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Fairmont-Marshall-New Ulm-Worthington Area Fishing Reports - SW MN


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We hit Fox lake today. The ice was a good 16 inches when we got there, but 50 degrees and hurricane winds did a number on it. Bloody lake has a sign at the landing saying it's closed to vehicles. I don't know about the rest of the lakes in the county as to if they're closed or not. I'm thinking if you want some last minute ice action ya better hurry up. Forecasted temps along with this wind will do a number on the ice for sure.

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Hey Eric, it was nice to meet you and the wife yesterday. Action was a little slow by the time I got there but was still a nice day to be out. We'll have to get together in the open water so I can learn a little about this area.

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te main ice should be fine untill next week then it might be a little iffy oday and tomarrow are gonna dent it good! it isnt spupposed to freez at night..

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Walked by a lake today and it was really looking rough with a few open spots on the edges where the drifts were all winter

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65 tomorrow would be a beautiful day to sit on a bucket somewhere and pull in some sunnies and crappies.

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Drove by Fedji Lake near Madelia around 11am today and all the ice was piled up on the north shore. Surprisingly, ice out this year is about the same as last year even though we had almost twice as much ice this winter. Go figure.

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Polar Bear, Have you heard if they got the fish kill they were hoping for out there?

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I live in madelia, don't know if they got a good kill off this winter or not. I talked to a couple of guys who belong to the local sportsmans club and they didn't konw either.

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So far for the lakes around here, i havent seen any winter kill either. Most lakes opened up today or were half open last week.

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I stopped by Fedji on the way home this morning and saw several dead crappies, 1 dead bluegill and 1 dead carp. I'm sure there are more, it's hard to see them because of the cattails. I also saw several LIVE carp by a culvert flowing into the lake. So far it looks like game fish died, rough fish lived. However I could not find any dead perch and there were lots of them in there.

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if the winter kill was bad there would be a bad stink... and there would be huge ammounts of fish floating along the shores on the north side now.. it actually takes alot to kill a fish, especially carp being that they can take an arrow sit in the bottom of my boat for an hour and still flop around

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I drove by Fedji this morning and no smell, did see some dead fish on shore. But not huge numbers like i thought there would be. I saw 10 - 15 crappies and sunnies, 1 bass and only 1 dead carp.

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I'm gettin' the itch, and I know the rest of you are too. With that said, has anyone hit the inlet at shetek or school grove yet for some spring crappie action? I'll be home next weekend (going to school in Brookings)and you can bet I'll be out! Also, has anyone ever tried Island lake in the spring for perch?

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I wouldn't mind hittin up a lake some where, I was going to hunt snow geese but not looking like they will be around unless this storm pushes em back south.

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i found a couple today aswell but i was ice fishing up where there is still ice, lowvirgin why dont you get mike and head up this week ill be chasin crappies and gills in the bemdiji area untill i fall in. you got my number drive up

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He has to work I have to be in kato on saturday. But the time is coming I will be there someday Hey give me your email I got something for you to check out

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Here's some fish kill photos from 3-23. Surprisingly, most of the dead fish were gone 24 hours later. I suppose some sank and some were eaten by gulls, coons etc.

A DNR fisheries specialist is scheduled to speak in Madelia next month about the future of test netting and stocking Fedji Lake.

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Thanks for the info and pics Polar Bear.... And if possible keep us informed on what the dnr has to say in a month.

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im going saturday or sunday on schoolgrove for some crapps..

Didn't invite me.. =( ha Just kidding

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i am failing by .04% so if i can talk my dad into it im sure ya could come.. i thought you were going to tys this weekend, so i didnt ask... sorry

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Most of the fish must have been gone when I stoped by. that is bad. I didn't realize fedji had that many different year classes of panfish.

The lake does have an aerator, but it was not turned on, i think that the goal was to let the lake die off to try to get rid of the rough fish

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    • Brianf.
      I'm not there, so I can't tell exactly what's going on but it looks like a large area of open water developed in the last day with all of the heavy snow on the east side of wake em up Narrows. These two photos are from my Ring Camera facing north towards Niles Point.  You can see what happened with all of snow that fell in the last three days, though the open water could have been wind driven. Hard to say. .  
    • SkunkedAgain
      Black Bay had great ice before but a few spots near rockpiles where there were spots of open water. It looks like the weight of the snow has created a little lake in the middle of the bay.  
    • LakeofthewoodsMN
      On the south end...   Thanks to some cold spring weather, ice fishing continues strong for those still ice fishing.  The bite remains very good.  Most resorts have pulled their fish houses off for the year, however, some still have fish houses out and others are allowing ATV and side by sides.  Check social media or call ahead to your favorite resort for specifics. Reports this week for walleyes and saugers remain excellent.   A nice mix of jumbo perch, pike, eelpout, and an occasional crappie, tullibee or sturgeon being reported by anglers. Jigging one line and using a live minnow on the second line is the way to go.  Green, glow red, pink and gold were good colors this week.     Monster pike are on a tear!  Good number of pike, some reaching over 45 inches long, being caught using tip ups with live suckers or dead bait such as smelt and herring in 8 - 14' of water.   As always, work through a resort or outfitter for ice road conditions.  Safety first always. Fish houses are allowed on the ice through March 31st, the walleye / sauger season goes through April 14th and the pike season never ends. On the Rainy River...  The river is opened up along the Nelson Park boat ramp in Birchdale, the Frontier boat ramp and Vidas boat ramp.  This past week, much of the open water skimmed over with the single digit overnight temps.   Areas of the river have popped open again and with temps getting warmer, things are shaping up for the last stretch through the rest of the spring season, which continues through April 14th.   Very good numbers of walleyes are in the river.  Reports this week, even with fewer anglers, have been good.  When temps warm up and the sun shines, things will fire up again.   Jigs with brightly colored plastics or jigs with a frozen emerald shiner have been the desired bait on the river.  Don't overlook slow trolling crankbaits upstream as well.   Good reports of sturgeon being caught on the river as well.  Sturgeon put the feed bag on in the spring.  The bite has been very good.  Most are using a sturgeon rig with a circle hook loaded with crawlers or crawlers / frozen emerald shiners. Up at the NW Angle...  Ice fishing is winding down up at the Angle.  Walleyes, saugers, and a number of various species in the mix again this week.  The bite is still very good with good numbers of fish.  The one two punch of jigging one line and deadsticking the second line is working well.   Check with Angle resorts on transport options from Young's Bay.  Call ahead for ice road guidelines.  
    • CigarGuy
      With the drifting, kind of hard to tell for sure, but I'm guessing about a foot and still lightly snowing. Cook end!
    • PSU
      How much snow did you get on Vermilion? 
    • Mike89
      lake here refroze too...  started opening again yesterday with the wet snow and wind...  very little ice left today...
    • Hookmaster
      A friend who has a cabin between Alex and Fergus said the lake he's on refroze. He texted me a pic from March 12th when it was open and one from 23rd when it wasn't. 🤯
    • SkunkedAgain
      I don't think that there has been any ice melt in the past few weeks on Vermilion. Things looked like a record and then Mother Nature swept in again.   I'll give my revised guess of April 21st
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    • jim curlee
      I had a guy hit me with a lightly used 1969 BAR, he wanted $1650 with an older Leupold scope. More than I think they are worth, I made an offer, he declined end of story.   You know if you look at the old brochures, a grade II BAR sold for $250 in the late 60s, $1650 would be a good return on your investment.    Why would anybody want a 50 year old gun, they are heavy, have wood stocks, and blued metal.  I guess mainly to keep their gun safes glued to the floor. lol   You can probably buy a stainless rifle that you never have to clean, with a synthetic stock you never have to refinish, is as light as a feather, and for half as much money, perfect.   I'm too old for a youth gun, although I've shrunk enough that it would probably fit. lol   No Ruger 10/44s.   Jim      
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