Put on the sun screen before you head to the chetek chain of lakes for some fishing.With the nice sunny days in the weather forcast fishermen will be able to soak it in on the head an facial area's exposed to it an it's glare off the snow.
Blugille an crappie fishing is doing very well for fishermen scattered through out the chain of lakes.Fishermen are finding some good all day action when fishing the shallow weed's an weed edges with 7-10 ft of water.Drilling a few extra holes around you to move back an forth too will help you follow the schools of fish better when they move through the area.Chartruse or florescent red jig's tipped with a waxie or silver wiggler seems to be doing the trick for bait.
Crappie fishermen have been having some good action in these same areas when fishing the early morning an evening hours of the day's.Be ready for some fast action when they move into your area 's. with the crappies color of bait does not seem to matter just keep your bait moving is a key.
Northern pike fishermen are finding pike while they set tip-up's out an around the area's where panfishermen are finding fish.Setting your minnow 2- 3 feet off the bottom is where most fishermen are finding them feeding. Be quik on the trip to your flags they are hitting the baits an running with them immediatly.Shinner's are the bait of choice for fishermen on their tip-up's.Be ready also they will run back at you after they run line out towhere you think you missed them.
Walleye fishermen are catching some eater's an occassionally a lunker when putting in some late nite hour's waiting for them to feed along the shallow weed edge's for food.Small shinner's seem to be working for the fishermen.Be ready for an occassional northern pike hitting your tip-up while they cruze throught the area s feeding also.
Again fishermen there are still break-ins to ice fishing shacks going on through out the chain of lakes don't leave anything of value in your shack's when left unattended in the evening's. Numerous item's are being taken heater's lantern's, LP tank's , radio's an fishing equipment.Patrol your shack's occassionally when not using them regularly. Its a shame this is happening in our area.
Good luck fishermen an enjoy the sunshine. I know I will be.
