Author Topic: baraga ice fishing? (Read 3347 times)

Outdoorsmen · « **on:** Feb 15, 2010, 07:32 PM »

so whats happening down in baraga were is the ice at and how thick? any lake trout fishing yet?

bigmike7272 · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 16, 2010, 09:21 AM »

i guess there is quite a bit of ice haven't been out myself yet. they are fishing off the pump house.

davemillertime · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 16, 2010, 09:28 AM »

Yeah they were Mike ..But this North wind is really whipin soooo hope it holds together

bigmike7272 · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 16, 2010, 09:30 AM »

ya i hope so i'm planning on hittin' the bay thursday and then again on saturday

Flag UP · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 16, 2010, 10:35 PM »

Quote from: bigmike7272 on Feb 16, 2010, 09:30 AM

ya i hope so i'm planning on hittin' the bay thursday and then again on saturday

Please post conditions after your Thursday trip. Thanks!

bigmike7272 · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 21, 2010, 05:55 PM »

sorry i didn't get to post after thursday but there wasn't much to talk about anyways, not hits and about 9-10 inches of ice. saturday's trip was a little better i got 3 perch

, not to good, the biggest was 9"

davemillertime · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 21, 2010, 06:47 PM »

Yeah ..saturday for me was REAL slow . I was in 84fow fishing whitefish & never had a bump

One guy I was with got 1 eel pout ......But it sure was a Beautifull Day on the ice ..& I had to laugh at th"" CITY "" Sand Pt ..there must have been 100 tents

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bigmike7272 · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 21, 2010, 07:22 PM »

I had a few whitefish swimmin around but nobody was a real taker just a bunch of lookers

chasepalosaari · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 21, 2010, 08:28 PM »

Quote from: bigmike7272 on Feb 21, 2010, 07:22 PM

I had a few whitefish swimmin around but nobody was a real taker just a bunch of lookers

same here saturday morning out from the pines. SEEN one monster whitefish! Unexplainable how big it was!

bigmike7272 · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 22, 2010, 09:27 AM »

me too i saw one that was propably about 9-10 lbs them are the smart ones that don't get caught

matt_fargo2 · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 23, 2010, 10:03 AM »

Hey chasepalosaari, how did you do on Sat.? Did you catch anything?

Flag UP · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 23, 2010, 10:55 AM »

We went out from Jentofts dock Saturday to 220' of water. The ice was extremely rough! I don't think we will see anybody driving from the lower K Bay out to the normal lake trout hot spots this winter. There are slabs of ice sticking up all over and they are stacked on top of each other under the ice as well. You could drill a hole through 8" of ice, hit water, and then hit another layer of ice after 6" of water. The fish were biting but not real agressive.

chasepalosaari · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 23, 2010, 11:52 AM »

Quote from: matt_fargo2 on Feb 23, 2010, 10:03 AM

Hey chasepalosaari, how did you do on Sat.? Did you catch anything?

seen quite a few but didn't catch anything. They kinda just circled it a bit and went away. Had a 10-15 pounder swim by us but didn't look twice. Cool sight.

63rfisher · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 25, 2010, 11:44 PM »

Anyone been doing any good? I went this morning and didn't see a single fish out from the light house. Then I went deeper and gave bobbing a try for the first time, didn't catch any though. I was in a little more than 160 ft. I wasn't really sure if that was deep enough.

matt_fargo2 · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 26, 2010, 08:45 AM »

A lot of people go in 220+ for lake trout. I hardly hear of people trying in less than 180 ft.

bigmike7272 · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 26, 2010, 09:48 AM »

we fish less than 180 frequently when we bob, but the the bite is kinda sporadic. better quality of fish though

63rfisher · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 27, 2010, 10:19 AM »

Do you guys look for structure, or just fish a depth for a while and move you don't get any.

63rfisher · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 02, 2010, 04:58 PM »

Hows the fishing been? Any steelhead, salmon, or herring biting? I was hoping to get down there later this week.

Flag UP · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 02, 2010, 05:03 PM »

Has anyone here been out from the end of the Whirl-I-Gig road lately? Is the ice smooth out from there or is is just as rough as it is going out from Jentoft's dock?

Grizzlyadams73 · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 02, 2010, 07:43 PM »

we were out there saturday and sunday. there is a combination of broken and smooth. looked better then jentofs. straight out there was about 7-8 inches
sunday we fished about a 1/4 -1/2 mile further north there was 5-6 inches but when we left at 430 there was a long wet area looking like the start of a pressure crack.

bigmike7272 · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 02, 2010, 09:08 PM »

Quote from: 63rfisher on Feb 27, 2010, 10:19 AM

Do you guys look for structure, or just fish a depth for a while and move you don't get any.

No we don't really look for structure, if we hit it GREAT! but it's not our plan we just hop around after about a hour or so without a hit.

63rfisher · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 03, 2010, 01:37 PM »

Hows the shallow water fishing been? Is it worth the trip tommorow?

acrawfor · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 03, 2010, 02:47 PM »

I was thinking about heading to squaw tomorrow morning. Lots of shacks out still?

bigmike7272 · « **Reply #23 on:** Mar 03, 2010, 09:36 PM »

looked like there were still a few shacks out there

Jag · « **Reply #24 on:** Mar 04, 2010, 08:54 AM »

Headed up from St Johns area this evening and stopping @ Jays on the way up. We are fishing Friday through Monday. What colors are working and on what kind of Lure/Jig combos? We are targeting Whitefish and Salmon Species (All). We are also planning on venturing out on inland lakes in the Baraga area. Any advise from our fellow Hard Water Fanatics is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your advise and good luck to all this weekend!!!

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