Things on the river remain pretty solid! Lots of fish to be caught, and many of them really like being caught right now on a jig and minnow. Scary part for me at the moment, is I feel the walleyes are moving fast. Extremely fast downstream. Upstream is good,...
Old news is good news. The big fish are still lingering around the river hear near Bismarck, and that's a great thing! Especially if you have kids. This is the absolute perfect time to introduce a kid to fishing. I still have the remainder of May that I will be...
Another Big Muddy Walleye tournament has come and gone. Congrats to the winners Jacob Miller, Jordan Binstock and Mike Binstock! They found some really nice fish to win it with a tad over 37 pounds for 6 fish.As usual the tournament showed what the Missouri River Near...
Times are a changing and it looks like the weather is gonna change also speeding up the change even more. As I talked about in the last report, the fish are spawning and lots of things are about to change or are changing as we speak as we get closer to the end of the...
The spawn is on! I was hoping I would be able to tell you it was to holding off as far as the spawn is considered, I was hoping it would hold off a little longer for the spring, but we all know Mother Nature has her way, and her way is right now, so it is what it is...
Busy is an understatement right now for Mike Peluso Outdoors and Guide Service. Being a full time guide, even if I do get an off day, I'm out scouting to make sure I stay on top of things. Lots of stuff is already beginning to change here on the Missouri River near...
We have had every extreme in weather imaginable in the past week. Other than a foot of snow and a tornado these poor fish (and fishermen) have seen it all.Through all of this, the fishing has been relatively good here on the Missouri River Near Bismarck!Water temps...
We are definitely in the thick of open water walleyes here in North Dakota! I'd have to go back in my calendar but I've definitely logged double digit days already.The fishing has been pretty decent overall. Of course everyone has heard about the new ND State Record...
Well we shifted gears and I just can't believe it's open water season. Absolutely crazy to think one week ago I was driving a truck on the ice and now I'm driving a boat on the Missouri River near Bismarck. River like always has changed of course. Like each spring it...
Things are happening fast up here on Devils Lake! The fishing is getting better by the day as it's a race to catch them now while we still have ice. We've seen a lot of highs and lows this winter but things are definitely headed back towards the high!My only concern...
I have to apologize for the space in between my reports here as of late. Not only did the cold snap zap the fishing up here on Devils Lake it zapped anything worth reporting.I will say this it's hard for me to believe that we are almost on the back side of the ice...
I wish I could be more fired about my Devils Lake Ice Fishing Reports, but I'm just too damn honest. The bites are tough and you have to earn all of them!Now, I'm not gonna say we are not catching fish. We are definitely catching fish. Maybe not at the pace we would...
If you have spent any amount of time on the ice near or around the Devils Lake area, you will know it's been a very difficult week of fishing. We are hoping things will rebounds soon! Ice conditions- 11 to 15 inches in most areas. The wind again this week really...
January in North Dakota! Up and down is its steady diet for both the fishing and the weather!This recent wind storm and now a little snow that blew through the state sure messed with things! Not only are the fish all messed up, but the ice didn't fare all that well...
Up, down, good, ok, great, tough are all the words I can actually sa in this report that I've used this past week and a half on Devils Lake. It amazes me how the fishes moods change by the hour.First question I get asked right now is how is the ice? Well, I wouldn't...
Depth-18' to 35' Water Temp-32Bait Used-minnow heads, full minnow, wax worms perch eyePresentation-jigging and dead sticks with a minnow Tackle Used-Swedish pimples gold, silver and orange small buckshots, rat finkies and spikes Rods-JT Custom prototype Boat-NaIce...
Depth-25′ to 35′Water Temp-32Bait Used-minnow heads, full minnow, wax worms perch eyePresentation-jigging and dead sticks with a minnow Tackle Used-Swedish pimples gold, silver and orange small buckshotsRods-JT Custom prototype Boat-NaIce Thickness-9″to 13″still some...
Depth-25' to 35'Water Temp-32Bait Used-minnow heads, full minnow, wax worms perch eyePresentation-jigging and dead sticks with a minnow Tackle Used-Swedish pimples gold, silver and orange small buckshotsRods-JT Custom prototype Boat-NaIce Thickness-9"to 13"still some...