I guided on Red Willow Lake and the fishing was a little tougher today. The surface water temperature dropped to the upper 40s to lower 50s, due to the cold rain, snow, and cooler weather we had the last three days. We did catch eight walleye between 18 and 22 inches, and two largemouth bass at 16 and 15 inches, and lost another dozen walleye due to being barely hooked. They were caught on suspending jerkbaits and lipless crankbaits around main lake points and a creek channel that swings next to shore near points.

I went to fish at a private sandpit lake for a few hours in the late afternoon. I caught good numbers of largemouth bass between 10 and 18.50 inches around edges of weed beds and brush piles next to points and drop offs using a tube bait and a Strike King  3X Z Too.

My brother Rod and I fished at Red Willow Lake for a few hours in the late afternoon. I caught a 30-inch Master Angler walleye that weighted 10 pounds, 5 ounces on my digital scale, and a smaller 19-inch walleye. They were caught around a creek channel that swings next to shore near a point using a suspending jerkbait (Rapala X-Rap). The surface water temperature on the main lake is averaging around 55 degrees.

I fished at a private sandpit lake in the afternoons for a few hours. I caught good numbers of largemouth bass between 9 and 18 inches. I caught these bass along the drop off next to weed beds, points, and underwater brush piles using a ReelBait Walleye Flasher Jig with a Berkley Gulp! 3-inch minnow, tube bait, and jig and plastic craw.

My brother Rod and I fished at Red Willow Lake in the afternoon. I caught a nice fat 29-inch Master Angler wiper that weighted 16 pounds, 11 ounces on my digital scale. We also caught seven walleye between 18 and 21 inches. The wiper was caught on a suspending jerkbait (Rapala X-Rap) next to a main lake point, and the walleyes were caught on the Lytle's Secret Lure, Rapala X-Rap, and a ReelBait Walleye Flasher Jig with Berkley Gulp! 3" minnow around a creek channel that swings next to shore near points and flats. The surface water temperature is in the mid 50s.

My brother Tim and I fished at Swanson Lake in the afternoon. We caught wipers between 15 and 19 inches, and a 25-inche walleye. These fish were caught on suspending jerkbaits, and a ReelBait Walleye Flasher Jig with a Berkley Gulp! 3-inch minnow around points next to deep water. The surface water temperature is in the mid to upper 50s.

I took my chiropractor fishing in the afternoon at Red Willow Lake. We caught two Master Angler wipers at 28.50 and 25 inches, plus good numbers of smaller wipers between 12 and 21 inches, white bass between 9 and 13 inches, and five walleye between 14 and 19 inches. These fish were caught on suspending jerkbaits and Lytle's Secret Lures around main lake points and flats next to deep water. The main lake surface water temperature is in the upper 50s.

I took my friend fishing in the afternoon at Red Willow Lake. We caught two Master Angler wipers at 28 and 27 inches, plus smaller wipers between 12 and 20 inches. We also caught white bass up to 13 inches, and a 17.50-inch walleye. We caught these fish around main lake points using suspending jerkbaits and the Lytle's Secret Lure. The surface water temperature is in the mid 50s.

I guided on Red Willow Lake and we caught two Master Anglers fish. One was a 31-inch wiper that weighed close to 14 pounds and the other was a 30-inch walleye. We also caught smaller wipers between 12 and 18 inches, and 3 more walleye between 16 and 18 inches. These fish were caught on suspending jerkbaits around main lake points, points around mouths of coves, and underwater humps. The surface water temperature is in the low 50s.

I went to fish at a private sandpit lake for a few hours in the late afternoon. I caught largemouth bass using a suspending jerkbait, a Lytle Secret Lure, and a jig and plastic craw combo around brush piles and edges of weed beds next to points and dropoffs.

I guided on Red Willow Lake and we caught wipers between 12 and 18 inches and few white bass up to 12 inches. These fish were caught around main lake points, points near the mouths of coves, and main lake underwater humps. We caught these fish on suspending jerkbaits, lipless crankbait, and a Lytle Secret Lure. The surface water temperature on the main lake is in the lower 50s.

My brother Rod and I went to fish at Red Willow Lake in the afternoon. I caught a Master Angler largemouth bass at 22 inches. We also caught wipers between 12 and 15 inches, and a few white bass up to 12 inches. These fish were caught on Rapala X - Rap and Lytle's Secret Lure fishing around main lake points, mouth of coves, and the largemouth bass was caught by a underwater stump next to the drop off that was halfway back in a deep cove. The surface water temperature is averaging around 50 degrees.