This morning when I woke, the temperature gauge said 26 degrees. Further meaning, we are just starting the early process to hard-water fishing. We have a long way to go, but it is finally good to see some temperatures break below the freezing threshold.
Until then, we have some anglers still trying for fish. Let's dive into this week's column: ADVERTISEMENT Lake Superior, like most area waters, has been mostly a ghost town. We are seeing little to no traffic on area waterways.
The docks down at Canal Park are up and out. Before you know it, the same will go for the few boats left over on the Superior side near Barker's Island. With that said, and continuing for the last several weeks, the only traffic you will really find is still Chequamegon Bay anglers.
Fishing has remained on the slower side, but that is mostly on account of the adverse weather. Still, some die-hard anglers are chasing November smallmouth and pike using the conventional live bait methods. Or, casting/dragging soft plastics over the structure areas.
Fish have certainly moved into the late-fall transitions, so targeting mid-basin structures will be best. This trend will continue as long as we still have open water. For the stream anglers, we are almost out of time.
Stay up on your regulations as some fisheries will be coming to a close now that we are into mid-November. St. Louis River has also seen little to no traffic.
Except for a few muskie anglers concentrating on the upper sections, the river has been .
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