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Late Fall Fishing Conditions Prevail in Rice Lake Area

Cold nights and low daytime air temperatures slow down fishing activity

November 11, 2008  (Rice Lake, WI)   Right now, lakes in the Rice Lake area, and throughout Wisconsin, are seeing little angling activity.

With daytime air temperatures staying cold and nighttime temperatures dropping into the low twenties, fish activity has been slowing down.

But the cold conditions that seem to keep ordinary anglers off the lakes are just fine with most musky anglers. It is prime time for catching those elusive giants that seem to be hungriest in the cold waters of late fall.

If you are out looking for the big one these days in Rice Lake, you will find little competition from other anglers. You will enjoy peace, solitude and the complete absence of mosquitoes. You will probably also enjoy some cold fingers and the occasional ice in your line guides—but for November trophy hunters, that is all just part of the package.

While the traditional fall musky bait is a live sucker, lots of fall trophies have been caught on crankbaits, jerkbaits and slowly fished bucktails. Many anglers opt to hedge their bet by hanging a live sucker over the side of the boat and fishing an artificial on another rod.

For the hardy angler looking for solitude and a chance at a trophy fish, mid-November is the time to be on the water in Rice Lake.

[Report written by Rice Lake Tourism.]