LOTW Report 2/25/2013

[Border View Lodge]

We are still covering miles of ice on Big Travers Bay.  We are spread from a couple miles off of Pine Island up to 21 miles out.  5 miles out has provided better fishing most of the days this past week.  The reef areas are still producing some numbers, many of those catches are last year’s hatch of 6 inchers and Saugers.

Anglers have to work hard for their catch.  We are in a trend of seeing fish on the sonar’s most all day, getting them to bite is the issue.  This seems typical for heavy snow cover years.  The lake is deprived of sunlight and oxygen which seems to make the fish slow down their feeding habits.  Small presentations have been best, using drop shots or even plain hooks seem to produce the best for now.

The sunshine during the last few days has been nice.  Yesterdays warmer temps put a lot of moisture in the air and the frost is exceptionally thick this morning.  The forecast looks nice and stable for the week ahead.  Highs are expected to be in the 30’s and lows get into the single digits.  The sun is expected to be out all week.

Don’t forget we are able to have our houses out until March 31st and Walleye is open until April 14th.

FISH ON!