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Medicine Lake Fishing Reports


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MedicineMan, I was reading the numbers on the top of your ruler and thought you were playing a joke on us! Cause I've never heard of a 43" walleye! 17" is a little more believable...nice fish!

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MedicineMan, I was reading the numbers on the top of your ruler and thought you were playing a joke on us! Cause I've never heard of a 43" walleye! 17" is a little more believable...nice fish!

Yeah, the top is metric. I would love to catch a 43" Walleye though.

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Anyone know how much ice is out there? I'll be heading to Medicine on Saturday, just want to know if I can drive my silverado out there or if I should trailer a snowmobile. I assume the best access to get onto the lake is Harty's? Let me know, thanks

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id give Hartys a call or stop by, Joe will have the latest info for ya and can point ya in the right direction.

there site has a webcam as well

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there is a fishing tourney going on sat if your not aware. gunna be a zoo.

has anyone ever fished lost lake that is right next to medicine?

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How clear is Medicine? Looking to get a 7 year old out on the ice for some sunnies using an underwater camera - what depths are people catching panfish during the day?

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How clear is Medicine? Looking to get a 7 year old out on the ice for some sunnies using an underwater camera - what depths are people catching panfish during the day?

i personally havent fished Med this season yet. cant say how the water clarity is but in yrs pasted ive done good for sunnies/pike pretty much just our front of Hartys/beach area in 10-12'fow. most of those houses out there are probably chasing sunnies/pike during the day and crops at nite

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How clear is Medicine? Looking to get a 7 year old out on the ice for some sunnies using an underwater camera - what depths are people catching panfish during the day?

Was pretty clear earlier this year could see bottom easy in 9'

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Thanks for the clarity report! Might get out there Saturday - if so I'll let you all know what I can see...

Was pretty clear earlier this year could see bottom easy in 9'
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I am out in 25+ ft of water. Could see my minnow and a jig down 18ft according to my Marcum. Very clear water out in the middle.

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Just got back from the lake. Went out looking for some Pike, instead got into some decent Crappies. Caught 8 between 10-11".

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MedicineMan - roughly how thick is the ice out there?

It was 15" thick when I measured a couple weeks ago

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Nice fish Medicineman. That should get the UPL guys drooling.

Yeah, I've got people who are fishing the UPL picking my brain.

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im headed back to medicine after about a month absent. will anyone tell me the current ice thickness? is ppl still driving on it? any spots to worry about with a car? and is there and access on the north side or do i have to drive from hartys to the north end?

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The ice right over the top of the islands is definitely thinner than the deeper water. I think its because there is so little snow cover the the bottom it attracting the heat. Still thick enough to drive on, but thinner.

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went to the north west side of the lake. found sunnies, crappies, and perch, even a northern. lots of marks and lots of action. ill be back there for sure. im gunna mark it on the navionics if anyone wants good fishing. sunnies were 8-10. (kept 8) crappies seemed to be stuck at 10in. (kept 5) perch were not the biggest but took one home to eat. northern was a snake, he went back. good luck. hope this gets you on fish.

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Nice work jskeff. Looks like the UPL guys found some nice sunfish on the lake, but the crappies were tougher to find the good sized ones.

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went to the north west side of the lake. found sunnies, crappies, and perch, even a northern. lots of marks and lots of action. ill be back there for sure. im gunna mark it on the navionics if anyone wants good fishing. sunnies were 8-10. (kept 8) crappies seemed to be stuck at 10in. (kept 5) perch were not the biggest but took one home to eat. northern was a snake, he went back. good luck. hope this gets you on fish.

We might hit Medicine this weekend... would love some tips on your spot if you're willing. I checked Navionics and haven't seen anything yet.

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Anyone else notice a pattern change this weekend? I have been hitting crappies consistently all winter since I put my wheelhouse on. Haven't moved it all season. Only thing I ever caught was crappies. Then last weekend, I started catching perch and the crappies we far fewer in numbers...and smaller. So I went to the South side for some sunnies and couldn't find them either. I drilled 30 holes from 18 ft up to 6 feet. Frustrating!

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