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Devils Lake (Overview) - Monday, January 30, 2012

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Went out Saturday and Sunday.. Saturday morning had no idea where to start, but it wasn't going to be where everyone else was. Used the Navionics app to find different things (even if it's off about 7 feet, it certainly makes it easier in the winter!) Ended up with 6 Saturday, 2 guys, probably caught a dozen total and my buddy had on a huge northern on up to the hole.. Then Sunday with 3 guys total, snagged 13 nice keeper walleyes with a few nice 17"s couple 18"s and a 19.5" The rest were 14's or a mite bigger on some. We mainly fished in about 10-25 feet, not an icehouse around anywhere.. but even caught a few walleyes at 38 feet when we were on a perch search. Never did locate any perch, or at least active ones, and we checked about 30 locations. Mainly ones that just looked good, and even cruised in to an area where other people were and tried a few spots.. not marking or catching a thing in any. We drove by some houses that were parked in 55 feet of water. So there must be quite the range on the ol' perch these days. Chartreuse Buck-shots tipped with minnow seemed to ring the best dinner bell. Good luck ~ 
 
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RegisteredUser

Joined: 01/08/2003
Location: ND, USA
Re:
by on 01/30/2012 10:35 AM | Reply #1 "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Congrats!!!

You said "and we checked about 30 locations"; you nailed it as that is the key to ice fishing devils lake!!!!!!!!
 

Good Luck and Good Fishin'

Eric T



RegisteredUser

Joined: 01/30/2012
Location: No, USA
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by on 01/30/2012 6:21 PM | Reply #2 "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
 I heard that a Salmo/Chubby Darter produced the bigger fish? Did you only fish with buckshot and tipped minnow head?

RegisteredUser

Joined: 06/08/2010
Location: ND, USA
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by on 01/30/2012 6:26 PM | Reply #3 "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Siouxslayer9 might have caught a nice eye or 2 on a chubby darter as well.. so no not just buck shots.. 
 

RegisteredUser

Joined: 09/13/2011
Location: nd, USA
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by on 01/31/2012 07:49 AM | Reply #4 "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
I did real well this weekend with the Salmo Zipper #4 in glow  and holographic orange.

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