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Ice Season Walleye and Perch: February's Best Lures and Hotspots Around Duluth
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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things fishin' around Duluth and Lake Superior. It's February 25, 2026, and we're smack in the heart of ice season up here on the big lake. Weather's brutal today—sunny skies but highs just hittin' 16 degrees, with northwest winds gustin' 20 mph and wind chills down to 25 below zero, accordin' to WDIO reports. Dress warm, or stay home. Sunrise was at 7:15 AM, sunset around 5:45 PM, givin' ya about 10.5 hours of light if you're brave enough to drill holes.
No tides on Superior—she's a lake, not an ocean—but ice is solid in most bays, though fish house removal deadlines are comin' soon per Minnesota DNR, startin' March 2 south of here. Fish activity's pickin' up under the ice; walleye and perch are active in shallower bays, lake trout hangin' deeper offshore. Recent catches? Locals report steady perch and eelpout through tip-ups, with some nice walleye limits before the May 9 opener for game fish. Note the new DNR rules: catch-and-release bass year-round inland, and on Superior, salmon limit's now five total, no single Atlantic cap. Sadly, Tischer Creek had a rough 2024 fish kill from city overflow, killin' 1,600 brook trout, but the lake's recoverin'.
Best lures right now? Glow-in-the-dark tip-up rigs for lakers, Kalin's Rattlin' Google Eye Jigs, and Acme Little Ripper spoons—deadly on walleye. Bait-wise, minnows or chunks of suckers on a quickstrike rig; one bait per line per regs, stingers only on artificials.
Hot spots: Hit the sheltered bays off Park Point for perch—easy access from shore ice. Or venture to Knife River for walleye; drop jigs 20-30 feet down. Stay off sketchy areas near the Superior entry with ships stirrin' soon.
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No tides on Superior—she's a lake, not an ocean—but ice is solid in most bays, though fish house removal deadlines are comin' soon per Minnesota DNR, startin' March 2 south of here. Fish activity's pickin' up under the ice; walleye and perch are active in shallower bays, lake trout hangin' deeper offshore. Recent catches? Locals report steady perch and eelpout through tip-ups, with some nice walleye limits before the May 9 opener for game fish. Note the new DNR rules: catch-and-release bass year-round inland, and on Superior, salmon limit's now five total, no single Atlantic cap. Sadly, Tischer Creek had a rough 2024 fish kill from city overflow, killin' 1,600 brook trout, but the lake's recoverin'.
Best lures right now? Glow-in-the-dark tip-up rigs for lakers, Kalin's Rattlin' Google Eye Jigs, and Acme Little Ripper spoons—deadly on walleye. Bait-wise, minnows or chunks of suckers on a quickstrike rig; one bait per line per regs, stingers only on artificials.
Hot spots: Hit the sheltered bays off Park Point for perch—easy access from shore ice. Or venture to Knife River for walleye; drop jigs 20-30 feet down. Stay off sketchy areas near the Superior entry with ships stirrin' soon.
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more reports! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI