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Hey there,this is JP from Sweet's fishing and i'll try to post fishing reports and random thoughts from the remainder of the ice fishing season and into the summer time. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have about our sleepers or cabin or fishing and i'll try to answer as quickly as possible.

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I took this picture from the plow truck I was driving during the blizzard we had up here on 1/16/14.

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JP, whats with the name Sweets Fishing ?

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How about a report? Where do you go out of? Trying to decide on where to go Monday morning. I know Red has been slow this weekend, thought about going a little farther north. Thanks

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Sweets Fishing is Steve Sweets ice house and summer charter boat operation, known as Sweets Sleepers (day houses too). JP is Steves son. Located on the water in-between Walleye Retreat and Cyrus. The guy knows the lake and stays busy.

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My father's(and mine) last name is Sweet thus we have the name Sweet's Fishing

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Can't really give an accurate report as i haven't talked to any of our customers in the last couple of days because i haven't been out there but at last check it was hit and miss with the majority of the fish being caught were between 12-15 inch fish with nicer keepers being caught here and there as well. We're currently trying to get our plowed road dug out after the storm we had last week,we've just had terrible luck keeping our plow trucks running this year.

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Headed up to Sweet's Fishing this Wednesday through Sunday.

Can't wait to get on the ice - it's always a great time with Steve!

I will report back how it goes.

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Fishing report for 1/20/14.

We are currently located in 32 feet of water about 4 1/2-5 miles out on our plowed road. Fishing is slow at times and faster at others with lots of smaller fish being caught with some sizeable ones coming here and there. Most of our customers are going home with their limits while a few are not,mostly just depends on how picky you are with what you decide to eat and what you decide to throw back! We have openings on the weekdays with some availability on the weekends in our sleeper houses. Will try to get another report posted before the weekend! Best of luck!

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Seeya this weekend!

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Talked to some of our customers last night and the hot report i have is it's still kind of slow with a lot of little fish. However a couple of the houses i visited had told me they each had 1 or 2 Walleye over 20 inches and one cought a 30 inch northern on the bottom in about 30 feet of water. Hopefully the weekend and into the final week of January sees the luck turn around a little bit.Well until my next report,best wishes and safe travels to you all on your weekend fishing trips!

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Also i just created Sweet's Fishing a brand new Facebook page! Check it out. I'm going to try to get it off and running in the next few weeks with reports,pictures and random thoughts from the fishing seasons!

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Just Wondering how the weekend bite was and wondering if you guys move your houses around throughout the year.

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The weekend bite was slow with a lot of smaller fish still being brought in. The ever changing weather pattern is not helping with the fishing nor with us being able to keep our plowed road open or being able to head further out onto the lake. We try to move our houses onto fresh ice after every group unless time does not permit us to do so.

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First off for the lack of posts,just nothing too much to keep updated on! Still about 6 miles out on the lake and fishing is slow but hearing reports from our customers of +20" fish and lots of under 10" fish. We got our road opened back up and of course mother nature is gonna unleash the wind again on us tomorrow so we'll be back working on it again shortly! Please find us on Facebook under Sweet's Fishing and share your stories and photos! Take care!

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    • JerkinLips
      Went back to Burntside on Tuesday and I got "skunked again" (LOL).  Looked like the lake was a mess over the weekend, but it was all frozen solid by sunrise Tuesday when I arrived.  The new ice cleats I got worked very well on the glare ice.  Was a beautiful sunny day but cool and quite windy.  I had a nice view of my tip-up from my warm fishhouse but the flag never went up, and I didn't mark a fish while jigging.  May have to try North Arm next, or go back into the BWCAW if the ice conditions improve.
    • JerkinLips
      Yes, eagle swoops are awesome.  Had one happen when I was duck hunting one year in Stuntz Bay.  Stole the only duck I got that day.   Vermilion got very wet over the weekend.  Tower Cafe posted a video of a SxS driving into McKinley Park landing going through water that went over their floor board.  Burntside Lake was frozen nice and solid Tuesday morning when I was there.
    • Wanderer
      Or the other book that said: The bitterness of poor quality outlasts the sweetness of a low price…   Dang, what a mess to have to deal with.
    • leech~~
      When it said. "The foolish man, builds his house upon the sand"? 🫣   Just got back from 10days on the golf of America.  By Panama city Florida.   
    • smurfy
      Venny backstrap and the fixins!
    • SkunkedAgain
      Running on empty at dark on a sled is definitely stress-inducing. Been there, done that. Glad that you made it out.
    • SkunkedAgain
      Eagle swoops are always a hoot to watch.   The snow is mostly gone on the lake. Ice melt made things pretty wet but the ice is obviously still very thick. 
    • LakeofthewoodsMN
      On the South Shore...  The big question:  "How is the ice up at Lake of the Woods?"  That is for each individual resort or outfitter who operates an ice road or trail to answer, but overall, ice conditions are still very good and ice fishing is going strong!  As always, stay on the marked ice  roads and trails for safety.     Being up on the Canadian border, the colder temps Lake of the Woods enjoys vs much of the region combined with three feet of ice makes a big difference.  Fish houses are allowed unattended overnight through March 31st and it sounds like a good number of resorts will be fishing through the month, but ultimately, Mother Nature will determine that.     Regarding the fishing, overall, very good reports for walleyes, saugers and perch.  There is a strong population of smaller walleyes and saugers in the lake which bodes well for the future, but in the meantime, anglers are sorting through them to catch their keepers.   The one-two punch of jigging and deadsticking remains the most effective technique. Jigging spoons with rattles tipped with a minnow head or a lipless crankbait on the jigging line is the ticket.  On the deadstick, a live minnow a foot off the bottom on a plain red hook or medium sized ice fishing jig is catching a lot of fish.   Using electronics is super helpful.  Many nice walleyes are swimming through suspended, keep an eye out.   Anglers tip-up fishing for pike have had a great week and it should continue to get even better.  Suckers, frozen alewife and smelt are working well. Putting baits 1 foot under the ice or right off bottom seems to be effective this week.  Most common depths, 9 - 15 feet. On the Rainy River...  The Rain River is still frozen with no signs of open water yet.  Every year can be different, but on average, the Rainy River will start opening up around the third week of March.  The first boat ramp suitable for larger boats is Nelson Park in Birchdale.  We will keep you posted.    As of March 1st, walleyes and saugers are catch and release only on Four Mile Bay and the Rainy River.     Make plans now for sturgeon season.  Once the open water appears, the fish are super active.  Here are the seasons...   -Catch and Release Season: May 8th – May 15th and October 1 – April 23rd. -Harvest Season: April 24th – May 7th and July 1 – September 30. -Closed Season: May 16th – June 30th.  Up at the Northwest Angle...  Fishing remains very good up at the Angle and the ice is in good shape as well.  As on the south end, resorts monitor ice roads and trails daily and there are still some great ice fishing opportunities available.     Walleyes, saugers, perch, and pike are showing up in good numbers.  Those targeting crappies are reporting good numbers of fish.  Work through a NW Angle resort for ice fishing opportunities on this part of the lake. The walleye and sauger season is open through April 14th. Pike fishing never closes, and perch and crappie remain open year-round as well. Whether booking a day house rental, sleeper fish house, or resort stay, there is still plenty of time to plan a late-season ice fishing adventure. 
    • Wanderer
      Looks like a shallow lake with some potential.  Keepable crappies, decent bluegills and some nice perch according to the last survey (2015). Susan Lake   With a max depth of 10 feet, I’d want to know a little more about it before I’d start drilling holes.  Could be a nice little adventure though.  
    • Brianf.
      Jeff and I fished Saturday and half day Sunday, targeting whitefish, ciscos, crappies, and perch.  The bite was tough for us.  We ecked out a few, but nothing special.  Highlight of the weekend was the sled ride into Wolf Lake and having an eagle swoop in and eat a rock bass we had on the ice.  All in all, not a bad way to waste time.    
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