Lake Winnibigoshish Fishing Reports

[Corey20]

Well right now the Walleye slot is 17-26" but next month sometime we should find out what its going to be for the 2011 season, if it changes at all.

Just at dark is usually the best time for eyes and then they start to slow down but I have never been out there over night myself. I know a few guys that have had some decent luck but mostly just a few here and there.

Fishing mid lake humps will be your best bet in depth from 19-24'.

I also recommend Fred's bait or River Rat on hwy 2 between cohasset and deer river. And the Gosh Dam should be able to fill your belly with food and drinks!

[olbaidhh]

alright ... thats what I was looking for... thanks guys!

Now to plan it all out...

[gregg52]

in a pinch you can get minnows right next to the bar to

it a gas station convience type deal

like i said on another winnie thread

we've caught fish after dark lots of times

but that dusk bite can be fast to for awhile

but i have had them turn on in the middle of the night for what ever reason..fun listening to the rattle wheels

you can also put down some bigger minnows and get some nice gators on the humps to

3-6 lb range good eating

[Effie07]

I have been to Winnie many times but only ever gone out of Nodak. We have rented, fished outside and fished portables. Nodak plows their road system to the humps you need to be fishing and gives you a decent hand drawn map. Always sent us on the ice with some advise as to where we should set up and we have always done well. I think the worst day we ever had we still caught around 40 perch.

[Greg Clusiau]

I'm looking forward to our annual first ice trips out of Highbanks. As glenn57 wrote "good people, good access, and good road system". They had that road stretched all the way across the lake last year. Very, very nice. We'd go out and catch perch and a few eyes throughout the day but the best eye bite was at dusk and sometimes into the night. FUN!

[glenn57]

hey greg, we will be at highbanks new years weekend. cabin just left of the access, as your headed to the lake, brown chevy truck, if your around stop and say hi! OR we will be at the lodge havin a bloody mary!!!!!!!!!

[gregg52]

probably wont be up that soon

we seem to have better luck later in the yr

last yr it was closing week end..we've had good luck that time of the a couple of other times

but you never know i just traded my snowmobile for a truck

so cant ride any more

i'll probably do more fishing

the other thing i like bout going that time of the yr less woories bout

ice lots of it by then

i have a new spot i want to try this yr i never see no houses on it

but i just hafta believe its loaded with fish in the winter

[Greg Clusiau]

Will do glenn57, if I'm over that way. I'll certainly keep that in mind.

[Greg Clusiau]

gregg52 ~ Where exactly is that spot?

[gregg52]

on the north shore

it gets fished in the summer but i've never really seen any house's around it in the winter

its no big secert its one of those reefs out from the dugouts

[glenn57]

north shore, hmmmm, last year new years weekend jigglestick and highbanks pulled someone out of a break out that way, that wasnt you was it?? one year late spring we did well with perch up on the rocks up north there!

[gregg52]

no wasnt me

i would guess this spot is about a mile probably not even that far out from shore

its in the area of the perch bar but towards 3rd river more

like i said its no big secert it gets fished i wouldn't say real heavy

its kinda long and narrow

spring til end of june or so is the best time on it and wind

you can pick up a few fish when the winds not blowin

last time i was on it last summer i anchored in bout a 15-20mph wind

and threw a jig and minow i'd say i caught a fish at least every 3rd cast

other boats where fishing around me and catching fish but i dont think

quite as fast i was really to busy to watch them...lol

[glenn57]

yea i have seen vehicles head that way!

[Explorer1800]

Just a heads up,

Make sure you fill your wheelers and sleds with gas in Deer River as the station next to the Gosh Dam hasn't had gas my last few trips up to Winnie this fall. Wouldn't gaurantee it for bait either, but they did have it all fall.

[Corey20]

Yup good heads up reminder on the gas. They havent had gas since the week before rifle opener. Pretty [PoorWordUsage] poor!! They had some bait last weekend but I would stop at Freds or River Rat.

[gregg52]

whats the deal with gas ??

going belly up or what

i know it was up for sale

[Corey20]

Without getting into to much detail the owners used the $ from the gas for other things & not for the business and since they moved away place has gone down hill. Probably going to end up going back to the bank?!

[gregg52]

geeeeeeeez

thats to bad wish i had a few bucks i'd buy it

that should be a good business there managed right

tell your dad to buy it he can afford it ......lol

good place to sell the the new spices and sauces.....lol

[Corey20]

Yea could be decent if ran right. And the thought has came around a few times if the price is right haha! There would be a pork/beef sandwich ready to eat at all times and of course with coyote wild sauce lol.

[gregg52]

ya pretty good stuff your mom gave us a jar and some spice to

use the spices on everything

ya might be alittle slow in the winter

but like this winter is lookin good

good snow so far and sounds like the ice is going to be good alittle early this yr

you ever hear what kinda money they want????

[Corey20]

Well glad to hear u like it, we also have a steak seasoning that is done and will be out soon! Yeah winters and spring are going to be slow times up there forsure. But thats why you need to stick away the $ during the booming times. Its not something that you will make a fortune on thats forsure haha!! My uncle actually used to own it. I think I saw it listed for like 350k?

[gregg52]

well back to business

who's fishing up there

must be somebody on the cutfoot by know

[Mclovin]

if i were to go up this weekend, is the lake 4wheel accsesable? is it safe yet? how much ice?

[Corey20]

  Mclovin said:

if i were to go up this weekend, is the lake 4wheel accsesable? is it safe yet? how much ice?

I am 90% sure a guy should have no problem going out of the birches and out to the humps this weekend. There was 5-6" on bowens last weekend.Sat low is -11 and Sundays high is -1.

[Mclovin]

great, thanks for the info

[ryan p]

Fishing was good Thursday 20 fow, Buckshot Rattle tipped with a minnow head out fished the deadstick, no walleyes on a deadstick only perch. Did get one big ellpout also.

[hib iceman]

ryan

is there enough snow for a snowmobile or is it better with a wheeler? Any slush to speak of?

[ryan p]

Fishing today form 9 to noon was a little slow only 2 eyes, but after noon they really turned on. Shiners on a deadstick and a Buckshoot Rattle both did well, lost one big pike at the hole, took home six eyes for watching football Sunday with some friends and was off the lake by 3:30. As to the ice I have 10 good inches where I am, snowmobiles would be ok I did have mine out on Tuesday, but atvs are a better way to go right now. Have not seen any slush.

[dakor]

Can Someone tell me where Perch bar is? My GPS and Maps do not show it.

[gregg52]

north end out from the dugouts

there are alot of rock and humps out there i'm not really sure which is actually the perch bar