Fishing Report – January 15, 2023
Chuck Hasse
Leech Lake Fish House Rentals
www.leechlakefishhouserental.com
218-820-3640
As of today, we are seeing a consistent 16-18 inches of ice in and around the Goose Island area. Areas that were flooded earlier have now healed nicely and ice depths are actually closer to 20 inches in those areas. Snow amounts have settled a bit finally and ice is slowly but surely being made almost everywhere on the lake. There is still enough snow on the main lake that travel off road is limited. Most areas are fine for 4wd vehicles but there are still a few drifts from time to time that will hang up even those vehicles.
Main Lake – the bite over the last week has been good to great for most of our renters for Perch. There is still some sorting that has to be done throughout the day. Best depths seemed to be in the 13-15ft range along the edges of breaklines of 10 ft structure. JIgging green or gold Northland Buckshot rattle spoons with a minnow head was best, along with a set line or dead stick near by to finish off the more finicky biters. For dead sticks, fatheads or rainbows of medium size provided the most consistency. A few walleyes are still being caught in the overnight hours actively jigging reaction baits such as smaller jigging raps, salmo chubby darters or ripping raps.
Walker Bay – the Sand Point and Cedar Point shoreline breaks were top producers of the week for Perch and Walleyes. Flats areas where weeds meet the sand in 10-12 ft were best for Perch while breaklines off the edges in 18–25ft were best for Walleyes in the evening and overnight hours. A few fish are also showing up on some of the humps that top out in the 30ft range as well.
We still have limited availability for the rest of Jan and February. Give us a call at 218-820-3640 or shoot us a message and we can get you booked yet for the remainder of the 2023 season!
Chuck Hasse
Leech Lake Fish House Rentals
www.leechlakefishhouserental.com
218-820-3640
