS WITH FALL TAGS FOR THIS ZONE HAVE AN EXTENDED SEASON THAT RUNS THROUGH THE 31ST.

GREAT SPECIALS IN THE SHOP THIS WEEK PERFECT FOR GIFT GIVING OR JUST GETTING YOURSELF READY FOR ICE FISHING. SAVE 45% ON REMAINING TREESTANDS,BLINDS & DECOYS. SAVE 33% ON TSHIRTS,SWEATS,GIFT ITEMS,PELLET GUNS,HUNTING SUPPLIES,AND REMAING FRESHWATER RODS,REELS,& COMBOS. SAVE 25% ON LANDING NETS,RAINWEAR,ICE SHELTERS,AUGERS,AND SLEDS.

EVERYONE BE VERY CAREFUL ON THE ICE. PLEASE LET US KNOW ICE CONDITIONS WHEN POSSIBLE.

HAPPY FISHING!

IT IS STARTING TO FEEL LIKE DECEMBER,ICE SHOULD BE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. ANGLERS ON THE RIVER WERE REPORTING GOOD CATCHES OF NICE WALLEYES ON LARGE MINNOWS DOWN RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE RAT. WITH THIS MORNINGS WATER TEMPERATURE BEING REPORTED BETWEEN 33 AND 36 DEGREES OPEN WATER FISHING SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED.

TODAY MARKS THE CLOSE OF MUSKY SEASON IN THE NORTHERN ZONE,THE WINNEBAGO SYSTEM AND THE WISCONSIN/MICHIGAN BORDER WATERS BASS FISHING ALSO CLOSES IN THE WISCONSIN /MICHIGAN BORDER WATERS TODAY. TURTLE SEASON ALSO CLOSES TODAY.

THE 9 DAY GUN DEER SEASON IS BEHIND US. HUNTERS WERE REPORTING SEEING MANY FEWER DEER THAN THE PAST. HUNTERS STILL HAVE UNTIL 5PM TONIGHT TO REGISTER THEIR DEER BUT AS OF NOW WE HAVE REGISTERED 229 LEGAL BUCKS COMPARED TO 257 IN 2008 AND 173 ANTERLESS DEER COMPARED TO 631 IN 2008. pLEASE KEEP IN MIND 2008 WAS AN EARN A BUCK YEAR CONTRIBUTING TO THE HIGH ANTERLESS NUMBERS. OVERALL WE HAVE REGISTERED 402 LESS DEER THAN LAST YEAR.

DO NOT FORGET SPRING TURKEY AND BEAR APPLICATIONS ARE DUE DECEMBER 10TH.



TODAY KICKS OFF THE MUZZLELOADER DEER SEASON AND RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER 9TH. ARCHERY HUNTING AND EXTENDED TURKEY SEASON ALSO OPENS TODAY.


STOP BY THE SHOP AND CHECK OUT OUR WIDE VARIETY OF ICE FISHING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES NOW IN STOCK. TAKE ADVATANGE OF GREAT SAVINGS OF 40% OFF REMAINING BLINDS,TREESTANDS,AND WATERFOWL DECOYS. JUST IN TIME FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPING SAVE 25% OFF A WIDE SELECTION OF OUTDOOR THEMED GIFT ITEMS AND 33% OFF BOXED LEANIN TREE CHRISTMAS CARDS. ALSO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR LADIES SHOPPING NIGHT 4PM -8PM DEC.7TH GREAT DEALS,GIVEAWAYS AND LOTS OF FUN. TAKE CARE OF SOME CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND STILL MAKE IT HOME FOR THE GAME.

HAPPY FISHING.

ALTHOUGH MOST PEOPLE ARE IN THE WOODS FOR THE GUN DEER SEASON,HOWEVER SOME ANGLERS FOUND FAIR ACTION ON THE WATER. THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE IN THE RIVER IS 44 DEGREES. ANGLERS FISHING DOWN RIVER IN THE ORIHULA SOUTH HAVE BEEN FINDING WALLEYES IN THE DEEP HOLES ALTHOUGH SPOTTY AT IMES AND OFTEN RUNNING IN TO SCHOOLS OF SMALL MALES. SOME HAVE REPORTS OF LARGE FEMALES CAME IN LATE LAST WEEK BUT WERE VERY FEW REPORTS CAME IN. ANGLERS THAT ARE DOING THE BEST ARE STAYING MOBILE LOOKING FOR DEEP HOLES TO JIG WITH MINNOWS OR CRAWLERS. RED.PINK,AND CHARTERUSE JIGS ARE PROVING THE BEST ACTION.

SEVERAL LARGE NORTHERNS WERE CAUGHT OVER THE WEEKEND ON LARGE SUCKERS AND SPOONS.

GOOD REPORTS OF CRAPPIES AND PANFISH ARE COMING FROM THE BACK BAYS,SLOUGHS AND CHANNELS.

GOOD NORTHERN ACTION HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED ON WHITE LAKE AND PARTRIDGE LAKE.

AS THE COLDER TEMPERATURE THAT ARE BEING PERDICT FOR LATER IN THE WEEK HOPEFULLY ICE WILL SONN ARRIVE.

DEER REGISTRATION HAS BEEN DOWN BUT WITH LAST HAVING BEEN AN EARN A BUCK YEAR THE NUMBERS ARE SLIGHTLY SKEWED. THE BUCK NUMBERS ARE UP SLIGHTLY AND ANTERLESS DEER ARE DOWN. HUNTERS ARE REPORTING SEEING LESS DEER. SOME DANDY BUCKS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR REGISTRATION.

REMINDER SPRING TURKEY APPLICATIONS DUE IN DEC.10TH.
STORE HOURS FOR THE REST OF GUN SEASON ARE TUES-WED 6AM-5PM,CLOSED THANKSGIVING,FRIDAY 5AM-5PM,SATURDAY 6AM-5PM,AND SUNDAY 6AM-4PM.

FUR BUYER WILL HERE FRIDAY 27TH FROM 1:30PM-2PM BUYING RAW FURS,DEER HIDES,AND SQUIRREL TAILS.
MUZZLELOADER SEASON WILL START NEXT MONDAY AND RUN THROUGH DEC.9TH.


IF YOU ARE IN AREA BE SURE TO SHOP OUR BLACK FRIDAY SALE ON FRIDAY 5AM-5PM WE HACE LOTS OF GREAT DEALS.

ALSO LADIES SHOPPING NIGHT EVENT IS DEC. 7TH WITH LOTS OF FUN AND GREAT DEALS FOR EVERYONE FROM 4PM -8PM.

HAPPY FISHING & HUNTING!!

THE LOVELY FALL WEATHER CONTINUES WITH FEW SHOWERS FORECASTED FOR THE WEEK. THE CURRENT WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE RIVER IS 43 DEGREES. ALTHOUGH WALLEYE FISHING HAS BEEN SPOTTY AS OF LATE IT IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE IT ONE LAST CHANCE BEFORE ICE COMES IN WITH THE LOWER EVENING TEMPS IT WILL BE SOONER THAN WE THINK. ANGLERS THAT ARE HAVING SUCCESS WITH WALLEYES SEEM TO BE HAVING THE BEST RESULTS IN LATE AFTERNOON JIGGING THE DIP HOLES DOWN RIVER,CHARTEREUSE,RED,AND BLUE ARE THE JIGS PROVIDING THE BEST ACTION. THE USE OF LARGER MINNOWS SEEMS TO BE CUTTING DOWN ON THE NUMBER OF SMALLER FISH CAUGHT.

CRAPPIES AND OTHER PANFISH ARE BITING WELL IN THE BACK BAYS ,SLOUGHS AND CHANNELS. LARGE NORTHERNS ARE ALSO BEING CAUGHT IN THESE AREAS WITH SOAKING SUCKERS PROVING TO WORK THE BEST.

A REMINDER TO ALL ANGLERS FISHING THE WINNEBAGO SYSTEM INCLUDING THE RIVER THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE FISHING REGULATIONS AND THE CATFISH SEASON DID CLOSE ON SEPT.3OTH NOT MARCH AS LISTED IN THE REGULATIONS. THE UPDATE WAS MADE ON LINE AND THERE HAVE BEEN CITATIONS ISSUED,SO PLEASE MAKE NOTE.

WHITE LAKE AND PARTRIDGE LAKE ARE PROVINFING GOOD NORTHERN ACTION ON SUCKERS SOME LARGE FISH ARE BEING REPORT THE LARGEST REPORTED LAST WEEK WAS 40 INCHES.

9-DAY GUN DEER SEASON KICKS OFF ON SATURDAY 11/21. WE WILL HAVE SOME SPECIAL HOURS DURING THIS TIME :

FRIDAY 11/20-6AM-8PM
SATURDAY 11/21-5AM-5PM
SUNDAY-WED.11/22-11/25-6AM-5PM
CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY
FRIDAY 11/27-5AM-5PM
SATURDAY11/28-6AM-5PM
SUNDAY 11/29-6AM-4PM

GOOD LUCK HUNTERS!

TURKEY HUNTERS REMEMBER SPRING APPLICATIONS MUCT BE COMPLETED BY DEC.10TH.

THINK OF MA'S WHEN DOING YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING WE WILL BE HAVING A HUGE SALE WITH GREAT DEALS ON BLACK FRIDAY 5AM-5PM. WE WILL ALSO BEHAVING A WOMEN;S SHOPPING NIGHT DEC.7TH 4PM-8PM FEATURING GREAT SALES, GIVE AWAYS,DOOR PRIZES,REFRESHMENTS,AND ARTS CRAFTS. MA'S ELVES CAN HELP YOU PIVK OUT THE PERFECT GIFTS.

HAPPY FISHING AND SAFE HUNTING TO ALL !!

MORE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE FORECASTED FOR US THIS WEEK. A GREAT TIME TO GET SOME OPEN WATER FISHING BEFORE THE ICE ARRIVES WHICH WILL BE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. THE CURRENT WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE RIVER IS 47 DEGREES. WALLEYES ARE BEING CUAGHT THROUGHOUT THE RIVER BY ANGLERS JIGGING THE DEEP HOLES. AREAS OF THE RIVER THAT ARE GETTING THE BEST REPORTS ARE THE MOUTH OF THE RAT,SOUTH OF BOOM ISLAND,NORTH OF RED BANKS,THE ROCK WALL BY PARTRDIGE AND SOUTH OF NEW LONDON.

WE ARE GETTING GOOD REPORTS ON WHITEBASS AS WELL HOWEVER THEY SEEM TO BE A LITTLE MORE HIT OR MISS WITH SOME DAYS HEARING MANY GREAT REPORTS AND SOME DAYS HEARING NONE. THE TWO AREAS WE ARE HEARING THE BEST REPORTS FROM ARE THE MOUTH OF THE RAT ANS THE GILL'S LANDING AREA. SMALL SPINNERS IN SUNNY WEATHER AND BRIGHT COLORED BLADE BAITS SEEM TO WORKING THE BEST.

CRAPPIES ARE STILL BE CAUGHT ALTHOUGH THEY SEEM TO BE SLOWING DOWN IN THE MAIN RIVER CHANNEL ANGLERS ARE STARTING TO PICK UP GOOD NUMBERS IN THE BACK SLOUGHS,BAYOUS AND CHANNELS. IN ADDITION ANGLERS ARE ALSO CATCHING PERCH AND BLUE GILLS IN THESE AREAS.

WE CURRENTLY STILL HAVE CRAWLERS AND PANFISH WORMS IN STOCK. THOSE ANGLERS SNEAKING IN SOME LAST MINUTE MUSKY FISHING CAN ORDER YOUR SUCKERS HERE ORDERS AND DEPOSIT MUST BE IN BY SUNDAY MORNING FOR MONDAY DELIVERY OR WED. MORNING FOR THURSDAY DELIVERY.

LOTS OF NICE BUCKS ARE CURRENTLY BEING REGISTERED CHECK OUT OR PHOTO GALLERY. EARLY ARCHERY SEASON WILL CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 19TH. GUN DEER SEASON WILL KICK OFF ON NOVEMBER 21ST AND RUNS THROUGH NOVEMBER 29TH. BEAT THE LAST MINUTE CROWD AND GET YOUR LICENSE NOW. WHILE YOU ARE HERECHECK OUT OUR SELECTION OF HUNTING ITEMS. ALSO DO NOT FORGET YOUR SPRING TURKEY APPLICATION IS DUE IN ON DECEMBER 10TH. FOR THOSE HUNTERS COMING IN FROM OUT OF TOWN OR THOSE WHO NEED LAST MINUTE ITEMS,WE WILL BE OPEN FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20TH UNTIL 8PM AND WE WILL OPEN ON NOVEMBER 21 ST AT 5 AM.

WHILE YOU ARE GETTING READY FOR GUN DEER SEASON DTOP BY TO SAVE 33% ON ALL REMANING BLINDS, AND RIVERS EDGE TREESTANDS AND TREE SEATS THESE ARE ALL AT GREAT PRICES. IN ADDITON SAVE 15% THIS WEEK ON ALL HATS INCLUDING ALL BLAZE STYLES AND THE POPULAR BOMBER STYLE HATS GREAT FOR HUNTING AND ICE FISHING AND ALL MAKE EXCELLENT GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

ALSO ON SALE THIS WEEK IN THE SHOP ARE ALL TACKLE BOXES AND BAGS AT 15% OFF AND THE POPULAR LEANIN' TREE CHRISTMAS CARDS ARE NOW 25% OFF. ALSO IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA STOP BY AND CHECK OUT OUR SELECTION OF NEW ICE FISHING AND GIFT ITEMS AND TAKE ADVATANGE OF IN STORE WEEKEND SPECIALS!

HAPPY FISHING & HUNTING!!