Tough, tough, and more tough is how it’s been up here on Devils Lake. This cold snap we received definitely has made things a bit on the difficult side, especially on us guides.

We are catching fish, but we are not catching the numbers we would like to see right now to make the days feel a little better. At times we can be pretty hard on ourselves and we try to control things we absolutely cannot.

Weather and fishes feeding moods are two we cannot control. So we just continue to punch holes in search of that magical spot. I will admit however it can feel at times the fish are not there. Especially during a cold front where I think the fish hunker down and are very difficult to find on electronics.

The walleye bite has been ok during the low light periods. You better be on the x marks the spot or you will miss it. The perch have been mainly lookers this week. They will bite with a ton of coaxing.

My hope is with this cold weather the perch will begin to head to the basin and group up a little more. Once they do that it creates a competitive environment snapping them out of this funk.

Until that happens we will continue to drill a ton of holes, move our shacks and clients countless times a day to try and get them on top of sone feeding fish. That is all a guide can do when the elements are in charge.