The MPO Quick Glance-Jan 1st, 2021
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Written by Mike Peluso

January 1, 2021

Depth-25′ to 35′
Water Temp-32
Bait Used-minnow heads, full minnow, wax worms perch eye
Presentation-jigging and dead sticks with a minnow 
Tackle Used-Swedish pimples gold, silver and orange small buckshots
Rods-JT Custom prototype 
Boat-Na
Ice Thickness-9″to 13″still some bad spots, also some pretty good heaves and cracks to watch
Access-Is still pretty good but we are building a base of snow on the lake
Body of Water-Devils Lake 
Weather-25 and snow winds Sw-5-10

*after the snow we received (4 inches) it turned the lights down and the fish are hunkered a bit. Hopefully these fish will rebound

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