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Medicine Lake Fishing Reports

notsogoodfisherman

By notsogoodfisherman
in MN Twin Cities Metro Area Fishing Reports - Hunting

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walleyeking19 Mentor

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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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hardcore365
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So I took advantage of the perfect weather yesterday and brought the kiddo ice fishing for her first time. Fished with tip ups and rattle reels, and also jigged for perch. Only managed to catch one pi

hardcore365
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Should be good to go. There are a few drifts around but not too bad. I was bombing around Friday night with no problem. Stop in to joes he'll tell you what's up. 

MedicineMan
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Went out Thursday for a few hours. Caught a 28" Walleye along with a handful of nice sized Bass.

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lies MedicineMan, I have never seen walleyes in city limits lol...btw nice catch tho.

MedicineMan Experienced

MedicineMan

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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.

DarrylDeaner Contributor

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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

Mr Special Mentor

Mr Special

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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

jskeff Collaborator

jskeff

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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?

Iceboy Collaborator

Iceboy

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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?

Mr Special Mentor

Mr Special

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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

mrklean Grand Master

mrklean

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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'

MedicineMan Experienced

MedicineMan

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Went out for a brief period today. Got into some decent sized Perch. Most were around 8-9".

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MN BassFisher Experienced

MN BassFisher

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Is vehicle traffic still pretty good on Medicine?

Iceboy Collaborator

Iceboy

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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'
Crooked Crawler Rookie

Crooked Crawler

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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.

jskeff Collaborator

jskeff

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any walleyes? or you in front of the bait shop?

MedicineMan Experienced

MedicineMan

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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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MN BassFisher Experienced

MN BassFisher

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MedicineMan - roughly how thick is the ice out there?

MedicineMan Experienced

MedicineMan

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Went out Saturday for a couple hours. Ended up catching 15 Sunnies, 6 Crappies, and 1 Walleye.

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MedicineMan Experienced

MedicineMan

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MedicineMan - roughly how thick is the ice out there?

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

BartmanMN Mentor

BartmanMN

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You are getting into some nice fish on a city lake. Nice work

rosspj59 Proficient

rosspj59

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

MedicineMan Experienced

MedicineMan

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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.

jskeff Collaborator

jskeff

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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?

red beard Newbie

red beard

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You can drive out of French Park.

Crooked Crawler Rookie

Crooked Crawler

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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.

jskeff Collaborator

jskeff

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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.

rosspj59 Proficient

rosspj59

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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.

wookiemofo Apprentice

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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.

Crooked Crawler Rookie

Crooked Crawler

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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!

Avid Angler Experienced

Avid Angler

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What's UPL stand for??

wookiemofo Apprentice

wookiemofo

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What's UPL stand for??

My guess is Ultimate Panfish League

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