Month: February 2021

Anglers submitted a lot of photos. Some described it as an epic weekend! And man were they ever right. Beautiful weather, great ice conditions and the bite was on! 15 days left of the walleye season there’s still time and it only gets better. My favorite big fish picture is a walleye landed on 4#…

It’s Saturday, 45°, sunny and there is a good breeze. Little Bay de Noc is home to hundreds of Shacks today. Thousands of anglers that have spent millions of dollars on tackle and gear trying to catch some of the billions of fish. If you’re not here you’re missing it! Travel on the upper bay…

14 degrees and another beautiful sunrise today on Little Bay de Noc. The overnight temps in the teens firmed up the wet snow. This made for a bumpy ride navigating yesterdays ruts. This back-and-forth is going to go on for the rest of the season. Which is fine. We’ve got good ice and don’t need…

Tavel on the upper bay is great. Still minimal slush and 13-22”s of ice. Perfect day to be out on the ice. Perch are a solid bite if your on them. If not. Move. Big walleye are here. That action continues to increase. 37-45-37. Nope, not your woman… those are the high temps the next…

A fresh 3-4”s of wet snow blankets the bay this morning. The picture today is of the Days River Landing road right before you get on the ice. Slush is minimal so far. Travel is easy for light motorized transportation and trucks on upper Little Bay de Noc. The forecast Saturday is a high of…

It’s a warm windy day on the Noc. We started out with sunshine and ended up overcast. Not much of a fishing report to give. So let’s talk ice conditions. There is 13-20”s of ice on the upper snow covered bay. But not the fluffy stuff we’ve had for the last week or so. Daytime…

Brilliant sunshine and 0° to start this “Sunday Mornin Comin Down” on the Noc. That’s usually what you’ll hear at Blade’s Bait & Tackle or in my ice shack where we kick off Sundays with a little gospel. A variety from Cash to Kristofferson & Billie Joe Shaver to Willie. Temps will increase to 32°…

A big warm up is in the forecast. What a great time to be on the Noc. Spotty bite from walleye, pike and perch this week. Perch seem to be eating the most. Shallow for pike. Hit the reefs in search of perch or walleye. Hogs are moving through to the top of the bay.…