Making a trip to Balsam, ?Lake travel & the bite?

  • panfishchasers
    North Branch, MN
    Posts: 24
    February 7, 2011 at 12:14 pm #1213585

    I haven’t fished Balsam yet this year and was wondering if there is a lot of snow on the lake or is traveling around pretty easy. Any word on the bite would be a bonus. I would be looking for gills during the day and crappies at night.

    Congradulations on the big win!

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    February 7, 2011 at 2:37 pm #934565

    4X4 is a must, travel is not bad with it

    Jake_A
    Posts: 569
    February 7, 2011 at 3:48 pm #934606

    As of late January, the bite was pretty good out there. I haven’t fished it for two weeks now, but it was going good. Key was to find fish that were in shallow water feeding (‘gills). Crappies I haven’t heard much of, but you get a few mixed in with the gills. Perch were hammering baits, but hard to find when they are out on mudflats in 32 f.o.w…or somethin like that

    panfishchasers
    North Branch, MN
    Posts: 24
    February 8, 2011 at 6:36 pm #935157

    Thanks for the info. I’m going to try make it over this saturday. I’ve been hungry for some nice sunnies all winter. I mean crappies are good, but sunnies (& perch) are way better!

    Thanks again,

    Fred

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