Ice is growing as we speak; however, extreme caution is still advised! Some areas have 6-8 inches, but there are many areas that only have a couple inches. Absolutely avoid current areas (bridges, culverts). Avoid cracks...they can easily close and repoen this time of year, stay away from them!!

If you are itching to get out, try to fish with a partner, wear a life vest, have a float you can throw with a rope attached, and an ice chisel for checking thickness. All of this extra gear takes some time, but it could be the best time you ever take.

As for fishing...Walleyes are being caught! Fishing is usually always best during prime time hours (early morning and just before sunset). Weed lines, points, and shallow bays will all hold fish! Basically, the fish are where you left them a few weeks ago. There are fish at all depths. We haven't been all over the lake yet for obvious safety reasons, but fishing points that are easy to get to have been productive.
Buckshots, forage minnows, pk spoons, and hali's have all been good. Full minnows or just a minnow head, mix it up and figure out what they want. Seems like just a minnow head will do the trick most often!

Good luck to all and remember no fish is worth risking your well being!

Have a great Turkey Day!!

Devils Lake fishing report

The bite remains good! Not many people have been out of late because of cooler weather and hunting season in full swing. The most consistent bites are near current areas. Some days they are located right in the current and others they are in the calmer water near current...we are still catching fish and deeper water anywhere from 20 to 30 feet. The best presentation has been either live bait with bottom bouncer and spinners or trolling crank baits. 

Open water days are starting to come to an end so get out there and enjoy the last of the open water season!!

Fall fishing has been fantastic!!

The bite goes on...Our clients have been experiencing some fast and furious fishing on Devils Lake over the past week. We are catching lots and lots of nice eating size walleyes (15-18 inchers) with the occasional nicer eye as well. Not a lot has changed as far as presentation and location goes. The majority of the walleyes are still in that 24-32 ft range. More and more fish are being caught near the bridges/current areas as well. There is always a shallow water bite on Devils Lake somewhere, so don't be afraid to go into shallower water and try casting cranks or jig/plastic combos. Perch and pike have been caught daily with the walleyes out in the deeper water. If you are looking for pike, concentrate on the shallower water with a crank or jig/plastic combo.

 Again, this is a fun time of year to be in the Devils Lake basin! Waterfowl hunting has been great and should get better and better as more birds migrate down from Canada. The leaves are beautiful and the air is crisp! Lots and lots of options this time of year for people to pursue!

If you would like to experience some of the fast and furious action on Devils Lake, give us a call and we will make it happen!

Mark
701 739-0161

Cast and blast is upon us!!

Fall is our favorite time of year for one simple reason, OPTIONS!!

We still have fantastic fishing!! There are 14-16 inch walleyes biting well all over the lake...we are still finding the majority of them in 22-30 ft of water; however,there are more fish are being caught in shallow water again and in the current areas of the bridges! Pitching cranks or jig/plastic combos in 6-12 ft of water can be deadly, look to catch a few nicer fish in shallow as well...vertical jigging, slip bobbering, or ripping blade baits is the presentation of choice near the bridges. We are still catching some beautiful jumbo perch and northern pike while we are fishing for walleyes!!

Goose and sharp tail grouse season is open and there have been a lot of geese harvested!! Duck opener is right around the corner and the sloughs are loaded with them...if you have never experienced Devils Lake in the fall, we highly suggest you give it a try, you won't leave disappointed!!

28 inch eye released by Ryan Gerhke!!

Devils lake fishing report!

The weather is hot and so is the bite!! Many people talk about the "dog days" 

of summer...how the bite gets tough on their lake this time of year...that there is to much this or that going on therefor the bite is off...well this is NOT the case on Devils Lake!!!

We are catching lots and lots if walleyes! We are catching some very nice fish as well...Seems like everyday we have a few fish that push the 5-8 pound range.

Perch are also being caught and some of them are flat out huge! We have had some dandy Pike being caught mixed in with our walleyes...the bottom line is that the bite is good and there is still time to plan that trip to Devils Lake!

Devils lake fishing!

And the bite goes on!!

 We are catching most of our walleyes in 22 to 32 feet of water. We have moved around a lot and fished many different areas of the lake and had good luck in nearly all of them... Our best presentation has been a bottom bouncer and spinner with either nightcrawler or a plastic gulp/crawler. Best spinner blades have been chartreuse orange pink and on sunny days hammered gold or silver. We're catching a lot of walleyes in the 14 to 18 inch range with a few larger ones mixed in...We are also catching some jumbo perch with a few of the measuring over 14 inches... Northern pike have been scattered in with the walleyes and there are days we catch a fair amount of them as well. 

This is a fun time of year to be on Devils Lake so get out there and enjoy the rest of summer!!