LOCAL INFORMATION:   Ironwood area is the Western Gateway to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the major city in the area with a population of over 6000.  Ironwood is a major four season recreation area rich in natural resources.  In summer, the area offers camping, hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, mountain biking, and sightseeing.   In winter, “Big Snow Country” offers hundreds of miles of snowmobile trails, and four major ski areas within a 15 minute drive of Ironwood.

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FISHING REPORTS: I've been fishing quit a bit over the past few days and the basics of northwoods fishing are evident on every lake I have been on. Sometimes it's just not complicated, especially at this time of year. Here we go. Basic #1 - Find GREEN weed beds, 7-10', next to deeper water. Fish right in those weed beds and their edges with the lightest jig possible to get thru and to the bottom. Use mainly minnows at this time but I have had some success with leeches too. And don't be afraid to buzz some plastics and cranks thru these areas. A lot of times they will out-catch live bait. Basic #2 - Fish the wind blown shore lines. If the wind is not blowing into the area you are thinking about fishing, go somewhere else. Wind blows in the food chain. No food, no active fish. Basic #3 - Keep moving. Run and gun different areas until you find the fish then slow down and hammer them. Basic #4 - Look for LM and SM Bass in the shallows right now. They are cruising and protecting their beds and are actively hitting anything that gets near them. Find the beds and you'll find the fish in them or in deeper drop offs next to them. Basic #5 - If you want fast action on walleyes, fish during low light periods. Yes they can be caught during the day but would you rather catch 6 walleye in 6 hours of daylight or 6 walleye in 30 minutes of low light. The exception here being the very dark-watered flowages that don't produce well during dark as their waters are already very dark. That's enough for now. The fish are biting and the weather is GREAT. Get out there, have fun, and take a kid with you! Hey, don't forget to take a kid fishing and HAVE FUN! Click on photos for larger images ----------------------------- Jeff Bolander, also known as 'How' of Dewey, Catchem and How at www.deweycatchemandhow.com Check out my Real Estate website at www.jeffbolander.com and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.upnorth.info. jeff bolander <jeff@deweycatchemandhow.com> - Friday, May 28, 2010 at 09:05:11 (PDT) Wind, Rain and Cold. No, that's not a rock and roll group from the 60's and 70's! I wish I had a great "You gotta be here" report to put up but I think we are paying for all our beautiful weather in April. Highs in the 40's, north winds and rain have been the norm. All this can make for an fishing trip deemed uncomfortable at best. But I bring you good tidings. The weatherman says warmer weather is on the way this weekend and thru next week. So dust off the poles, buy some minnows and get ready to put that "Gone Fishing" sign back on the front door. I'll post another report later this week to tell you where they are. Don't forget when you go to take a kid fishing with you and make sure you have FUN! ----------------------------- Jeff Bolander, also known as 'How' of Dewey, Catchem and How at www.deweycatchemandhow.com Check out my Real Estate website at www.jeffbolander.com and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.upnorth.info. jeff bolander <jeff@upnorth.info> - Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 08:50:18 (PDT) (from Tommy Zinda) Well folks, 3 inches of snow fell yesterday across the Great Northwoods. Time for me to head south to Arkansas to continue to fish "soft" water. This whole fall has been as goofy as the rest of this fishing season. Water temps finally have dropped into the low 50s, even into the high 40s. This normally occurs in late September. Muskies the past two weeks have picked up dramatically as expected. Most fish are now being caught on live suckers. Northerns and bass have remained strong in October, but walleyes have been much more finicky. Eyes that have been caught have been in the deepest holes in all lakes in mud, adjacent to rock humps, feeding on wigglers. Fat head minnows on 1/8 or 1/4 oz jigs dragged in this mud is the way to score. There has been movement of larger eyes into shallower weeds the past few days as turnover is now complete in most lakes. However, green weeds right now are the key and deeper weed edges are the ones to fish. In a few more days, these bigger eyes, along with larger pike, will move into shallow weed flats of only 5 to 10 feet, where they will remain for early ice fishing. This is because they are feeding on larger perch that are now in shallow water, too. It's a great time to start fishing these shallow weed flats of 3 to 8 feet with 1/32 or 1/16 oz jigs tipped with fat heads for jumbo perch. Not only will you catch lots of these perch, but eyes and pike will hit these fat heads, too. Take advantage of any decent weather that is around until ice up now and you will produce. The remaining shallow water open water bite will be short and sweet this year. As usual, it was a blast to fish with all you folks again this season and report to the rest of you. As usual, I will continue to report our progress on the water in Arkansas starting next week, so keep checking this site. Have a great winter and come join me in Arkansas if you can. See ya soon. Good Fishin' jeff bolander <jeff@upnorthpublishing.com> - Friday, October 31, 2008 at 08:51:24 (PDT)

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