Jim Panfish Uran Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Me and Fisherdog19 hit a small lake near my place, we punched a zillion holes in one area of the lake! We fished from 8 feet in the weeds, to 26 feet in no mans land and all we found was perch and a few pike. I've had some luck on this lake late ice last year and during the summer. I know there are some slabs and walters in there but we had no luck last night. A different area of the lake will be fished next time, until I find out where they are hiding. I had fun, and got to try out the Solo by Strikemaster, what a powerhead. That thing cut through like butter. 5" of ice is all we could find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherdog19 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 We'll for sure need to find them fish out there; it's not a huge lake so we should be able to find them. Next time we need a few more guys and a full day to swiss cheese the lake. They can't hide forever. I'll bring my camera as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtistodd Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Brian Brosdahl was trying to sell me a Solo headed auger at Gander the other day, and it took him about 17 pulls to get it started!! He got pretty flustered! Im sure they are darn nice, and it was just "flooded" I got a good chuckle out of it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Panfish Uran Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Lol, good one. I imagine it takes some getting used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Voss Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 First time out on the hardwater this evening. This was half of what we got. My buddy took the other half. Biggest one was 13.5. Forgot the camera so wasn't able to take pictures until I got home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neversummer Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Out again today on a smaller lake in DL Couple of pike all under 30" all bigger than 20" all on sucker tip ups After dark crappies came in all on crappie minnows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Panfish Uran Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Eyeslayer, nice catch!!!! Looks like some 113 crappies to me!! I caught 3 walleyes last night on an area lake. I fished my butt off for them though, I drilled holes all over a big feeding flat and some up against the drop along the weed edge in 12 feet of water. I caught all of the fish up against the weeds about a half hour before dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bak2MN Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Got out Fri afternoon and nothing. My boy wanted to go yesterday so we went to little D and not a bite in a hour left and went to Big C I caught nothing but my son caught 2 14" towards dark. He again was happy to out fish dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherdog19 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Nice slabs there eyeslayer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Voss Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Eyeslayer, nice catch!!!! Looks like some 113 crappies to me!! Right you are! Went out again tonight and got some more. 2 were at the 13.5 mark again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Sat for about 4 hours at longbridge and saw some slabs and eye on the camera but couldn't get me any bites. Got me some sunniest and a perchy nothing exciting, but I did get out on the ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/2 Canadian Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I went out on little detroit on tuesday afternoon on the open ice by the pavilion. The fishing was slow. A half hour before sundown, the sunnies and crappies were on a bite. I used teardrops with waxworms, an a tipup with shiners. The sunnies and crappies were eaters but nothing big. And the tip up resulted in a stolen shiner. Sitting in the open ice was cold, but bearable due to no wind. It was -5 temp. after dark when I left. Needless to say I knew when to pack it up. Maybe things will get better with a warm up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew10 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Good job! Where were you guys fishing, if I can ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bran32 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Was out on the little bay across from swannies that connects to Big C. this afternoon and for the 3rd time this week all I could manage was a few small sunnies! Not a crappie to be seen! I will not being going back there anytime soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Fishie Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I was out on Middle in front of Swannies yesterday and I cold not get a bite.. saw a couple slimers on the camera. We also tried over by the south access off the reeds with no luck except for a little northern. The ice seemed to be pretty consistant 8-11". I had my wheeler out pulling a trailer and felt pretty safe out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicada Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Finally got out today. Too late to search for spots, so I just drove up to one of the community holes on Lida. Did ok, brought home three walleyes and two crappies. Got some perch and one bluegill. Fished 21 feet of water. Walleyes bit like northerns, heard the bobber pop and then they ran like the wind. Lost a couple of other aggressive bites and a big crappie in the hole. Released one 23" walleye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Panfish Uran Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Hit a area lake east of my place and caught 14 eyes last night between 12-19" Most of them were on the smaller size but it was a fun night. All near the first drop and the weed edge. Lindy flyer's and frostee spoons and a minnow head did the damage!!! After this storm it will be tough to get back there because I don't have a sled yet.... Hmmmmmm I may have to get one, and soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherdog19 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Nice, couldn't last and longer than 3 days after a long trip!!! Nice to see you got a few there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMSmitty Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Stopped by Swede Grove yesterday for a few hours. Fishing was poor, did not mark or see a fish. Ice was 11-12" and full size rigs were entering from the boat ramp. Snow was chewed up pretty good at the ramp until you got out a ways. Snow drifts were too bad to access at the north bay. A lot of houses on the north bay, probably 18 of them. Travel on the ice itself wasn't bad, 4-6 inches of snow on top of the ice. No flooding of the holes I drilled, but water was up to the edge. DL area did not get half the snow Fargo did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Panfish Uran Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Got out on Bass, ended up catching some pike, bass, and some really decent crappies. The bite was on at sundown and plucked off a few over the next hour after the initial flurry. It was fun, looking to get my little skid house out this week on South Twin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherdog19 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Got my wheel house out today, and did some fishing to make sure it was on a good spot. Ended up with about 10 gills, which were very tight lipped, up to 9.5", about 8 crappies, and 5 nice eyes. Biggest eye was 27" that my buddy got. My boy got to use his Vexilar for the first time that he got as a Christmas present and he caught the first 5 fish of the day. Nice to have the house on a day bite spot, last year it wasn't any good until the sun was down, now we can catch fish 24 hours a day!!! Leech, when you coming down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bak2MN Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Thats the kind of spot i have been looking for. Glad to here you caught some fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vman11 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 fisherdog - were you able to get your house out with a truck? how are the snow/ice conditions? any slush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicada Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Fisherdog,if you had another vehicle pull the house out, I think you drove past me yesterday. We had some respectable smorgasboard fishing also. Several largemouth bass, some nice blugills, a few northerns, and a crappie. All the bass and all but one of the northerns came on sucker minnows, not shiners, Bluegills and the crappie came on soft plastics for me and wax worms for my brother. The cicada lure got shut out for the first time this year. The lake was not plowed when I got out there, so of course, I got stuck. Later in the day, someone did some plowing and there was a little flooding in a couple of spots. Nothing major though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Panfish Uran Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Leech, when you coming down? Dang!!! looks like I won't be able to make it this week, I have to actually work. Good report though, who stuck the pig eye? Hopefully this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dairyman Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I was out on Eagle lake just west of Frazee---------someone had plowed a 4 lane hiway out from the access---------that was great---but I still didn't get anything. Once you got off the main road there was slush under the snow--but still driveable with the 4 x 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingr Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Leech, How's the ice/slush up in your neck of the woods? We'll be up at our deer camp on Round next weekend. I talked to Randy at Tamarac and he hurt his shoulder so he hasn't been out and hadn't heard anything since they closed this winter. I'm hoping to fish Little Bemidji, Round and Waboose. Through out the weekend. Hopefully we can can wheelers out on Round/Bemidji or even many point if the fishing is any good out there. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Panfish Uran Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Lots of snow and anywhere there is a trail that has been used slush was a problem.. But that was last weekend King. Not sure on what the cool temps have done to it this week. I'll be out plenty this weekend so I will definitely keep you posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherdog19 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Cicada, probably was me in the maroon GMC, my buddy was pulling the house in a blue suburban. I thought I saw your truck at the access. We spent the night last night and it was slow but it may have been the cold front. Leech, Genz stuck the 27", his kid got a 25.5" eye last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Panfish Uran Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Ahhhh that dirty dog, give me a call this weekend if you guys are going to be out there. You know my #. I might hit the fishing derby on South Twin this Saturday though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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