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With harvest and bear guiding I have been hard pressed to get on the lake. Well yesterday I made it out and took a good look at the situation.

Walleye showed themselves in 5-7 feet of water while jigging very close to small rock pile and the depleting weed beds. Other anglers are landing larger class fish trolling a #5 shad rap in wild colors.

Water temp was 61 degrees and clarity is poor but heavy sediment won't take long to settle once the wind dies off.

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Could get some ice crystals near shore tonight.

Look for some pond skim for sure! shocked.gif

Of course it wont last...yet. wink.gif

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I may be goin bald but there's no need to get personal about my extensions...I never leave home without 'em... wink.gif

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Not with a Nils auger. Their auger shafts are long enouh to get through almost any ice.
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Tom take of the nils underwear the lake aint frozen yet.

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  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Creators

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Not with a Nils auger. Their auger shafts are long enouh to get through almost any ice.
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Tom take of the nils underwear the lake aint frozen yet.


Bummer wink.gif

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Better not hang your Vinter-Undervear out tonight after their Annual washing or they will be frozen solid!

Snow reported in Ely this morning!! ooo.gif

Also official snow reported in Waskish area, this morn', about 7:25AM-7:45AM, .01 inches. ooo.gifooo.gif

Anybody see any??? tongue.gif

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We got up at 10am on Friday morning to Big Bog SP, everyone we talked to was pretty excited over the snow. It was cold, Saturday morning my boat was covered in hoarfrost. Didn't get too much time on the big lake, good waves rolling in Friday and Saturday all day. I tried it Saturday late afternoon and early this morning for a couple hours with no success. Caught plenty of 20+" skinny eyes in the river, only one chunky 15" that I ended up setting free after holding hostage in my livewell.

good times, LB

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Have to give ya credit blueroof, it was brutal. I was working on a roof and had to wait for the frost to melt off so I could start working. Tough conditions to say the least with the wind and cold.

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    • Brianf.
      Hard to imagine an ice-out anytime before the month of May with that 10-day forecast and how much ice/snow still exists on the lake.  If ice out happens just prior to the opener, I do feel like that could be a good thing for the overall bite.  Let’s hope that is the outcome here and not an opener where we are ice fishing.   Remember the ice out date in 2012?  April 2nd...  Amazing to think it was ever that early!   Jeff and I will be up this weekend, retrieving our boats from winter storage and chasing some whitefish, Tullies, jumbo perch, and maybe even a crappie or two.  The bite for all species is usually really good this time of year so we’re looking forward to that. 
    • SkunkedAgain
      It's my favorite time of the year, looking at the forecast and trying to figure out when the lake will truly begin its annual change. Daytime highs will be above freezing 8 of the next 10 days with refreezing at night. Maybe 7-8 inches of snow next week, but that precipitation forecast is too far off to be accurate. It's slightly more reliable than my prediction of a hurricane hitting the lake! I do see sun forecasted for 5 of 10 days with temps above freezing. The sun is starting to get pretty strong even when air temps aren't that high. If that snow doesn't hit mid-week, I could see a portion of the snowpack melting.   I'm heading up tomorrow to *inspect* the lake in person  
    • jparrucci
      Below zero lows...we are going the wrong way.  Not looking real good at the moment for an ice free opener. Things can go fast like last year with a handful of very warm days, but we better start making progress soon. 
    • Keev12
    • Keev12
      Y'all tried wild rice walleye cakes ?   Here is the link to the full recipe and you can order minnesota wild rice as well  https://wildrice.com/blogs/wild-rice-recipes/wild-rice-walleye-cakes
    • Keev12
      I just order minnesota wild rice online and get it shipped to me via WildRice.com 
    • Keev12
      may 16th     
    • monstermoose78
      I think it should be all froze up after tonight it say -2 this morning on the truck.
    • leech~~
      He wanted his fish Back!  
    • Hookmaster
      I noticed something in the pictures of the fish in my previous post that show up on my phone but not here. The little icon in the lower right. When I touch it, up pops the email of the author of the newspaper article that the phone detected. Maybe the phone is too smart!!😜
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