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musclewhitefish:
Hello,

I am new to the forum and it looks like a good time.

I went out to Boysen last weekend for the first time at the tough creek area.

I bought some minnows from B&K and I was ready for a good time and potentially my first Sauger.

Unfortunately, the only fish I caught was a rainbow while I was setting up my ice tent.

On a 1/4 jig below a hookless kastmaster (used as kind of a flasher). 

I had fish on the flasher a good portion of the day other than from 3-5PM, but no idea what they wanted to bit.

Jigging spoons tipped with a live minnow or minnow head. Nope.

Jigs in sizes from 1/8 to 1/2 ounce with a wide variety of colors tipped with a live minnow or minnow head. Nope.

Jigging with a big drop, slight drop, or pause. Nope.

Deadsticking a live minnow on a jaw jacker. Nope.

Putting three live minnows on a treble hook and dead sticking. Nope.

Must have just been at the wrong spot or chose the wrong time of year.

Ice was 18" and it was on and off windy Saturday.

Maybe, next time.

Might have to head out again in a few weeks to see if I can catch my first Sauger.

Hopefully, people had better luck than I did.

Lol. Never experienced something like this where you mark fish a majority of the day, but they want no part of you.

POk3s:
Preaching to the choir here.

Nowadays I usually do okay at boysen. Not this year. Same as you but I finally caught one and it was a 4” walleye. So I think it’s just a tough year all around.

fish/hunt4ever:
Went out in the wind Saturday and tried a little shallower than I did during the derby and about the same as a few flags through the day and then nothing and no fish tip side. Jigged for a bit with no luck but a couple lookers. Had a co worker across the lake and he caught 4 walleye and a couple perch and a rainbow but he was out Friday through Sunday mid day. So just like boysen has been tough fishing.

Metallife89:
Went Saturday.  Marked perch as I moved out deep but they wanted  no part of what I was offering. At least you were marking fish. I only marked like 2 fish with one bite all day aside from the perch and I covered a lot of ground.

musclewhitefish:

--- Quote from: POk3s on Feb 07, 2022, 05:28 PM ---Preaching to the choir here.

Nowadays I usually do okay at boysen. Not this year. Same as you but I finally caught one and it was a 4” walleye. So I think it’s just a tough year all around.

--- End quote ---

That is a tough trip. I think I saw your video on it as well, on the youtubes.

I think next time, I may try a different spot.

There is a big pressure ridge at tough creek and even though some people drove side by sides over them, I want nothing to do with them. 

Maybe Muddy, because if the fishing is not good. Then I could go on Bass Lake and have fun catching micro-perch.

We will see, hopefully the Sauger are biting the next time.

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