New John’s– Still lots of open spots with some decent ice available. I found up to 7 inches but many spots were less or open. Lots of open water by Heckers, East and West Park lakes.
Audubon– Nelson Bay had 6 inches on average but lots of this lake remains open.
Devils Lake– Again, depends on where you are going but some walkable ice around Minnewaukan. Pelican is the same. The north lakes like Irving and Alice have ice up to 7 inches but still open areas.
It's definitely hard for me to believe this is my last Missouri River fishing report until fall. For me it just never felt like we had a spring. Late ice off, muddy water, terrible weather etc just made for a frustrating time. I'm hoping Mother Nature repays us with a...
These past two weeks on the Missouri River near Bismarck have been a fast forwarded version of normal. Good friend and past Big Muddy Winner Corey Perman had to remind me that the walleyes in this system are like death and taxes. At some point they will show...
I've seen a lot of things over my 40 plus years fishing the Missouri River. Yesterdays (May 6th) Big Muddy Tournament was one for both the record books and the memory bank. This spring has been a tough one. The fish were slow to arrive. Coupled with lots of them...
