North Long Lake Zoo

[Hawg]

I went out to my fishhouse today at about 2:30 PM. There were 5 brand spankin new portables so close I couldn't even park my truck where I usually do. I know I don't own the lake but to all you newbies, please have a little courtesy!

[gregg52]

take it as a compliment...lol

they think you know something

some people just have no idea!!!!!

probably couldnt catch fish if you put them in their bath tub...lol

[leech~~]

Hey gregg52 off subject. Have you talked to mabr at all? I'm thinking of posting a North Shore sled ride again soon for early Feb like last year. Do you have his or my emails? Leech~~

[gregg52]

no sled

traded it for equipment for the business...hard decision

trying not look at the snowmobile page..lol

[leech~~]

no sled

traded it for equipment for the business...hard decision

trying not look at the snowmobile page..lol

Wow, that's to bad gregg really had some good times last year, but like they say. You gota do what ya gota do! Maybe we'll see you back out there next winter when the biz takes off. Good luck!

[jerk bait]

Last night was the worst. No less than 10 portables within 30 feet from our houses. We have them close together because we are friends and Hawg supplies beer. Every body thinks were on something, joke is on them. Happy New Year.

[Chode2235]

I went out to my fishhouse today at about 2:30 PM. There were 5 brand spankin new portables so close I couldn't even park my truck where I usually do. I know I don't own the lake but to all you newbies, please have a little courtesy!

I get your point, but to play devils advocate here, it can be a bit frustrating when someone blocks a spot all winter with their perm.

The lake is big enough to share, and there are plenty of spots, but you should also be courteous enough to not sit on a prime spot all winter and expect to be the only one to fish it.

[gregg52]

Wow, that's to bad gregg really had some good times last year, but like they say. You gota do what ya gota do! Maybe we'll see you back out there next winter when the biz takes off. Good luck!

[Hawg]

And thats where the term urbanites came from.

[Hawg]

Wow, you monitors are fast. That's way more polite than the word I used.

[jerk bait]

I used the word c i d i o t s but it got deleted too. The word is, the access bully is on his way to big red he'll clear them out.

[Hawg]

When are you heading out? Suppose we should move our houses so someone else can get skunked as many times as we have on that PRIME spot?

[jerk bait]

4:00 to 4:30 got wait for Mama to get ready

[Hawg]

It may take an act of God to get me off my couch tonight.

[walleye365]

30 feet u shouldnt b-ch to much they could be 10 feet and theres really not much you can do about it. im sure you already know but thats what it says in the regs. 10 feet personaly wouldnt set up that close 30 feet wouldnt have no problem with it. If your not catching fish and just drinkin beer whats the problem.

[Hawg]

He's talking all of them within that 30 ft. I had at least 3 that were so close my truck wouldn't fit between my house and theirs and even if it would the next one was there so I couldn't drive thru anyway. If they were 25-30 ft I wouldn't say a word. I was there to move my house but couldn't back up to the house to take it. We aren't on a hot spot, they were house fishing.

[centralmnguy]

That sucks! I get PO'd if someone sets up within 50 feet from me.

How's the conditions out there now after the rain & snow? Any flooding?

[BIG_T]

Ice is still good! I bit of slush under the snow. Got off the lake at 6 tonight and it was already starting to harden up should be solid in a few. Thursday was night ended up with about 2 in. of water on top of the portable floor it was a mess with about a 6 in. of snow/ice hardened on the side of the truck facing the wind. Been out a few times this week out of merri. bay far away from the crowd . Eyes were generous weds. 5-7pm. Thurs and tonight(sat) marked them all night they would chase them fast of the bottom but wouldn't bite. Half of them would come so fast shoot right by the bait about 6in and drop back down and sit on it but wouldn't take.

[Hawg]

That's the way it's been for us all year. Put down a camera and you won't leave but they seem to have lockjaw. Still not hearing much good about crappies, have you? Everybody's 30 ft deep but the spearhouses are seeing a few crappies.

[centralmnguy]

I have had better luck on set lines than jigging them off the bottom. I still jig to attract them in...but it seems they like the shiners on the set lines better.

I haven't been out since thursday...how's the traveling out on Merrifield Bay? Still get around with a truck or ATV?

[Hawg]

It's ok, the water froze hard overnight.

[BIG_T]

No problems getting around with the truck. Drove up to Leech this morning to catch some perch to find about 18 in of snow with about 10 or more in of slush underneath. Drove around for about an hour or better trying to find a plowed access no luck. Ended up in back down here in Merri Bay again set up fishing by 3. Marked fish again bass bass bass and more bass. Had a blast for about 45 min then no fish marked for about 15 min. 4 pm on the red demon glow with shiner 20 in walleye. Fish were back thought it was going to be a good one with how active they were biting.............turned out to be the same ol'chasen game. Packed up at six after doing that for about 2hrs. No more fish. Been having the best luck in 18-20 on a sharp break. One side of the truck 13 the other 18.5, 10ft farther 24. and so on to 36. Been trying all depths but the 18-20 has been the best action so far with shiners on set rig.