Cheshire did not have minnows last Saturday. I would launch at galena there's a nice gravel bar there to beach the boat. We fished for eyes last Saturday from the boat to no avail water was 34. Basically all we fished was blades cause we couldn't get minnows. I really wanted to bust out the pimples but not without minnows. If you need a couple spots pm me I saw some good crappie marks.
To my understanding Cheshire is doing repairs on their tanks. Not sure in how long they will be out of commission but they told me they won't have any bait at all until the tanks are back up and running.
Thanks for the input guys, decided to go to Grand Lake St. Marys instead of Alum. Good Luck to anyone that goes out this weekend, and be careful! It may feel like it is warm out but that water is still very cold.
I was out on alum Sat mid morning until dark. Picked up bait by Hoover. I did not catch a fish. I struggle to catch fish at alum from late fall through early spring so may have just been me... Not sure what tactic works best up there but I'm sure it is not what I was trying (live bait on drop shot, casting jigs, crank baits, ...). Water was 37 and clear in the South pool.
Well I got out on Sunday morning in the fog and put it on the crappie. Just jig and plastic, color didn't seem to matter. Deep water as you would expect this time of year. A small change in bottom contour of 1-2' made the difference between small sunfish and keeper crappie. Didn't get out early enough or stay late enough to see any really big fish, but a nice 10-11" average. The wife enjoyed the sunshine after catching her fair share of fish.
Tried for saugeye on main lake points while she slept, but couldn't mark much of anything. Does anyone have any advice for finding saugeye in a deep reservoir like Alum in mid-winter? I occasionally catch a small one in the basins, but I know those big eyes have to be hiding somewhere.
Imho mid winter warmups are good for little more that ensuring the next cold snap will make them eat. Deep water eyes tend to get in a foul mood during those warmups. Don't get me wrong ive had days everyone has had days but I tend to either move to shallow lakes or fish other species during the warm ups. All I can say to help is when the water hits 37-8 plus I'm fishing 30 feet of water give or take 10 feet. That usually holds until they start trying to spawn. Yea you can catch them shallow you always can but for numbers during the daytime that's where I go. Basins, bowls, ditch between points, deep flats, in general your more gradual structure as opposed to points and drop offs we like so much the rest of the year. Just my experience I start there and do what the fish finder says from there.
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