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4th Annual Spearing Get TO Gator Lake Winnie....Dixon Resort!! Dec 6th-8th


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The sky is falling!!!

Dixon's said you can still get around by ATV but chains are recommended. Nothing that can't be dealt with.

want meant to be a sky's falling report. just passing along info I have seen!!!!!!!
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The sky is falling!!!

Dixon's said you can still get around by ATV but chains are recommended. Nothing that can't be dealt with.

Did they say how much ice is up there now and how thick is the snow? Looks like i need to track down some chains for my 4 wheeler tomorrow.

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Dealer called and gave me the info so I'm not sure. I guess they were plowing some roads to their houses with the Kubota. They weren't plowing down to the ice just skimming off the top. My guess is the Kubota isn't quite as good at getting around as an ATV so we should be fine.

I have chains for mine. I'll gladly drag anyone's stuff out. Dealer has chains for his side by side too.

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Dixonss just posted this on facebook looks like good news to me,

8 inches of ice now on the 3RD River. Most of the snow was blown off the ice so only about 2 to 3 inches and some drifting. Water clarity is great straight out, a little murky down at the clay banks. Ice at clay banks about 4 to 5 inches. 

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I know it's not what any of us what to hear but there's more then 2 to 3 inches of snow on the lake, that's how much when this storm started add another 15 inches to that. Going to be a little tough for the time being with a atv.

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I have the wheeler/chain on ready to go.

If I don't have to get the sled ready that would be a big help as the trailer for the sled would also need attention.

I may try to risk it and just go atv... It will be a test, but what's fishing without a challenge right???

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Just got off the phonoe with dixon's they are doing some plowing right now, sounds like straight out they are making roads to the shacks and 4 wheelers are doable on the roads 10" of ice, towards the clay banks snowmobiles only they might try to plow roads that way but ice was 4-6" before the snow. I think i might grab some 2x4" to set the house on sounds like water is going to be coming through the holes with all the snow on the ice now.

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Good Luck MJ and stay safe, and did you check your trailer bearings winkgrin

That was a pickup wheel bearing get it right! grin

That truck is long gone.

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7:00 sound good to everyone for pizza Friday night?

Lets start the contest Saturday morning and finish it up at noon on Sunday. We will meet at noon and draw for the saw and hand out the winning decoys.

Thanks again to all who donated. It makes for some fun friendly competition.

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Waiting on a c-list sale to show up and pick up his item, then it will be wheels north and 201 miles of anticipation.

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We got a few houses set. Travel on the lake was a little tough but not a big deal at all. Snow is deep and sugary with slick smooth ice underneath. Chains are definitely helpful.

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Things got off to a slow start this morning. It was -37 when we got to the lake and the atv's were being uncooperative.

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One missed chance first thing this morning. Made the rookie mistake of dropping the decoy down while the tine covers were still on the spear. crazy

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So far Dorkfish is in the lead. They aren't running hard but most of us had a few cruise through the hole today.

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This is what started the whole GTG prize package in 2009.. do any of you guys remember these.. I know smurfy does cause he watched me take them home. they were made by Laskas decoys.

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    • Brianf.
      I'm not there, so I can't tell exactly what's going on but it looks like a large area of open water developed in the last day with all of the heavy snow on the east side of wake em up Narrows. These two photos are from my Ring Camera facing north towards Niles Point.  You can see what happened with all of snow that fell in the last three days, though the open water could have been wind driven. Hard to say. .  
    • SkunkedAgain
      Black Bay had great ice before but a few spots near rockpiles where there were spots of open water. It looks like the weight of the snow has created a little lake in the middle of the bay.  
    • LakeofthewoodsMN
      On the south end...   Thanks to some cold spring weather, ice fishing continues strong for those still ice fishing.  The bite remains very good.  Most resorts have pulled their fish houses off for the year, however, some still have fish houses out and others are allowing ATV and side by sides.  Check social media or call ahead to your favorite resort for specifics. Reports this week for walleyes and saugers remain excellent.   A nice mix of jumbo perch, pike, eelpout, and an occasional crappie, tullibee or sturgeon being reported by anglers. Jigging one line and using a live minnow on the second line is the way to go.  Green, glow red, pink and gold were good colors this week.     Monster pike are on a tear!  Good number of pike, some reaching over 45 inches long, being caught using tip ups with live suckers or dead bait such as smelt and herring in 8 - 14' of water.   As always, work through a resort or outfitter for ice road conditions.  Safety first always. Fish houses are allowed on the ice through March 31st, the walleye / sauger season goes through April 14th and the pike season never ends. On the Rainy River...  The river is opened up along the Nelson Park boat ramp in Birchdale, the Frontier boat ramp and Vidas boat ramp.  This past week, much of the open water skimmed over with the single digit overnight temps.   Areas of the river have popped open again and with temps getting warmer, things are shaping up for the last stretch through the rest of the spring season, which continues through April 14th.   Very good numbers of walleyes are in the river.  Reports this week, even with fewer anglers, have been good.  When temps warm up and the sun shines, things will fire up again.   Jigs with brightly colored plastics or jigs with a frozen emerald shiner have been the desired bait on the river.  Don't overlook slow trolling crankbaits upstream as well.   Good reports of sturgeon being caught on the river as well.  Sturgeon put the feed bag on in the spring.  The bite has been very good.  Most are using a sturgeon rig with a circle hook loaded with crawlers or crawlers / frozen emerald shiners. Up at the NW Angle...  Ice fishing is winding down up at the Angle.  Walleyes, saugers, and a number of various species in the mix again this week.  The bite is still very good with good numbers of fish.  The one two punch of jigging one line and deadsticking the second line is working well.   Check with Angle resorts on transport options from Young's Bay.  Call ahead for ice road guidelines.  
    • CigarGuy
      With the drifting, kind of hard to tell for sure, but I'm guessing about a foot and still lightly snowing. Cook end!
    • PSU
      How much snow did you get on Vermilion? 
    • Mike89
      lake here refroze too...  started opening again yesterday with the wet snow and wind...  very little ice left today...
    • Hookmaster
      A friend who has a cabin between Alex and Fergus said the lake he's on refroze. He texted me a pic from March 12th when it was open and one from 23rd when it wasn't. 🤯
    • SkunkedAgain
      I don't think that there has been any ice melt in the past few weeks on Vermilion. Things looked like a record and then Mother Nature swept in again.   I'll give my revised guess of April 21st
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