Lake Holcombe Flowage

@panfryfisher thanks for the reports! I’m excited for opener this year. What part of the lake do you find most productive for crappies or what do you look for depth or structure? ​

The crappie are in the final pre-spawn stages and are biting pretty well. Minnows under a bobber have worked. Walleye are just post-spawn and are mixed in with the crappie. Cats are still pretty active as well. ​

Good Luck this weekend for the opener. Should be pretty good.

The crappie are in the final pre-spawn stages and are biting pretty well. Minnows under a bobber have worked. Walleye are just post-spawn and are mixed in with the crappie. Cats are still pretty active as well. ​

Good Luck this weekend for the opener. Should be pretty good.

The crappie are in the final pre-spawn stages and are biting pretty well. Minnows under a bobber have worked. Walleye are just post-spawn and are mixed in with the crappie. Cats are still pretty active as well. ​

Good Luck this weekend for the opener. Should be pretty good.

Wisconsin DNR published new regulations for 2024-2025 fishing season. They are in addition to the normal regulation handbook.  I downloaded them in a pdf file format. Pictures attached. When in doubt always check the at boat landings.

Hope this helps

The crappie are moving into the shallows and are in a predictable pre-spawn pattern—fatheads under a bobber with a gold or glow jig have been producing. Some nice cats are mixed in with the crappie. 

Good luck on the coming opener. New walleye slots on Lake Holcombe.

Fishing was ok late last week but slowed down over the weekend. Did hear some reports of guys getting crappie and bluegill in deeper water. Ice is thining out and probably will be risky to travel by Thursday or Friday.

Fished evenings this weekend with some luck, but the bite was slow. Jigging was essential. Glow patterns tipped with a minnow head worked for me. Got few reports from others.  Ice is variable, mostly about 10”

There have been very few if any vehicles on the lake so far. Ice was 6" or more everywhere we were on Sunday, and we did see a few sleds out.
It's been single digits or subzero since, and there is very little snow on the lake. Should be 8-10" of ice by Friday.  Some areas with current were open Sunday morning but are firmed up now. Have seen virtually no one out this week, so there aren't many new reports to share

Be safe