Winnie fishing report 5/23/2016

[Four Seasons Resort]

Four Seasons Fishing Report May 22, 2016

The John Deere Orioles have flown north to their annual outing at the Four Seasons Resort. They are a group of John Deere employees, past and present, who come on a charter bus from Moline, Il, Waterloo, Ia, and Cedar Falls, Ia. They have been coming to the resort since 1967.
 The reason I mention this group is the fact that the weather for their weekend is absolutely perfect! This happens for them exactly once every 20 or so years.
 This week the walleye fishing was quite good. The fish were scattered from shallow to the deeper breaklines. Jigs and rigs with shiner minnows is the best bait. We have been lucky enough to have shiners available to our guests this year. Hopefully, that will continue. If you are coming, call to see if we have any of these minnows. It really seems to make a difference in your success right now.
 Northerns are being caught right along with the walleyes. This is very typical for this time of year. You will have no problem catching these fish on jigs and minnows along the shoreline breaks.
 Some very nice perch are being caught while fishing for walleyes and northerns. They seem to be scattered so far and the large schools
 that you expect to encounter are hard to come by. So don't expect to stop on one spot and catch a limit of perch. You will have much better success moving around and picking off one here and there. By the end of the day, you will have a nice bunch of perch.
 The calm conditions and water clarity can make for some difficult conditions. But if you keep working and searching for the baitfish on your electronics, you will find the fish.
 If your schedule allows, we still have a couple of openings for the upcoming holiday weekend. We also have specials later in the year, so check the availability and give us a call. -Four Seasons Resort 218-665-2231