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we went out to a buffalo area lake last night. caught a 26.5" walleye. the guy next to us caught a 27" walleye. lets just say we are definitely going back there again!

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Last two trips to Buf have been a bust for me. Not even marking much on the Vex. Trips before this I was catching a nice mixed bag of Walleyes and Crappies with some dinky perch to keep things interesting till the evening bite. Now I can't even catch a stinkin' perch.

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went out last night to pulaski and caught only 1 little perch all night. at least we had the generator hooked up so we were able to watch TV and play cards while the fish weren't biting.

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I was out last night in front of the court house. We caught 4 crappies 1 walleye and missed alot of bites. Went out this morning same four holes and pulled in 11 crappies around 10 inches each and once again missed a ton of fish. They are very finninky. the smaller the minnow the better. Waxies were a waste of time for us. We set up away from the crowd.

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Went fishing tonight. I planned on spending a whole lot of time out there but I was called in to go bowling with the neighbors which was really fun. I was fishing from 4-5:30 and around 5:10 I got the only fish, a 16". I was marking a lot of them.

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Caught it using a red Eye Dropper under a bobber with fathead.

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I was on buffalo this weekend, fishing from a friends house. I caught 6 crappies biggest was maybe 8" if I drove over it with my truck. all small

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went out to pulaski again. caught nothing. had the rattle reel go down below the ice once but then it came back up. its probably the cold front causing the fish to stop biting.

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I had a similar experience this morning. Marked the fish, they just wouldn't commit. I was out there with my friend and he had similar results. The fish would come to the lure and just swim away. This weekend should be better with the warmer temps.

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    • smurfy
      go look at the talmoon thread.....kettles got a good report.    earlier last week i guy from another address reported anything from no ice over by leech lake then closer to grand rapids from 2 to 2 1/5 to 5 inches !!!!!! 
    • Hookmaster
      Caught some crappies on the north end of Osakis on Nov 15th. Pulled from 25-27 feet. All laid on their side in the live well. All kept but one.
    • LakeofthewoodsMN
      On the south end...   Ice continues to form and make progress on Lake of the Woods.  With that being said, it is going to take some time before it is safe and fish houses are out.  Resort ice guides have been out checking ice thickness, flying drones over the ice and basically staying on top of current conditions.   Back bays are locked up and there is some spearing for pike that has been happening.  Ice conditions even in back bays vary, so for safety, please work through resorts and outfitters.   Most of Big Traverse Bay is ice covered.  There are still patches of open water, some cracks that have opened up, etc.  This is typical for this time of year and it will be a bit yet before most can give the green light.     Lake of the Woods is big and there are many areas of the lake resorts and outfitters go out on.  Each business will be monitoring ice conditions in their area and make informed decisions when it is allowed to access the ice through their ice access and what weight limits will be allowed. Resorts and outfitters have started marking trails on the ice in bays and close to shore.  When it is time to get out on the ice, we encourage working through resorts and outfitters and staying on marked trails for safety. On the Rainy River...   The Rainy River is ice covered.  Local resorts and ice guides are monitoring ice conditions in areas of the river they offer ice fishing.  As you have read in this report previously, work through a resort or outfitter for safety reasons.      Up at the NW Angle...  The Angle is ice covered (as a whole).  Outfitters and ice guides have been marking ice trails.  The ice roads and trails are not open yet, but much of the ice has frozen smooth and is coming along very nicely. There are always areas throughout the winter where there is current up at the Angle so it is important to stay on the marked trails, both when they open up and throughout the ice fishing season, which goes through March, Mother Nature dependent on course.    
    • monstermoose78
      Slab baits sells them and he is online. He also is local and goes different events to sell baits and is ok facebook.  https://slabbaitshop.com/ 
    • SkunkedAgain
      Are you still planning on walking out there tomorrow? Has the ice actually thickened yet?
    • Hookmaster
      Who makes the zipper minnow, Slab Baits? Can you buy locally or online?
    • tysonray_78
      anyone know the ice conditions for lakes in itasca County 
    • monstermoose78
      I use the smallest pug bug withe regular maki mino I pinch about a 1/3 of body off to help with short bites. 
    • abel2023
      'we have more fun' I Share On FishingMN  152 Posted January 25, 2017 Hey Moose ... what size Pug Bug do you typically use?  Smaller or bigger on your locale lake?   also, do you use the xl maki minnow or the smaller regular one?  For Crappies, noticed that the xl seems to catch bigger fish but not as much quantity?  Curious about your thoughts?
    • Kettle
      I caught a few eyes... we're getting a dusting of snow tonight. I probably won't fish much until we get more ice and snow as I like running the sled. Really don't like ice fishing much, do it more for something to do as there's not much to do in the winter. I'm going to start bobcat trapping this winter though
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