Lake DuBay
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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
62°
Species
Crappie
Season
Ice
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
32°
Cold water crappies through the ice love eating minnows on walleye tipups! Soaking minnows + deep basins= multi-species slabs!
Species
Walleye
Season
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Tip-Ups
Structure
Humps
Fished a sandbar point 8 ft, next to old channel at 14 ft. Few flags one bite after 8 hours. Small front passed by during the first hour, most activity was just before the front. Sandbar point was next to a cove of early ice vegetation.
Species
Walleye
Season
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Tip-Ups
Structure
Stumps
Fished submerged timber pile off a rocky point against the channel, 7am to 9pm, 2 flags off medium shiners but no fish. Hiked and drilled a half mile in either direction and jigged multiple spots along the channel and in some coves/points. No fish, only used a vexilar fl28 and a marcum recon camera. Used medium shiners, walleye fatheads, waxies Incase pan fish were in the area.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
68°
Slow rolling 1/8oz jigs with a white curly tail grub about a foot off bottom
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Fish were postspawn on weed lines
Species
Crappie
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
62°
Species
Northern Pike
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Dam
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
42°
Fishing below lake Dubay for Northern Pike using ripping raps. Bouncing the Rapala off the bottom was effective in catching a 27'in, and 29'in Northern Pike. Many anglers were also fishing for walleye using live shinners and smaller finesse baits.