Fishing was pretty good again this weekend. Fished mainly off the dock due to the wind.

I managed 1 16" Walleye in a 30 minute trip. Had to cut it short due to having the family on the boat.

The bass are still very active. I caught many in the 13" - 16" range & 1 right at 20" / 5 lbs.

The 20" bass is going on the wall. It is a personal best for me. I was fishing with my wife off the dock Fri evening. My rig was about 10 yards off the end of th dock like it had been most of the day. She saw a few surface ripples & told me where to cast. I hit it spot on & felt the fish right away. She wants her name next to the fish when it's on the wall now. lol.

The sunfish never showed up in #'s like they had in years past. Maybe it was not hot enough for them to head to the shade. Who knows.

Is anyone else catching anything?

Has anyone been out over the past few weeks? I am heading up tomorrow & plan on doing some fishing.

Haven't been on Pelican but fishing has been good on most of the lakes in the area. Heard Pomme de was doing OK most people are pulling cranks towards dark. Past history would say its time to switch to minnows and a jigs on the rocks on Pelican or maybe try the big points thats what has worked in the past. They are making progress on CR 19 but we had over an inch of rain yesterday and it is pure soup right now, just a heads up for you.

Thanks Winchester. I'll give those techniques & spots a whirl if my new spot does not produce. With the full moon approaching, I would think the bite is going to be on again. You never know though.

JJ, for what its worth, my brother talked to Mike at Ashby Resort, to book our duck opener cabin, and he said the fish have going crazy for most of the folks. Good luck!

We'll be in cabin 10 on opener, if you want to stop by and have a brew

How was duck opener?

We are heading up this weekend to pull the boats.

Any fishing reports?

I'd like to give it one last try before all the equipment gets pulled.

Duckin was good. A really ixed bag, a little of everything. My Grandson shot his first duck, so that was awesome! He really liked it, and said , "When can we come to Ashby again?"...

Mike at the resort said fishing has been pretty darn good. We didn't go fishing though, built a new blind on Sat afternoon instead.

Good luck!

Congrats on a good opener.

Does Mike ever mention if they ever plan to rent ice houses in the future? Their resort did at one time, but I have not seen an Ashby Resort house in a long time. I seem to do fine in my portable most of the time, but some of those winter evenings it would be nice to have a hard sided house.

Heading up to pull the dock this weekend. Is it worth it to bring the boat and try some fishing or is it dead. Thank RR

I did not get out on the water this past weekend to fish for walleye. I was able to spend some time fishing off the dock Sat evening though. It was well worth my time. The northerns & bass were active. They liked sucker minnows. I wish I would have had more time. but I had to tuck away the boats, mow, pick up leaves, etc. I would be willing to bet the walleyes were on, but I could not get out to confirm that.

jjohnson sounds good Thanks Ill give it a try. RR

I hate post another hows the ice. but any one know how the ice is coming a long on pelican . oh man that hurt. RR

I'm heading up there this weekend & will report back. My wife drove past it last Sun. It appeared to be locked shore to shore.

Our bay (by Indian Mounds) had 6" of solid clear ice. There were 4 perms out with folks driving atvs to & from. I took my portable out to 7' & got one walleye up to the hole, but lost it. When the fish ran & took out line, I watched it through the ice right under me. It was a strange sight. I fished for 2 hours around sunset. I wish I could have stayed out longer as I am sure I would have got a few more bites. I've never ice fished in Nov until this year. It was great to be out again. There were dozens of folks fishing the narrows also. I don't know how the lake froze, so I can't say if the 6" of ice is throughout the lake. If anyone ventures out, use extreme caution. The lake was making a lot of noise, which should mean she's making ice. You just never know where the weak points are though. Goo luck everyone. I hope to be up again in 2 weeks & will report back then.

6" thats good news Thanks for the report Johnson. RR