Bored at Work...What's Outlook For Sakakawea (Gut feeling)

yelowjackt Said:

Here are my thoughts…the generation of fish that are in the lake now have to adapt to changing conditions. For years there has been a lack of food for most fish now there is an increase. To start with find the food find the fish. The fish habits are going to continue to change as the conditions do anglers will have to as well. I can see the fish (meaning walleye, sauger) splitting with part of the population staying shallow and the rest running deep following smelt schools. Leadcore is a great tool for those deep fish however the shallow crowd one may need to resort to more of a bass type approach similar to how a lot of guy’s fish Devils…pitch jigs and cranks in towards shore. I can see the ole’ reliable bottom bouncer spinner combinations vastly become extinct. I know the vegetation was thick last year and lots of junk too that should start to get better.  One thing is for sure this is great for the fish population and in a way good for the angler…kind of makes it a sport again

Bored at work and bored fishing sak.  I don't see how it can get better.

What do the other fish look like as far as health wise? Are the pike and bass in good shape? After the high water last year there should be plenty of forage I would guess. Where a lot of pike and bass caught in the trees and weeds while walleye fishing? 

 

scoutt247 Said:
I don't believe in gut feelings only facts. The fishing overall is really good; no worse then it was four years ago. We have to see the over all picture. There has been a huge amount of water added to the system spreading the fish out even more. Makeing it a little harder to develope a pattern. But there is some really good anglers on Sak. We'll find the fish and catch'em anyway they tell us how to do that.

The bait fish are going to be the key factor for the young of the year fish. If we have another cool spring there will be a good hatch and a good amont of food for the walleyes to feast on. The more bait the better quallity of fish in the lake. I know in the next couple of years the smaller year class of walleyes and saugars will get bigger with the amont of bait fish swimming in the lake. Thats if the water stays high for a few years know.

Intoc,
      I can't say that the fishing is terriable like some people are saying. I know the pike are on the rebound we had a good late ice season last year catching and releasing some really big pike and the late ice the years before that was awesome too.

We had a good summer catching walleye, saugars and small mouth all over Sak. and that doesn't even include the icefishing that I do on the lake. My uncle fishes for salmon in the fall and he said that this year was the best year in awhile for big fish.

So I come to the conclusion that yes fishing overall has been really good on Sak.
look at this way if everyone doesn't like the way the fishing is on Sak why go. Go fish DL and try your luck. Or some other lake for that matter. That way you can save Sak for me!