Jeff Evans gives his latest Buzz Bite Report on the fishing and ice conditions in Northern Wisconsin on January 11th, 2024.
Northern Wisconsin: 1-11-2024
We’ve got some much needed cold weather up here in Northern Wisconsin.
The small lakes that are less than one-thousand acres have really good ice on them. Most spots have anywhere from six to seven inches. Foot travel is still recommended, but that should change in the next week or so.
Overall the fishing has been good for panfish, walleye, northern pike and bass.
Walleyes are biting along the weed edges early in the morning and late in the evening on set lines paired with sucker minnows, shiners, or large fathead minnows.
During the day bluegills and crappies can be caught in the shallow weed beds and in the mid-depth basins.
Look for weed beds between five and fourteen feet of water and target panfish in the basins between twenty and thirty feet of water.
Small spoons and tungsten jigs paired with plastics or livebait are working great.
Look for perch and bluegills in the shallow weed beds. You can also expect to find pike, bass and a few walleyes there as well. Utilize set lines paired with minnows for the northern pike and largemouth bass.
Chequamegon Bay is beginning to freeze up, and it will only be a few weeks before we will be able to get out there.
- Jeff Evans
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