Fishing Report

Good morning from the Quiet Lakes, warm weather this weekend with temps topping out in the 60s.  We have good chances of rain on Monday, Thursday and Friday.  The rain will be much needed this spring as the ponds and lakes are way down.  Temps look to stay in the 40s, 50s and 60s throughout the week so that should do a number on the remaining ice.  I don’t think any lakes are safe to fish at this point, but a few of the lakes still have some large sheets of ice yet.  

Anglers should really start to focus on the open water season as it is approaching fast.  Anglers may get out to panfish before fishing opener, but it won’t be much before that.  My guess for ice out on the bigger lakes is still around Easter.  Anglers could fish streams and rivers right now for trout, but I am not a good source for much on that other than to throw small inline spinners.  Rooster tails and small Mepps would be what I would throw.  I wish I could give advice on fly fishing, but I have never done it and honestly don’t even know where to start!

That is all I have for this week’s report.  Really nothing going on right now, we are in that odd transition time waiting for open water.  Have a great weekend and we will talk soon.

Greg

Good morning from the Quiet Lakes, although I am watching snow flurries right now, it appears we may be done with the “S” word for the year. I see temps in the 40s to start the week and 60s by next weekend. Lows at night look to significantly go up after Monday as well. That will help get rid of any remaining ice. All of the lakes are in different stages of ice out with some lakes having only a few open shorelines and others 75% open water or more. If anglers are still venturing out (I had heard a few anglers were on Round Lake this past week) they should use extreme caution as ice conditions can change by the hour. Them or any other anglers will need to get their new licenses for the 2025-26 season as last year’s licenses are now expired. Aside from going through tackle and the boat, this time of year I enjoy picking up a few magazines (particularly the In-Fisherman species specific guides) and learning new tips/tricks and seeing what looks to be trending for the new season. We had a pretty good overall ice season I feel, lots of nice crappie and perch were caught in the area, lots of anglers did well on walleye and pike and now with probably a good solid month of no fishing, the open water season should start out hot. It is less than a month away now so time to gear up! I am still thinking personally we should see ice completely out by Easter weekend.

That is all I have for this week’s report. More of an update than a fishing report, but it’s that time of year. Have a great weekend and we will talk soon!

Greg