Slab Season

 It is that time of year again; slab season.  The ice fishing season has come and gone and once again we have open water.  With that comes the shallow spring crappie action. Hit the waters of Lake Minnetonka on Friday and found the lake to be much warmer than expected. Water temps were in the 50's on the main lake and at times over 60 in the coves we were fishing.  

I wasted no time hitting the soft water only days after the ice went out and found the crappies were willing to cooperate. It felt good to fish with a rod that was longer than 30" for the first time in many months.  This was the spread of fish I filleted up on Friday for our Lenten feast! All in all the action was pretty good with lots of fish in the 9-10" range but we could sort through them and we finished with 14 fish over 10 1/2" with the biggest being almost 12".  Hopefully this is a sign of what this early spring/summer is going to be like-great weather and great fishing!  

If you need to get on the water or would like to try your luck at landing a few fish for the oil, feel free to contact me.  Until next time, Fish On! Get out and stretch the string!