first trip to LOW

[rookie-8]

I and 2 brothers are looking to make a first time fishing trip to LOW this year. Any advice on when, where, bait, bring house or rent, would be appreciated. Friends at work rave over LOW. 300 mile drive, one way. It would be nice to come back with a few fillets. <BR>Thanks<P>------------------<BR>bubblehead

[fiskyknut]

Hey Rookie! Welcome to the site. You should take a peek at a post titled 'things to do on the big pond', it's down this LOTW forum page a ways. It's a posting of mine from a couple winters back that touches on fishing options around the lake thru the winter season.<P>Check that out first and then you can come back for some more specifics.<P>A 'few fillets' usually is'nt a problem up here!!!<P>Regards.....fiskyknut<P>

[Guest]

rookie-8, Welcome to Fishing Minnesota!<P>I would have to agree with fisky, a few filets shouldn't be a problem. A lot of places to go out of and they do a good job putting you on fish. <P>Good Fishin,<BR>Matt<P> [email protected]<BR><A HREF="http://catchn.com" TARGET=_blank>Catch-N Tackle</A><BR><A HREF="http://marcumtech.com" TARGET=_blank>MarCum</A>

[bturck]

Rookie: Four years ago on a referral from one of my clients I started to fish LOW. It has honestly been one of the best expierances of my ice fishing life. I gurantee if you come once you will come up again. I have stayed at the same resort on every trip and have been treated just great. I make at least 4 trips per year now and I understand the drive time as its 4 1/2 hours for us as well. But believe me it is well worth the travel time. Once things get rockin' up there the guys on this site will be chock full of information, tips and lure selection. I really hope you make that first trip because I know you'll be back. Good luck and hang on Bill Turck St Cloud

[rookie-8]

Hey Bill,<P> Thanks for the encouragement, come first ice I will watch this site in earnest. Looks like there will be 3 of us going up right after xmas. I appreciate the advice, you ever need info on Otter Tail, give me a holler. Been fishing that lake for 30 years.<P>Thanks again<P>------------------<BR>bubblehead

[rookie-8]

Okay, <BR> many of these resorts offer packages with angling houses shallow or deep. Could someone explain that one for me. Is this two different bites, and which is which? Please elaborate. Is it that way the whole season or part of it? <P>------------------<BR>bubblehead

[Sifty]

Rookie-8 not to woory the resorts on LOW all try to put there houses over schools of fish.<BR>The reason for the houses in two deeps is the saugers stay in the deeper water and the walleyes have a good bite shallow but most times only during the two peak time (sun up and sundown). We go up the third week of december and are usally in about 23 28 feet of water, we will pick up a few walleyes and a number of saugers. Have a great trip. If you get out to pick a few things up for your trip make sure you get a few things in gold colors they are always the best for us. Just a plain 1/8 oz. ball head jig.<BR>Have fun and let us now how you do.<P>Sifty

[LOWinEYEin]

They have the shallow as mentioned above, and the shallows for the pike fishing. And I believe most of the resorts have dark houses for spearing. I go up in Jan Every year.

[bturck]

Rookie do you know where you will be staying and what dates in December you will be there? I'll be going up the first trip on Dec 28th. We will be at Riverbend Resort which is one of many on Wheelers Point. <P>Thanks for the help if I get to ottertail. I have never fished it but have heard some great reports. Good luck and hang on. Bill

[rookie-8]

Bill,<BR> We will be up there by around noon on the 26th, and staying through the evening bite on the 28th. We will be staying in the house we built over the summer. I have been reading a lot on here, and talking to an uncle I have who has lived his whole life on the lake in Warroad, and it looks like we will be Just past pine Island, access through wheeler's point. Our house is tan with a sky blue horizontal stripe at window level, and a black rubber roof. Pulling it with a Dodge ram 1/2 ton. Stop in if you spot us, we should have collected the latest info by then, and maybe some good pictures of fish and a few eaters. <BR> Good Luck<P>George

[bturck]

RookIe: Will try to stop and say howdy. We fish out of Riverbend houses and they are just past Pine at that time of year in anywhere from 25-30' of water depending on the ice conditions. We will arrive about 1030AM on the 28th and should be in your area by 1130AM to 1200PM. Last year with good ice and lack of snow we drove out ourselves. In the past however we did go out with their track vehicles. Lets hope the ice gods are friendly to us this year. Hope you have a great trip and throw a few back for us.<P>couple more weekends of deer hunting, and one more trip to South Dakota to chase the long tails and then serious hard water time. Good luck and hang on. Bill