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Six Mile Bay - Sunday, February 5, 2012
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DT21
on 2012-02-05 06:48:11
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Fished six mile on the 4th, ended the day with 4 walleyes 14-18 inches and a couple perch. Fished in 26ft of water. Most of the fish bit on a plain treble hook with a minnow. |
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Six Mile Bay - Thursday, July 28, 2011 | |
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We started on the east side of six mile south of the sunken farm and caught a few on leeches slip bobbering, but the wind picked up a bit so we moved out to the south and drifted spinners. Action was best in about 12 ft of water. Caught quite a few but no hawgs. |
Six Mile Bay - Tuesday, June 21, 2011 | |
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I caught 2 walleyes 1 pike and I had one huge white bass on but it snapped my line.
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Six Mile Bay - Saturday, April 9, 2011 | |
3 of us Fished the north end of six mile bay 12' ft of water right south of chanel A caught a couple jumbo perch 1-13'' walley and 2 small northerns moved to the south side of the bridge and started marking fish in 35-41 ft of water and caught 1-13'' walley and 1 jumbo perch not a very productive day. Lots of fish came up but wouldnt bite tough day and the shores are getting pretty rotten used a plank to get out on the south side of six mile and lots of slush pockets good luck and be carefull
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Six Mile Bay - Saturday, March 19, 2011 | |
Went on North 6 mile Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. Friday evening sucked, Saturday caught 3--11" perch and one 3.5 lbs striped bass (yes I weighed it) and Sunday caught nada. Ice was good and a lot of people fishing. Marked a lot of fish on Saturday and Sunday in 30 FOW, but they were pretty finicky. Good luck everyone.
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Six Mile Bay - Tuesday, December 14, 2010 | |
Headed out on Sunday afternoon. Ice is plenty thick. Drove the F-150 and pulled the house out and set up shop. Watched fish all afternoon on the camera. Watched two that were around 27 and a half inches. But no takers, even tried hotdogs with cheeze whiz. The smaller ones were biting all afternoon. It wasn't quite as good as 27 for 27 on the rez, but it was close. Now get back to work! You know who I am talking to.
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Six Mile Bay - Monday, June 7, 2010 | |
Sliders Strike out Devils Lake Walleyes
For awhile it was a fish every cast. Then it slowed to 2 casts per fish. After the first 10 it dropped to 3 even 4 casts for a fish. Devils Lake, my kid’s favorite place on Earth. Thunderstorms are predicted for later this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a south east wind up to 17. Not a bad forecast and if we can get it done before this afternoon’s storms we will be home free. I remember the first time I came to Devils Lake and asked advice. What followed was bunch of fishing jargon that would make oil field talk seem normal. Channel A and Pepsi Barn ain’t what I call good fishing info but it’s all you will get from the locals. Not that they don’t want to be helpful, it’s just how things are placed here in 6 Mile Bay. So with that in mind, let’s take a trip over to some of these locations and get an idea where they fit. 6 mile Bay is west of Devils Lake and Hwy 19 divides it in half north and south. We will get started as far north as you can boat which is the Channel A bridge. Access by foot is from Hwy 2 west of Devils Lake. Early, like ice out early, it is great walleye fishing. So good in fact you need to be advised that conservation is every sportsman’s responsibility. Catch and Release please! My thought was to get a picture of the Hwy 2 bridge, pitch jigs for a few White Bass and head out. The bass didn’t see it my way but a respectable Walleye did. It’s a little late in the season for a great walleye bite this far into Channel A. Be careful where the old railroad crosses, plenty of depth but a bit narrow. Our next stop heading south on the east shore of 6 mile is the famous Pepsi Barn. Completely encased with signs it’s hard to sort out how “Pepsi Barn” stuck. In fact, my son Jesse, on seeing it for the first time remarked, “Why didn’t they call it the Coke Barn?” There is a bay around the corner NE of the barn I suggest you give a look over. The Gravel Pit is across 6 Mile Bay and a bit south of the barn. It has some steep structure and if you like the live bait jigging presentation you will settle right in. I was introduced to this area last year by a local, Al, who doesn’t know how to hook on minnows so he just uses cranks. I like Al, my kind of fisherman. The shoreline running west is a good starting place if you want to pitch. Under the Hwy 19 bridge and a mile or so on the west is 6 Mile Bait. This is where we launched this morning. 6 Mile Bait has everything you need on DL for tackle and a guide on hand as well. Heading south again and sticking to the west side is today’s ultimate destination, Doc Hagens. Doc Hagens is expansive and one of those descriptives that bundles everything into one small name. If someone tells you “Doc Hagens” in reference to “Where they biting?” see if they will be more specific. Doc’s has everything from cattails (locally Cane) to riprap with sunken roads, sunken islands, stock dams and rocks. You’re gonna need more than a simple “Doc Hagens” if you can get it so here it is. There is a narrow strip of shallow flats that run east and west between Doc Hagens Island and the canes to the north. Depths average 7-9 feet right now. Most of the boats are set up in the middle of the bay at the west end of Doc Hagens Island. Slip bobbers are without a doubt the most popular technique right now. With an anchor out the corner and a couple of rods each you can sit back and wait for the action. It is a very productive way to fish Devils Lake. I don’t particularly care for the bobbers and thankfully a few walleyes don’t either. Couple of years ago Nathan, a friend from Minot, introduced me to the slider. No, we’re not talking baseball. This Slider is soft, supple, and deadly on DL. There are days when it seems nothing else will work and Nathan put on a demonstration that stuck with me. I’m thinking it’s the throbbing tail that does it. No, I didn’t forget the opening paragraph where I bragged about a fish a cast. That was simply a scouting trip north of DL for my 13 year old son Levi who absolutely loves shore fishing. I expected White Bass but the Northern were totally bonkers for a jig. How he is going to love this. To read other stories, fishing reports and view pictures please go to: www.ndlive.com |
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Six Mile Bay - Friday, May 21, 2010 | |
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A friend of mine and I took our boys fishing from shore. Mauvis Coulee bridge, lindy rigs with leeches or crawlers. We did ok, kept 8, lost a few, and the biggest was 18".
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Six Mile Bay - Thursday, May 20, 2010 | |
Umpteen, Is That A Number? Northern, Walleyes, White Bass filling the live well like a Minnesota pan fish outing. This can only be Devils Lake. I already fed the Northern $25 bucks in premium grade, lacquer finished plastic and they are just getting started. 5 am at my house shows up in just two ways. Dark, eyes closed, soft pillow and still another hour to go. The other is a blurred, frenzied, frantic rush to slam the truck door with a cup of coffee in hand and head east. I got it made, 120 miles, two short hours, and I will be fishing the spring bite in Devils Lake. Brandon recently re-opened 6 Mile Bait and has it stocked with just what you would expect of a lake store, bait and tackle. Open early and closing late he will even put you on fish if you ask. Pitching cranks to shorelines ranging from rip rap, trees, and cattails you can expect Northern, Walleye and White Bass. If someone from DL tells you they are pitching the cane it probably means cattails. Fun comes from both ends as fish tend to really slam a crank. The other end is at the boat. Pay close attention as all three will follow your crank, sometimes right to the surface. Some days you can get away with a simple snap, some days you need more. Northern seem to love high gloss plastic. $25 bucks worth before I decide to tie on an Invisa-Leader. There is nothing invisible about them and you will likely feel you have way too much junk on your line but walleyes actually don’t mind and you will save a fist full of cranks. The morning is characterized by Northern and a walleye now and them. Follows keep the blood pumping. Seeing a big walleye slide back down after following to the boat is exhilarating. So is the dramatic pause as the lure stops for just a second with 3 feet of Northern inches behind. Sometimes it works, today is one of those times. Water temps play a huge role in the success of this bite. It’s still a bit early in the season for fantastic morning bites. As the water warms during the day fish tend to move up and become more active. Don’t dismiss the morning bite; just be aware that it is driven in part by water temps. The more obvious to keep in mind is wind. Fish the windy shorelines as much as possible. We did a lot of drifting today since the wind pushed hard out of the south. We chose a protected little back bay nicknamed “Golden Pond” by 6 Mile Bait’s Brandon Wegener. The afternoon turned the odds in favor of the walleyes that outpaced the Northern 10 to 1. It is a fish a cast for a while. Today’s best morning crank, a countdown in blue. The afternoon favorite, a #5 Shad Rap in blue/silver. I like Firetiger and caught several fish on it but blue seemed better today. Husky Jerks get pitched a lot as well. If I was to guess which crank is used most at DL it would be a toss-up between Countdowns and Shad Raps. Golden Pond is just that, Golden. The afternoon is magic, fish after fish, way too many to keep track of. Keep in mind there is a limit on the fish, but not on the fun. What’s that? How many? I would guess by end of day we had about, uh, maybe, umpteen. Is that a number? It is on Devils Lake! To read other stories, fishing reports and view pictures please go to: www.ndlive.com |
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Six Mile Bay - Monday, April 26, 2010 | |
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I fished 6 mile bay 4-23 for a couple of hours early evening, 4-24 sat morning from hwy 19 to the bridge at hwy 2. sat morning caught 1 northern at the old rr crossing. Other than the northern i caught alot of white bass. I had a few walleys follow the lure but no takers.
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