Ely Fishing Report

[Mayfly]

Fishing report 5/19/14
From: Babes Bait and Tackle

With the onset of warmer weather, the fishing action is heating up as well. Big walleyes are turning up all over the area. The first lakes to lose their icy blanket have been those with moving water. Fall Lake and White Iron were the first to have open, fishable water and the anglers flocked to them in droves. Since then, most lakes lost the icy grip of winter by Tuesday and now are under siege from fishermen and women from all over the country. The walleye bite has been steadily building and walleyes up to 32" have been smacking minnow tipped jigs with gusto. The "eyes" have been staging in and around the river mouths and are slowly dispersing to other areas in search of an easy meal and to recuperate from the stress of the spawning ritual.
 
Pike too have put on the feed bag with many hitting sucker minnows offered along emergent weed beds and rocky points. As the water temperatures increase, so should activity levels of all fish in the lakes, so now some of the fastest action of the season is at hand.
 
A word of caution, the game wardens are out in force, so do the right thing and be conscientious about following the rules set forth so as to not spoil what can be one of the most rewarding experiences of friends and family on the water. Another thing to remember is to wear a life jacket. The water is frigid right now and accidents do happen to even the most careful people.

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