Saturday, May 10 2008
May is finally here, but someone keeps forgetting to tell our friend "mother nature!" Like everywhere else in the upper midwest, the spring in Devils Lake has been a frigid one. It is hard to believe we have a hard time reaching 50 degrees. Needless to say, but not many people have been doing a whole lot of fishing lately. One fellow that did do some good was Travis Mettler from Concrete, ND. He caught this 13lb 3 oz 31 inch walleye with a white twister tail on a pink jig on April 28th. It is the new lake record walleye for Devils Lake so a big congradulations goes out to you Travis. Way to Go!
On Monday, Mitchells Guide Service begins its guide season as our first customers of the year arrive. So we should have more to report on the fishing after we have been on the water a few days.
The weather is supposed to become more normal as well. It sounds like next week we will be in the 60s. That will feel like a heat wave.
So, the best is yet to come. It is not too late to schedule an outing with Mitchell's Guide Service. June is starting to fill in pretty decent. But we still have quite a bit of room left in May as well. We are looking forward to having another banner year on Devils Lake and we don't want you to miss out on some excellant fishing. We would love to have you!
(Photo by Ed's Bait Shop)
Wenesday, April 23, 2008
Good news! This past week the ice is officially gone! Anglers venturing out in a boat on Devils Lake need to be careful and watch for floating patches of slush that continues to blow around, and for floating debrit as well. Because we had such a gradual melt, there is not a lot of runoff flowing into Devils Lake but there is some. The north end of six mile bay and channel A is flowing pretty decent and so is the Mauvis Coolee up by Churches Ferry. This truly is the shore fisherman's paradise. Anglers fishing from shore are doing very well on northern pike and some walleyes are being caught as well. We have not guided open water as of yet, but we are gearing up for what looks to be a very busy summer. Now is the perfect time to call and schedule your summer fishing getaway with Mitchell's Guide Service. We are looking forward to another outstanding year of fishing on Devils Lake. With the gas prices on the continual rise, it makes more sense than ever to leave the boat at home and plan your summer fishing vacation fishing with us. We would love to have you!
Good Luck Fishing!
