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11 inches where I was as of Sunday night. Fishing has been slow for some reason. I got a bunch of 5-10" walleyes and 3 crappies.

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Anyone having luck out there? I was out last night from 5pm-8pm and just found a few crappies in the whispering bay.

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Got the house out yesterday. Set up in 18 fow. The bite was tough. Crappies would come through 10-14 down. The only way I could get them to bite was to put a jig down just above them and slowly pull it away from them. Some would chase and hit it. Caught about a dozen and kept 3. Am back out again tonight. If the fishing is any better I'll report tomorrow. Good luck out there.

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I was out in a spot with my buddy in 18fow last night. Caught about 15 walleyes, not one over 12inches. Lost about a 3lber at the hole. Left with 4 crappies between 9 and 12in. Buddy lost about a 13incher at his hole.

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Are full size trucks and SUV's driving on the lake yet? What's the latest on the ice conditions.?

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14 inches of good ice. Full size trucks are driving on all areas of the lake. After the rain the ice is very slick so use caution when walking.

Good luck fishing.

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Went out to a buddies perm yesterday til about 630pm. Mangaged about 8 walleyes, all under 12 inches. No crappies. 18fow. Ice was about 14.

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I know it doesnt do much for the fryer, but I sometimes enjoy getting into a mess of those little cigars on metro lakes! Gotta like thinking about a school of 'eyes swimming around down there and if they can avoid the snakes, never know how big they can get!

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Would be nice to get a cpl for the frying pan. Last time i went out there me and a buddy ended up with about 20 walters, all under 12, except for about an 18 that i lost at the hole

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What's been the best bait for walleyes and crappies lately? Last year I caught both on Waxies, and euro's but sometimes minnows are where its at. Haven't been to SC yet this winter but will be out there this eve.

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  • 4 weeks later...

Was out on south center from 6pm-9pm tonight. Caught most of my crappies on crappie minnows with a plain hook a foot or two below the ice. A lot of small ones. Kept a couple decent sized ones for the frying pan.

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Crappie minnow with a glow demon jig a foot off the bottom and another about 8-10ft down. Had a good time in 18ft of water on Saturday night. I will say the crappies are getting bigger. Been getting 10-11" fish!

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  • 1 month later...

Does anyone know if ice is good for wheelers? If not is there somewhere I can park over by whispering bay and walk out?

Thanks,jake

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I live in chisago and just came in from running my dogs, the fat lady has sung! Hip boots and you might be good o go..

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I too am from Lindstrom.. no way, no chance of me trying a wheeler... and after going through in the spring on foot several years ago.. Not going to chance it any more this season on foot either..

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I live on South Center. I have 15 feet between shore and some grey spongee water covered mush. I am preparing the dock for a spring roll out.

Ice season is closed up at my house.

HARP

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How's the water level in that small bay by the water tower on south center? I used to hit it for crappies in the spring but the last few years it has been way to low to get most boats in there.

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It is still to shallow. Hopefully we get some rain this year to start filling these lakes back up.

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    • gimruis
    • TenthousandLakes
      I must be real lucky, caught another healthy one, 30"  in the shallows tonight less than 6 FOW.    
    • leech~~
      Dude, I already trolled that spot, nothing but slimmers!  😄 Glad I saved money by stopping smoking a while ago. It's free most of the summer now! Been calm and yellow out for days! 🤧
    • leech~~
      Bet you would enjoy a nice paddle down the Cahulawassee River, too then. 😏
    • delcecchi
      Talked to my neighbor is getting ready for a trip via fall lake.    They use small boats with like 10 to 25 hp outboards and portage wheels.   There are two portages to get into pipestone bay, with the second one being over a hill.   From pipestone they can go around to Jackfish? bay,   There is a big sign to warn about where the no motors area is.    
    • Wanderer
      Don’t go!!!   I mean, that’s what they say anyway.
    • Kettle
    • leech~~
      Seems like a long way to climb, to sight in a gun! 😐
    • LakeofthewoodsMN
      On the South End... The walleye and sauger bite continues to be very good with anglers enjoying consistent action.  As we transition into fall, fish are being found at various depths, but 25 - 32 feet of water has been consistent. Jigging continues to pick up as the waters cool.  Water temps this week are down to 64.  Top jig colors this week include gold, orange, chartreuse, and pink.  For some anglers, big numbers caught this week jigging with frozen emerald shiners on the lake.   Some anglers are jigging on or adjacent to structure.  Others are finding schools of walleyes and saugers out over deep mud.  Using sonar to find fish is helpful.     Spinners and trolling crankbaits continue to produce fish as well.  This is a transition time where multiple presentations are working.  As the season progresses, jigging will take over as the top technique.     For those pulling spinners, gold, pink, orange, glow red, or glow white has been successful. Adjust your weights to 2 - 3 ounces to match the depth and speed you are drifting / trolling. Trolling crankbaits is still producing nice walleyes.  Some goto colors are gold, chrome / blue, pink UV firetiger, and chartreuse.     More and more walleyes are showing up along the south shore.  It seems things are gravitating towards fall patterns where good numbers of the fish are both chasing shiners and moving closer to shorelines.  The bite has been excellent and is really shaping up nicely for the fall jig bite both on the lake and in the Rainy River. On the Rainy River... A variety of species continue to be caught on the Rainy River.  Nice current flow is providing fall anglers some optimism for this year's fall shiner and walleye run being a banner year.  Some reports of nice walleyes being caught in the river already this week.   There are reports of shiners in the river all the way up to Birchdale.  Things seem to be setting up nice for a great fall on the river.  Mother Nature will have the final say of course. Sturgeon fishing is picking up with cooling waters.  Anglers anchor up and use a combination of crawlers and frozen emerald shiners on a sturgeon rig with a flat no roll sinker.     Find a hole in the river or simply mark these big fish in an area, anchor up and soak some crawlers! Up at the NW Angle... Walleye fishing up at the NW Angle remains really good. Fish are being found in many areas.  Structure, neck down areas as well as on the flats.   Some good fish are still holding in the deep mud east and northeast of Little Oak Island in the mud.  Areas around Four Blocks, and north of Garden Island producing fish as well.    As on the south end, jigging, spinners / crawlers and trolling crankbaits are all producing walleyes.   Smallmouth bass, pike and muskies are also being caught, both by unsuspecting walleye anglers and when targeted.  As the waters cool, crappies and jumbo perch are also showing up nicely for anglers.    
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