As promised I would let you know what this weeks water temps look like. As of Saturday they had dropped anywhere from 8 to 12 degree's depending on where you were on the river. This definitely slowed things up. It slowed the spawning down and it slowed the bite a bit....
Well, it's been an interesting week on the Missouri River. So interesting in fact I almost forgot it's Fishing Report Sunday. That tends to happen when you are guiding everyday and even a double shift or two. The early portion of the week the fishing was absolutely...
The good news is we are finally in full swing this spring. The bad news is the weather really hasn't been all that great. Lots of wind making it difficult. When the weather permits however it seems the fish are willing and able. For my guide business I've been trying...
Things are just starting to get going here on the Missouri River near Bismarck. The weather has been a little up and down, but it's trying to get better and it has given us a few little windows to get out. Seems like once you are out there you will see some life. Of...
Well here we go again. I think it's a prerequisite for me that if I'm coming home from Ice Fishing, we are gonna get hit with a blizzard. So, yes here we are again. I did get out a couple times before this storm. All indications are we will have a very good spring...
As I'm writing this very last report from the ice on Devils Lake. I can honestly say this has been the most challenging and sometimes rewarding ice fishing season in my lifetime. Lots of ups and downs and highs and lows. I'd say overall the quality of the fish caught...
I'm on the 18th tee box for the winter ice fishing season. Just need to keep it in the fairway and get up and down to close it out. Hard to believe it's coming to a close already. Goes fast and I'm already getting excited for the open water season to begin. Looks like...
Crazy to think but I have only two weeks left up here on Devils Lake for the winter. Time flies when you stay busy. The winter season has been an absolute roller coaster. We have had some great days and we have had sone tough days. Lots of philosophical reasons I...
Are we on borrowed time up here on Devils Lake? Hard to say what this warm up will do? My guess is we will get about a week or so into March and it will get dicey. As far as the bite goes. One word, ratty. Definitely a quality over quantity scenario for us. Seeing...
Things have gotten a little better up here on Devils Lake. We got some cold weather and firmed the ice back up. Now the big question is this next warm spell? With sun, what will it do to our current ice conditions? I'm hoping it holds out until at least a little ways...
Thank goodness for this colder weather to help heal up the ice a bit on a Devils Lake. At least we have that going for us. The consistency of the bite is definitely way off. I'm not sure what is happening below the ice with the goofy weather. But I'm here to tell you...
Yep, Mother Nature you need to go home, you've had a couple too many. With these abnormal temperatures at the end of January and February you are giving us ice fishing guide extreme stress and anxiety. Yes, we have ice. Yes we have safe ice. However, you need to...
We go from absolute torture conditions with bitter cold and wind to sunburn. Crazy winter up here in North Dakota. Good news for my kind of work not to freeze my buns off. Bad news in my line of work if the 30 day forecast is any indication of how long this winter...
It's been a battle this past week. I think all those nice December days finally caught up to us. Old man winter needed to remind us of that. Not only did old man winter get our attention, but it also made the fish mad. Especially the perch this past week. Now don't...
I'm not sure how my days just keep ticking away and I can't seem to remember what day it is? Sorry about the delay on this this fishing report. When guiding is this busy, I guess I need to set an alarm. It kinda feels like groundhogs day. The conditions as far as the...
Things are slowly starting to turn around on the ice. Looks like winter will be here in full force by weeks end. We need it!! It seems this winter so far the fish just haven't gotten into their winter ways quite yet. I believe after next week this will all change. The...
Hard to believe but Christmas has come and gone. I hope everyone had the best holiday season ever and I want to wish everyone a blessed 2024! I'm going to be honest with you. This will be more of an ice conditions report instead of a fishing report. We are all seeing...
Crazy to think we have both open water and frozen water fishing going on right now here in North Dakota. It's just one of those years I guess. For me it's been a fun first couple of weeks on the ice. Especially being able to use our new Dakota Walleye and Panfish...