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Offline haddy

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Big Spirit Lake
« on: Jan 19, 2010, 09:19 PM »
Has anyone herd anything on the perch fishing at big spirit?
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Offline esox_magnum

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #1 on: Jan 19, 2010, 10:13 PM »
Yep it's slow, mobiltys tough unless you have a snowmobile. I haven't heard of any great reports for awhile.
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Offline doonan

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #2 on: Jan 20, 2010, 09:10 AM »
Last sunday i had a hard time even marking fish let alone getting one to bite. Hopefully it will turn around one of these days.
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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #3 on: Jan 20, 2010, 02:30 PM »
Quote from: doonan on Jan 20, 2010, 09:10 AM
Last sunday i had a hard time even marking fish let alone getting one to bite. Hopefully it will turn around one of these days.

was out fishing Friday thru Monday very poor conditions we even got our quad stuck a couple of times in the slush pockets.  marked few fish and we were very mobile always on the move.  wait till April and bringing the boat
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Offline haddy

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #4 on: Jan 20, 2010, 05:30 PM »
Quote from: limited on Jan 20, 2010, 02:30 PM
was out fishing Friday thru Monday very poor conditions we even got our quad stuck a couple of times in the slush pockets.  marked few fish and we were very mobile always on the move.  wait till April and bringing the boat
Did you get in on any of the perch action before she froze up?
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Offline haddy

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #5 on: Jan 20, 2010, 05:43 PM »
Quote from: haddy on Jan 20, 2010, 05:30 PM
Did you get in on any of the perch action before she froze up?
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Offline limited

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #6 on: Jan 21, 2010, 07:20 AM »
4 nice perch and 2 gill, threw every kind of tackle at them just seems to be slow.
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Offline Mr.Seaguar

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #7 on: Jan 21, 2010, 02:16 PM »
You fished 4 days for 6 fish? That was a long drive home.
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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #8 on: Jan 21, 2010, 02:46 PM »
Stopped at a good farm pound I knew about and pick up 12 crappie and 25 gills so for puttin 600 miles on the truck it wasn't all bad.  Plus it was nice to meet some of the people up in NW Iowa.
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Offline 52#FLATHEAD

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #9 on: Jan 21, 2010, 11:15 PM »
I was on the lake Tuesday & Wednesday. The mornings were very slow, evenings were OK. Lots of lookers but not very many bites. Did get some walleye & perch.
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Offline haddy

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #10 on: Jan 22, 2010, 08:27 PM »
Any size to the walleye and perch?
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Offline 52#FLATHEAD

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #11 on: Jan 22, 2010, 10:49 PM »
Nothing to brag about but worth cleaning & eating.
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Offline SHANTYTOWN

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #12 on: Jan 27, 2010, 05:01 AM »
anyone having any luck? is it easy drive around the lake now that some snow melted?
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Offline rockyy

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #13 on: Jan 28, 2010, 03:20 PM »
Six of us caught 2 8" perch this morning no fish on the cams even the retired guys say it sucks!!!!
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Offline 52#FLATHEAD

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #14 on: Jan 28, 2010, 07:53 PM »
What area of the lake are you on?
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Offline rockyy

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #15 on: Jan 28, 2010, 09:26 PM »
The NW side today.
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Offline 52#FLATHEAD

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Re: Big Spirit Lake
« Reply #16 on: Jan 28, 2010, 10:53 PM »
I didn't mark very many fish up there. Marked & caught fish near the middle. Haven't tried the south end yet.
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