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Shagawa Ice House Rentals?


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Heading up for NYE and plan on renting a shack from Grand Ely Lodge. Called this morning and reserved one, but they stated that as of right now they've yet to even put any houses out. Apparently the ice is a little iffy.

Any other outfitters/guides rent out shacks? I could bring up my two-man portable, but it'd take up all my car space.

Thanks!

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I believe the GEL is the only ones on shag that rent houses. They should have their houses out by then. I work there and we have been busy the last 2 weeks working on our pool area. My boss is the one who puts the houses out, When I left this past Wednesday he said about getting out this next week and checking the ice to see about pulling the houses out. There is around a foot of ice, guys have been driving full size pickups foor over a week out there. We have just been busy working on the pool. If by chance they are not out by NYE ask about renting a portable. We have 2 of them not sure if they are 1 or 2 man ones, they are not really advertised that we have them but we do, its worth a shot. hope this helps you out.

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Thanks for the info guys. I appreciate the help and hope to see you out there. Last year we iced a few fish in a couple hours. Not much worth writing home about, but good times had by all.

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Crawler Harness-

My family and I are heading up to GEL this afternoon. I have a little guy and am hoping to get out for a night or two while we're there and have him catch a couple through the ice.

Are the houses out? Anybody catching anything? Thanks in advance. I'm a bald guy with a spoiled 5 year old that will be screaming in the pool. say hi if you have a minute!

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Hammy,

Drove by today and the houses are still in the parking lot. I just got back in town last night from this past weekend in southern mn, so I am not sure how the bite has been. When you check in ask when are they planning on putting the houses out, the maintenance manager is the one that will be putting them out.

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Crawler-

Any way you can bulldog the situation and get the maintenance manager to get those shacks out wink? I'll be in town this Thursday ... hoping to get out on Shagawa.

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I would have to agree with Steve. This way you know for sure that you will get to go fishing while you are up here.

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Here is an update. As of 5pm tonight the GEL has 1 of their houses out on the lake. I would think the other one should be going out in the next few days.

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Went out to marty's place at 5 until 2 and only marked one fish. Oh well, his wife and and him were nice and I got a nice ely sunrise out of the deal. Heading out to one of gel's houses this evening and hoping for some more action for my little guy.

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5 to 830 at the gel house and a few on the flasher but couldn't get them to bite. We threw the kitchen sink at them and the only thing that brought them in was a glow white rattle spoon. I blame the approaching storm since it couldn't have been my abilities.

The little guy still had fun. It's frustrating knowing I have the gear back home to move but am stuck in a house looking at an empty flasher.

It's a beautiful lake and we had a great trip, even though i had to sit in a purple and gold shack all morning.

We're supposed to leave tomorrow but might stay over one more day if we get iced in so I may get one yet...

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